What African countries perceive to be adaptation priorities: Results from 20 countries in the Africa adaptation programme

Climate and Development

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 265-274

  Kumamoto, Mihoko ^a   Mills, Anthony ^b,c  

^a UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME   (United States)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c C4 EcoSolutions ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

adaptation; Africa; climate change; developing countries; prioritisation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; FINANCIAL MARKET; HUMAN CAPITAL; LOCAL ADAPTATION; PRIORITIZATION; STAKEHOLDER;

AFRICA;

EID: 84876042940     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2012.733676     Document Type: Article

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