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Climate variability and vulnerability to poverty in Nicaragua

Carlos HerreraFaculty of Social Sciences, Centre for International Development Issues Nijmegen, Radboud University Nijmegen, the NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ruerd RubenFaculty of Social Sciences, Centre for International Development Issues Nijmegen, Radboud University Nijmegen, the NetherlandsORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5217-2339
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Geske DijkstraSchool of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Public Administration, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the NetherlandsORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3452-6206
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Pages 324-344 | Received 02 Mar 2017, Accepted 23 Jan 2018, Published online: 09 Feb 2018

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