Differentiated vulnerabilities and capacities for adaptation to water shortage in Gaborone, Botswana
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Water Resources Development
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0790-0627,1360-0648
DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1756752