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Identifying needs and enhancing learning about climate change adaptation for water professionals at the post-graduate level

David Alan GeorgeAustralian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Poh-Ling TanAustralian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
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Jeffrey Frank ClewettAustralian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
Pages 62-88 | Received 04 Nov 2013, Accepted 30 Sep 2014, Published online: 03 Dec 2014

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