Development and validation of risk profiles of West African rural communities facing multiple natural hazards

PLoS ONE

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2017, Pages

  Daniel, Asare Kyei ^a   Renaud, Fabrice G ^a   Julia, Kloos ^a   Yvonne, Walz ^a   Jakob, Rhyner ^a  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENIN; BURKINA FASO; CALORIC INTAKE; DISASTER; DROUGHT; EXPOSURE; FLOODING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GHANA; HUMAN; MANAGER; REMOTE SENSING; RURAL POPULATION; SEASON; SIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATERSHED; AFRICA; CLIMATE CHANGE; FEMALE; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

AFRICA, WESTERN; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISASTERS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 85014410447     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171921     Document Type: Article

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