Who is adaptation for? Vulnerability and adaptation benefits in proposals approved by the UNFCCC Adaptation Fund

Climate and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 16-34

  Remling, Elise ^a   Persson, Åsa ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adaptation Fund; allocation; climate finance; efficiency; equity; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DECISION MAKING; EQUITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84918812008     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2014.886992     Document Type: Article

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