Urban Policies Programme

Research During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Crucial Arms for Struggle

The informal sector’s role in food security: A missing link in policy debates?

Webinar Economia Circular & Mudanças Climáticas no contexto da Transição Justa

• April 24, 2025
• Online (Português com interpretação para inglês)

Brazil’s Just Transition: The Role of the Circular Economy & Climate Change

• April 24, 2025
• Online (Portuguese with interpretation to English)

WIEGO Co-hosts Workshop to Chart New Policy Pathways on Taxation & the Informal Economy in Africa

Simplified Taxation in Africa: What We Know – and Need to Know

How Zoning Regulations Can Recognize, Enable and Anticipate Home-Based Work

Waste Picker Collectives and Climate Vulnerability in Belo Horizonte

This resource maps the locations of sorting sheds used by Belo Horizonte’s cooperatives and associations, comparing them with the municipality’s...

Your Rights and Duties as an Informal Trader

This guide is meant for informal traders in Accra, Ghana. It covers market traders who sell in public markets. It also covers hawkers who...

A Year in Street Vendor Trends, and What To Watch in 2025