Barriers to reducing climate enhanced disaster risks in least developed country-small islands through anticipatory adaptation

Weather and Climate Extremes

Volumn 7, Issue , 2015, Pages 72-83

  Kuruppu, Natasha ^a   Willie, Reenate ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Kiribati Ministry of Public Works and Utilities   (Kiribati)

Author keywords

Climate adaptation; Disaster risk; Least developed country; Small island; Systematic review; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928771051     PISSN: 22120947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wace.2014.06.001     Document Type: Article

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