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Identifying climate information services users and their needs in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review and learning agenda

Edward R. CarrInternational Development, Community, and Environment Department, Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA;Humanitarian Response and Development Lab (HURDL), George Perkins Marsh Institute, Clark University, Worcester, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Rob GobleInternational Development, Community, and Environment Department, Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA;George Perkins Marsh Institute, Clark University, Worcester, MA, USAView further author information
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Helen M. RoskoHumanitarian Response and Development Lab (HURDL), George Perkins Marsh Institute, Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA;Graduate School of Geography, Clark University, Worcester, MA, USAView further author information
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Catherine VaughanInternational Research Institute for Climate and Society, Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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James HansenInternational Research Institute for Climate and Society, Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA;CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), New York, NY, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8599-7895View further author information
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Pages 23-41 | Received 28 Feb 2018, Accepted 11 Mar 2019, Published online: 27 Apr 2019

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