Climate Variability, Climate Change and Social Vulnerability in the Semi-arid Tropics
Contributors: Jesse C. Ribot (Editor); Antonio Rocha Magalhães (Editor); Stahis Panagides (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: October 13, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9780521019477
Subjects: Climatology; Environmental science; Human ecology; Tropics; Human Geography; Climatic changes; Science; Sustainable development; Science/Mathematics; Social aspects; Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology; Climatic changes--Social aspects--Tropics--Co; Climatic changes--Social aspects--Tropics--Congresses; Science / Meteorology; Social Science-Human Geography; Arid regions climate; Congresses
First sentence: This chapter aims to capture the central issues that emerged from the papers, presentations and discussions at the International Conference on the Impacts of Climatic Variations and Sustainable Development in Semi-arid Regions (ICID), held in Fortaleza-Ceara, Brazil from 27 January through 1 February 1992 (see Preface).