Urban Policies Programme

Climate Change and the Urban Informal Economy: Understanding Impacts and Strengthening Resilience

Monitoramento de Eventos Climáticos Extremos e Impactos no Trabalho de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis – MCTC

Near-Real-Time Monitoring Extreme Weather Events and Impacts on Waste Picker Cooperatives – NRTM

Women Workers Organizing for Healthcare

Informal Economy Budget Analysis

Cuidar Project Examining Health Risks Faced by Waste Pickers

Global Economic Crisis Study

Home as Workplace

For an estimated 260 million home-based workers around the world, their home doubles as their workplace. Homes are also used as work or storage...

Gender and Waste

A collaborative project involving waste pickers in Latin America has shed light on the multiple levels of discrimination that women waste...

Informal Economy Monitoring Study

A 10-city study on three continents, led by WIEGO, offered insight into the grounded reality of waste pickers, street/market traders and...