Climate change, hydro-dependency, and the african dam boom

World Development

Volumn 60, Issue , 2014, Pages 84-98

  Cole, Matthew A ^a   Elliott, Robert J R ^a   Strobl, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Climate change; Energy; Hydropower

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DAM CONSTRUCTION; ENERGY PLANNING; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; RAINFALL; RIVER FLOW;

AFRICA;

EID: 84897970364     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.03.016     Document Type: Article

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