Adaptive capacity of water governance: Cases from the Alps and the Andes

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 248-259

  Hill, Margot ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

adaptive capacity; Alps; Andes; Climate change impacts; water governance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MOBILIZATION; MOUNTAIN REGION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALPS; ANDES;

EID: 84883701423     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-12-00106.1     Document Type: Article

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