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Plenty of water, not enough strategy: how inadequate accessibility, poor governance and a volatile government can tip the balance against ensuring water security : the case of Nepal

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Plenty of water, not enough strategy: how inadequate accessibility, poor governance and a volatile government can tip the balance against ensuring water security : the case of Nepal. / Biggs, Eloise M.; Duncan, John M. A.; Atkinson, Peter M. et al.
In: Environmental Science and Policy, Vol. 33, 11.2013, p. 388-394.

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Biggs, EM, Duncan, JMA, Atkinson, PM & Dash, J 2013, 'Plenty of water, not enough strategy: how inadequate accessibility, poor governance and a volatile government can tip the balance against ensuring water security : the case of Nepal', Environmental Science and Policy, vol. 33, pp. 388-394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2013.07.004

APA

Biggs, E. M., Duncan, J. M. A., Atkinson, P. M., & Dash, J. (2013). Plenty of water, not enough strategy: how inadequate accessibility, poor governance and a volatile government can tip the balance against ensuring water security : the case of Nepal. Environmental Science and Policy, 33, 388-394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2013.07.004

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Biggs EM, Duncan JMA, Atkinson PM, Dash J. Plenty of water, not enough strategy: how inadequate accessibility, poor governance and a volatile government can tip the balance against ensuring water security : the case of Nepal. Environmental Science and Policy. 2013 Nov;33:388-394. Epub 2013 Aug 30. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2013.07.004

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Biggs, Eloise M. ; Duncan, John M. A. ; Atkinson, Peter M. et al. / Plenty of water, not enough strategy : how inadequate accessibility, poor governance and a volatile government can tip the balance against ensuring water security : the case of Nepal. In: Environmental Science and Policy. 2013 ; Vol. 33. pp. 388-394.

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