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United Nations UniversityInstitute for Water, Environment & Health

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Hot & Bothered:Human Nature, Organizational Inclination &

Public Policy in a Warming WorldA Presentation by

R.W. SandfordEPCOR Chair, Water and Climate Security

United Nations UniversityInstitute for Water, Environment & Health

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