Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction: Overview of issues and challenges

Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-19

  Shaw, Rajib ^a   Pulhin, Juan M ^a   Pereira, Joy Jacqueline ^a  

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EID: 84886625946     PISSN: 20407262     EISSN: 20407270     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S2040-7262(2010)0000004007     Document Type: Review

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