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Climate-Smart Agriculture for Food Security. Side Event of the 34th Session of the UNFCCC Convention Subsidiary Bodies

Bonn, Germany. 6-17 June 2011

Year of publication 2011

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Category Brochure

Edition 1

Language English

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