Considering the Water Poverty Index in the context of poverty alleviation

Water Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 513-528

  Sullivan, Caroline ^a   Meigh, Jeremy ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Indices; Poverty; Water management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346009316     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2003.0033     Document Type: Article

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