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This paper is an output from the Smart Water Systems project (R5737) supported by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) for the benefit of developing countries. However, the views expressed and the information contained in it are not necessarily those of or endorsed by DFID, which can accept no responsibility for such views or information or for the reliance placed on them.

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Hope, R., Foster, T. & Thomson, P. Reducing Risks to Rural Water Security in Africa. AMBIO 41, 773–776 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-012-0337-7

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