Understanding livelihood vulnerability to climate change: Applying the livelihood vulnerability index in Trinidad and Tobago

Geoforum

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 125-137

  Shah, Kalim U ^a   Dulal, Hari Bansha ^b   Johnson, Craig ^c   Baptiste, April ^d  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d Colgate University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Gendered vulnerability; Livelihood vulnerability index; Rural households; Small island developing states; Trinidad and Tobago; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING WORLD; NATURAL DISASTER; NATURAL RESOURCE; RURAL AREA; SMALL ISLAND STATE; VULNERABILITY; WETLAND;

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 84877050204     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2013.04.004     Document Type: Article

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