Adaptation to climate change in the developing world

Progress in Development Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 179-195

  Adger, W Neil ^a,b   Huq, Saleemul ^c   Brown, Katrina ^b   Declan, Conwaya ^b   Mike, Hulmea ^b  

^a TYNDALL CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adaptation; climate change; environmental policy; uncertainty; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996187296     PISSN: 14649934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1464993403ps060oa     Document Type: Article

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