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Drought, Governance and Adaptive Capacity in North East Brazil: A Case Study of Ceará

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  • Maria Carmen Lemos, 2007. "Drought, Governance and Adaptive Capacity in North East Brazil: A Case Study of Ceará," Human Development Occasional Papers (1992-2007) HDOCPA-2007-50, Human Development Report Office (HDRO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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    1. Barry Smit & Ian Burton & Richard Klein & J. Wandel, 2000. "An Anatomy of Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 45(1), pages 223-251, April.
    2. Lemos, Maria Carmen & de Oliveira, Joao Lucio Farias, 2004. "Can Water Reform Survive Politics? Institutional Change and River Basin Management in Ceara, Northeast Brazil," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 32(12), pages 2121-2137, December.
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