Understanding the adaptation deficit: Why are poor countries more vulnerable to climate events than rich countries?

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 9-18

  Fankhauser, Samuel ^a   McDermott, Thomas K J ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Development; Disaster risk; Extreme events

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FLOOD; FUTURE PROSPECT; PANEL DATA; PUBLIC SERVICE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84905195366     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.04.014     Document Type: Article

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