Understanding the Links Between Climate Change and Disaster Management in Pacific Island Countries

Climate Change Management

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 55-69

  Bijay, Pritika ^a   Filho, Walter Leal ^b   Schulte, Veronika ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

^b HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; Disaster management; Pacific region; Renewable energy; Small island developing states

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893381986     PISSN: 16102002     EISSN: 16102010     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-31110-9_4     Document Type: Chapter

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