Loss and damage from climate change: Local-level evidence from nine vulnerable countries

International Journal of Global Warming

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 367-386

  Warner, Koko ^a   Van Der Geest, Kees ^a  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adaptation limits; Climate change; Coping strategies; Food security; Livelihood security; Loss and damage; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892143537     PISSN: 17582083     EISSN: 17582091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGW.2013.057289     Document Type: Article

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