Building adaptive capacity in rural Namibia: Community information toolkits on climate change

International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 215-229

  David, Asella ^a   Braby, Justine ^a   Zeidler, Juliane ^a   Kandjinga, Laudika ^a   Ndokosho, Johnson ^b  

^a Integrated Environ Consult Namibia   (Namibia)

^b Ministry of Environment and Tourism   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Community planning tools; Impacts; Namibia; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; FARMING SYSTEM; MAPPING; NATURAL RESOURCE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PROJECT DESIGN; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREA; TRAINING;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 84878220497     PISSN: 17568692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17568691311327604     Document Type: Article

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