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Assessment of climate change impact on water resources in the Pungwe river basin

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|Jan 2011

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Language: English
Page range: 138 - 157
Submitted on: Jan 18, 2010
Accepted on: Aug 23, 2010
Published on: Jan 1, 2011
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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