What enables local governments to mainstream climate change adaptation? Lessons learned from two municipal case studies in the Western Cape, South Africa

Climate and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 60-70

  Pasquini, Lorena ^a,b   Ziervogel, Gina ^a   Cowling, Richard M ^b   Shearing, Clifford ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

adaptation; climate change; governance; local government; mainstreaming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919340331     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2014.886994     Document Type: Article

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