Loss and damage from flooding in the Gambela region, Ethiopia

International Journal of Global Warming

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 483-497

  Haile, Alemseged Tamiru ^a   Kusters, Koen ^b   Wagesho, Negash ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b WiW Global Research and Reporting   (Netherlands)

^c ARBA MINCH UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Baro River; Coping; Ethiopia; Flood prevention; Gambela; Impact; Itang; Loss and damage; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892188348     PISSN: 17582083     EISSN: 17582091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGW.2013.057290     Document Type: Article

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