Tuvalu, sovereignty and climate change: Considering Fenua, the archipelago and Emigration

Island Studies Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-83

  Stratford, Elaine ^a   Farbotko, Carol ^b   Lazrus, Heather ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Archipelago; Climate change; Emigration; Fenua; Sovereignty; Tuvalu

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877110245     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17152593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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