Presenting Triple-Wins? Assessing Projects That Deliver Adaptation, Mitigation and Development Co-benefits in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa

Ambio

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 34-41

  Suckall, Natalie ^a   Stringer, Lindsay C ^a   Tompkins, Emma L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Development; Mitigation; Sub Saharan Africa; Triple wins, adaptation

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; RURAL POPULATION;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HUMANS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84897357302     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: 16547209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-014-0520-0     Document Type: Article

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