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development strategies to equip the poor deat
and vulnerable people to withstand : 7, a
Climate shocks. Coastal Gujarat, having ——
over 1,600 km exposure to Arabian sea,
the longest exposure in India, will be more a ; —
vulnerable to potential sea level rise, * ;
flooding, cyclones and damages to ‘ — =
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