The status of climate change adaptation in Africa and Asia

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 801-814

  Ford, James D ^a   Berrang Ford, Lea ^a   Bunce, Anna ^a   McKay, Courtney ^a   Irwin, Maya ^a   Pearce, Tristan ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adaptation tracking; Africa; Asia; Climate change; Hotspot regions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939933140     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-014-0648-2     Document Type: Article

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