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Supporting waste pickers in Brazil’s cities: what’s needed and what needs to change?

Insight, 18 January 2024

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Mapping Brazilian waste pickers’ risks and their responses to climate change

Insight, 04 January 2024

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Building resilient cities with the resilience of informal workers

Insight, 02 October 2023

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