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Infrastructure
& technology
to reduce
vulnerability
Assessment of
Vulnerability
Traditional
knowledge
Ecosystem based
approach
Policies,
institutions
& financial
opportunities
People
participation
&
stakeholders
Risk
management
& hazard
indexing
Figure 6.5.
Priority areas of climate change adaption in hilly region.
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