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A Framework for Evaluating Local Adaptive Capacity to Health Impacts of Climate Change: Use of Kenya’s County-Level Integrated Development Plans Cover

A Framework for Evaluating Local Adaptive Capacity to Health Impacts of Climate Change: Use of Kenya’s County-Level Integrated Development Plans

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|Feb 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4266 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 3, 2023
Accepted on: Jan 20, 2024
Published on: Feb 14, 2024
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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