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Knowledge and adaptive capacity

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Knowledge could represent both a powerful determinant and indicator of adaptive capacity.

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  1. International Centre for Climate Change and Development, Independent University, Bangladesh, Aftabuddin Road, Bashundhara, 1229, Bangladesh

    Casey Williams, Adrian Fenton & Saleemul Huq

  2. Hart Fellowship, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, Science Dr., Durham, 27708, North Carolina, USA

    Casey Williams

  3. Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK

    Adrian Fenton

  4. Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK

    Adrian Fenton

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Williams, C., Fenton, A. & Huq, S. Knowledge and adaptive capacity. Nature Clim Change 5, 82–83 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2476

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