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Climate Change and Maritime Security Narrative: The Case of the International Maritime Organization

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Climate Change and Maritime Security Narrative: The Case of the International Maritime Organization. / Germond, Basil Yann; HA, Fong Wa.
In: Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Vol. 9, No. 1, 01.03.2019, p. 1-12.

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Germond, BY & HA, FW 2019, 'Climate Change and Maritime Security Narrative: The Case of the International Maritime Organization', Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-018-0509-2

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Germond, B. Y., & HA, F. W. (2019). Climate Change and Maritime Security Narrative: The Case of the International Maritime Organization. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 9(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-018-0509-2

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Germond BY, HA FW. Climate Change and Maritime Security Narrative: The Case of the International Maritime Organization. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. 2019 Mar 1;9(1):1-12. Epub 2018 Aug 2. doi: 10.1007/s13412-018-0509-2

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Germond, Basil Yann ; HA, Fong Wa. / Climate Change and Maritime Security Narrative : The Case of the International Maritime Organization. In: Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. 2019 ; Vol. 9, No. 1. pp. 1-12.

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