Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty

Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty

Year of publication 2017

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 13 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Category Meeting document

Edition 1

Language English

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