A systematic review of research on climate change adaptation policy and practice in Africa and South Asia deltas

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 815-824

  Lwasa, Shuaib ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Adaptation policy; Africa; Climate change; Deltas; South Asia; Systematic review; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939991205     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-014-0715-8     Document Type: Article

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