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Urban sanitation and climate change: A public service at risk
Author: Juliet Willetts; Avni Kumar; Freya Mills
Year: 2022
Publisher: University of Technology Sydney - Institute for Sustainable Futures
The purpose of this document is to present findings from a landscape study on urban sanitation and climate change. As a newly emerging and critical area of research and practice, this report provides a point-in-time snapshot of current thinking and action on urban sanitation and climate change in 2022. The study highlights areas of focus to date, as well as the directions actors perceive to be important moving forward.
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