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World Risk and Adaptation Futures: Closing Knowledge Gaps and Supporting Transformation

The influence of socioeconomic factors on individual and household adaptation strategies to climate change risks in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

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Pages 273-288 | Received 02 Nov 2021, Accepted 28 Sep 2022, Published online: 13 Nov 2022

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