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Research Articles

Characterizing rural households’ livelihood vulnerability to climate change and extremes in Migori River Watershed, Kenya

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Pages 471-489 | Received 21 Nov 2022, Accepted 27 Jul 2023, Published online: 11 Aug 2023

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