Mitigation of climate change to enhance food security: An analytical framework

Forum for Development Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-73

  Kahiluoto, Helena ^a   Rimhanen, Karoliina ^a   Rötter, Reimund ^a   Tseganeh, Belay ^b,c  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Center   (Ethiopia)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon trade; Case study; Climate change; Ethiopia; Food security; Mitigation; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871256153     PISSN: 08039410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2011.635381     Document Type: Article

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