Future migrations from Tuvalu and Kiribati: exploring government, civil society and donor perceptions

Climate and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 47-59

  Smith, Roy ^a   McNamara, Karen E ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

adaptation; climate change; Kiribati; migration; Tuvalu

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919400380     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2014.900603     Document Type: Article

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