Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigations: Students
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adaptation, afforestation, climate change, Jimma University, mitigationsAbstract
Climate change adaptation and mitigation are essential to minimize the potential impacts of climate particularly for the Sub-Saharan Africa like Ethiopia due to high vulnerability to the effects of climate change. Afforestation, re-afforestation,
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