Water-related disaster management and adaptation to climate change: Bridges and challenges?

Water International

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-16

  Cissé, Guéladio ^a,b  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84873156118     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2012.743069     Document Type: Article

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