Climate-ADAPT: How Europe is Adapting to Climate Change : 10 Case Studies
- ISBN-10
- 9292139533
- ISBN-13
- 9789292139537
- Category
- Climate change mitigation
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018
- Author
- European Environment Agency
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