Climate change: What future for small, vulnerable states?

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 101-115

  Voccia, Alexander ^a  

^a UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation; climate change; mitigation; Small Island Developing States (SIDS); sustainable development; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; HEALTH RISK; INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS; LITERATURE REVIEW; MITIGATION; NATIONAL SECURITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMALL ISLAND STATE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED NATIONS; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84859118951     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2011.634032     Document Type: Article

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