Vulnerable States: Pacific Island Countries.

Climate Vulnerability: Understanding and Addressing Threats to Essential Resources

Volumn 1, Issue , 2013, Pages 165-182

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Author keywords

Capacity building; Community resilience; Direct health impacts; Food insecurity; Health threats; Indirect health impacts; Malnourishment; Mental health; Micronutrient deficiency; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

HEALTH;

CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMUNITY RESILIENCES; FOOD INSECURITY; HEALTH IMPACT; MALNOURISHMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY; VULNERABILITY;

HEALTH RISKS;

EID: 84902224874     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384703-4.00126-X     Document Type: Chapter

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