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    • Introduction to WASH: Context and Environment
    • Study Session 1  Human Interactions with the Environment
    • Study Session 2  Population Growth
    • Study Session 3  Development and Sustainability
    • Study Session 4  The Water Cycle and Sources of Water
    • Study Session 5  Urbanisation: Trends, Causes and Effects
    • Study Session 6  Land Use and Urban Planning
    • Study Session 7  Pollution: Types, Sources and Characteristics
    • Study Session 8  Pollution: Effects, Prevention and Control
    • Study Session 9  Introduction to Climate Change
    • Study Session 10  Extreme Weather Events
    • Study Session 11  Impacts of Climate Change in Ethiopia
    • Study Session 12  Resilience and Coping Strategies
    • Study Session 13  Human Values and Behaviour
    • Study Session 14  Global Environmental Policies and International Agreements
    • Study Session 15  National Policy Context in Ethiopia
    • References
    • Acknowledgements
    • Glossary
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natural systems that absorb and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere (9)


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