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Climate change adaptation in South Africa: a case study on the role of the health sector

BACKGROUND: Globally, the response to climate change is gradually gaining momentum as the impacts of climate change unfold. In South Africa, it is increasingly apparent that delays in responding to climate change over the past decades have jeopardized human life and livelihoods. While slow progress...

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Autores principales:	Chersich, Matthew F., Wright, Caradee Y.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2019
Materias:	Review
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6423888/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30890178 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12992-019-0466-x

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