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Adaptive Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Management: Resilient Governance Systems

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Donkor, F.K. (2021). Adaptive Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Management: Resilient Governance Systems. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T. (eds) Clean Water and Sanitation. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70061-8_190-1

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