Community-Led Climate Crisis Solutions: A Study with the Urban Garo Indigenous Community in Bangladesh
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijc.1580 | Journal eISSN: 1875-0281
Language: English
Page range: 241 - 251
Submitted on: May 5, 2025
Accepted on: Jul 6, 2026
Published on: Jul 29, 2026
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