No change from climate change: Vulnerability and small island developing states

Geographical Journal

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 120-129

  Kelman, Ilan ^a  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OSLO CICERO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Climate change; Migration; SIDS; Small island developing states; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING WORLD; MIGRATION; SMALL ISLAND STATE; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84898809344     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geoj.12019     Document Type: Article

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