The Impact of Climate Change on Drylands With a Focus on West Africa /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Dietz, A. J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Ruben, R. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Verhagen, A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2004.
• Σειρά: Environment & Policy, 39
• Θέματα: Environment.; Culture > Study and teaching.; Atmospheric sciences.; Geography.; Climate change.; Agricultural economics.; Social sciences.; Climate Change.; Regional and Cultural Studies.; Geography, general.; Social Sciences, general.; Agricultural Economics.; Atmospheric Sciences.

Sahelian West Africa has recovered from the disastrous droughts of the 1970s and 1980s. People have learned to adapt to risk and uncertainty in fragile dryland environments. They, as well as global change scientists, are worried about the impact of climate change on these West African drylands. What...

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