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Climate change and food security in Sri Lanka: towards food sovereignty

This study explored food security and climate change issues and assessed how food sovereignty contributes to addressing the climate change impacts on entire food systems. The study aimed to contextualise food security, climate change, and food sovereignty within Sri Lanka’s current development disco...

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Published in:Humanities & social sciences communications 2021-12, Vol.8 (1), p.1-14, Article 229
Main Authors: Gunaratne, Mahinda Senevi, Radin Firdaus, R. B., Rathnasooriya, Shamila Indika
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