Past present and future adaptation by rural households of northern Nigeria

Climate Change and Adaptation

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 147-162

  Dabi, Daniel D ^a   Nyong, Anthony O ^a   Adepetu, Adebowale A ^a   Ihemegbulem, Vincent I ^a  

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EID: 84875422166     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849770750     Document Type: Chapter

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