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Original Research Article

“Straight from the heavens into your bucket”: domestic rainwater harvesting as a measure to improve water security in a subarctic indigenous community

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Article: 1312223 | Received 21 Dec 2016, Accepted 15 Mar 2017, Published online: 19 Apr 2017

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