Ecosystem-based adaptation for food security in the AIMS SIDS: Integrating external and local knowledge

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 5566-5597

  Mercer, Jessica ^a   Kurvits, Tiina ^b   Kelman, Ilan ^c,d   Mavrogenis, Stavros ^e  

^a Secure Futures Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^b GRID Arendal   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS NUPI   (Norway)

^e PANTEION UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

AIMS region; Climate change; Ecosystem; Food security; Local knowledge; Small island developing states

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FOOD SECURITY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LITERATURE REVIEW; SMALL ISLAND STATE; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

AFRICA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84906888577     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su6095566     Document Type: Review

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