Climate change and agricultural adaptation in Sri Lanka: A review

Climate and Development

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 66-76

  Esham, Mohamed ^a   Garforth, Chris ^b  

^a SABARAGAMUWA UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adaptation; agricultural sector; climate change; climate change impacts; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TRADE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; LITERATURE REVIEW; RAINFALL; RESEARCH WORK; SMALLHOLDER;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 84880929483     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2012.762333     Document Type: Review

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