All posts in Urban Planning and Design
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Advocacy Materials
ZCIEA Press Statement on the re-opening of the informal sector in Zimbabwe
President of Zimbabwe has said that informal sector enterprises can operate “on condition they register with their authorities first,...
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Press
Climate Change and Just Transition June 16, 2020Press Release: Ghana waste pickers say closure threatens survival and demand government support
A decision to close landfills imminently is threatening the livelihoods of hundreds of waste pickers in both Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. Those...
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News
Access to Public Space June 09, 2020Waste pickers in Accra demand consultation on livelihoods in advance of landfill closure
Hundreds of waste pickers work in Accra’s Kpone landfill, recovering about 60% of the 1200 pounds of solid waste that are dropped off...
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Presentations
COVID-19, Cities & Urban Informal Workers: An International Perspective
Presentation delivered by Dr. Marty A. Chen, International Coordinator Emeritus and Senior Advisor, Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing...
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Jun 08 2020
Implications of the COVID-19 Crisis for Labour and Employment in India: Impact, Strategies and Perspectives
- June 8, 2020 - June 9, 2020
- Online
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Jun 02 2020
Resilience on the front lines: Building clean, healthy cities for clean, healthy seas
- June 2, 2020
- Online
On Tuesday, 2 June, 7:30 am – 8:30 a.m. EDT, waste sector specialist from WIEGO’s Urban Policies Programme, Dr. Sonia M. Dias, joined global...
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Fact Sheets/Infographics
Resources: COVID-19 Guidelines for Informal Traders in South Africa
COVID-19 Poster Guidelines for Informal Traders (in streets, markets and spaza shops) Poster
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May 19 2020
World Bank-WIEGO Roundtable
- May 19, 2020
- Online
On May 19th, 2020, WIEGO Urban Policy specialists joined representatives from the World Bank for an exchange about informal workers in cities...
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Post
COVID-19 Crisis Study May 05, 2020Vegetables on Wheels in Ahmedabad, India: SEWA partners with municipality to ensure food access during lockdown
On March 24, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, announced a 21-day lockdown across India to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The very...
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COVID-19 Crisis Study April 14, 2020How cities can support informal workers: COVID-19 and beyond
Our last blog highlighted three essential informal workers striving to keep their communities fed, informed and clean during the COVID-19...
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