Climate change hotspots mapping: What have we learned?

Climatic Change

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 23-37

  de Sherbinin, Alex ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CAPACITY; CLIMATE IMPACTS; FOOD SECURITY; FUTURE CLIMATE; HIGH EXPOSURES; HIGH SENSITIVITY; HUMAN SECURITIES; POLICY MAKERS;

FOOD SUPPLY; MAPPING; WATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD SECURITY; MAPPING; SECURITY;

EID: 84896729539     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-013-0900-7     Document Type: Article

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