Exposure of rural communities to climate variability and change: Case studies from Argentina, Colombia and Canada

Climate Change Management

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 23-38

  Sauchyn, David ^a   Velez Upegui, Jorge Julian ^b   Masiokas, Mariano ^c   Ocampo, Olga ^d   Cara, Leandro ^c   Villalba, Ricardo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^c INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MANIZALES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Argentina; Canada; Climate change; Climate variability; Colombia; Exposure; Rural agricultural communities

Indexed keywords

EID: 85053781181     PISSN: 16102002     EISSN: 16102010     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-28591-7_2     Document Type: Chapter

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