Vulnerability to the health effects of climate variability in rural southwestern Uganda

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 931-953

  Labbé, Jolène ^a   Ford, James D ^a   Berrang Ford, Lea ^a   Donnelly, Blanaid ^a   Lwasa, Shuaib ^b   Namanya, Didacus Bambaiha ^c   Twesigomwe, Sabastian ^d   Harper, Sherilee L ^e  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^d Batwa Development Program   (Uganda)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Bakiga; Climate change; East Africa; Health; Kanungu; Sub Saharan Africa; Uganda; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOGRAPHY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; VULNERABILITY;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 84975758711     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: 15731596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-015-9635-2     Document Type: Article

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