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MENARID: Adaptation to Climate Change Using Agrobiodiversity Resources in the Rainfed Highlands of Yemen

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The project objective is: (a)	 to enhance capacity and awareness at key national agencies and at local levels, to respond to climate variability and change; and, (b) to better equip local communities to cope with climate change through the conservation and use of agro-biodiversity

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MENARID: Adaptation to Climate Change Using Agrobiodiversity Resources in the Rainfed Highlands of Yemen

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