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Research Articles

Responses of water insecure coastal communities of Tanzania to climate change impacts. Is it incremental or transformative adaptation?

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Pages 745-754 | Received 01 Mar 2017, Accepted 27 Nov 2018, Published online: 20 Jan 2019

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