From science to service: Climate services are crucial for successful adaptation to current and future climate conditions

Science

Volumn 353, Issue 6306, 2016, Pages 1366-1367

  Goddard, Lisa ^a  

^a Earth Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE VARIATION; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; FLOOD CONTROL; FUTURE PROSPECT; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; HUMAN; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WARMING;

AFRICA; GERMANY;

EID: 84989236126     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.aag3087     Document Type: Article

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