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Estimating returns to surface water management infrastructures

Evidence from coastal Bangladesh








Ahmed, H., Czaplicka, K., Daidone, S., Parvez, Md. S., Roy, R., Sitko, N. and Vajja, H.P. 2024. Estimating returns to surface water management infrastructures – Evidence from coastal Bangladesh. Rome, FAO.



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