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  1. Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa

    Ernest Nti Acheampong

  2. African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS), Nairobi, Kenya

    Nicholas Ozor

  3. Institute of Development Research and Development Policy, Bochum, Germany

    Eric Sarpong Owusu

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Acheampong, E.N., Ozor, N. & Owusu, E.S. Vulnerability assessment of Northern Ghana to climate variability. Climatic Change 126, 31–44 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-014-1195-z

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