Water poverty Analysis using Water Poverty Index (WPI) -A critical Review
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2572-1119
DOI: 10.19080/ijesnr.2017.01.555569