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Older man standing in a middle of a busy street in Dhaka, looking straight at the camera. He is wearing a grey t-shirt and a red scarf on his head, and holding his motorcycle.

Too hot to work, too poor to rest

Event on 20 July 2026

Team of small-scale fish farmers in a boat, casting a net in the water.

Cutting edge work puts local people at the heart of policy and practice

Impact story, 28 November 2025

A group of people forming a line, handing bags of garbage to each other.

San José: ecoins – promoting the circular economy and decarbonisation through public-private partnerships

Article, 14 February 2024

A man standing beside a garbage cart and holding a big sack. The cart has a flag of Brazil and a sign saying "collective collection" on Portuguese.

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

Insight, 18 January 2024

Garbage collects in a stream under a bridge. In the background, cars are parked in front of shops and homes.

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

Insight, 04 January 2024

Truck carrying a huge load of cardboard.

Building resilient cities with the resilience of informal workers

Insight, 02 October 2023

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Why the international community is failing urban refugees: four myths about protracted displacement

Publication, 22 September 2023

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Social protection in Indian cities: lessons from the pandemic

Publication, 22 August 2023

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Working with informality: constructive ways to transform food systems

Publication, 03 May 2023

Two women throw garbage in a coloured van

From risks to resilience for informal workers – part three: research to action to address their health priorities

Insight, 03 April 2023

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Gender equality and informality in low-carbon transitions: a review of evidence to identify transformative outcomes

Publication, 19 October 2022

A field of bare earth covered with rows of dried stalks.

Climate, health and urban informal economies – stories of need and change

Article, 07 June 2022

A young woman sits working at a sewing machine in a corner of a room.

Stitching with determination: stories of women garment workers in Indore, India

Article, 07 June 2022

A woman in a yellow sari and wearing a facemask is standing in a field of crops. She is putting the plants into a bag tied around her waist.

Resilience through flexibility – the story of peri-urban agricultural workers in India

Article, 06 June 2022

In a broad river, a man sits in a small, narrow boat. Other similar boats are nearby, and poles are sticking up out of the water.

Connecting social protection with fisheries management and conservation

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Climate change, health and informal workers – highlighting urban challenges and responses from India and Zimbabwe

Event on 08 June 2022

Two women carry buckets with fruits on their heads.

Street vendors and garbage pickers need protection from climate extremes

Insight, 05 October 2021

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Islands of responsibility? Corporate sourcing of artisanal cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Publication, 22 September 2021

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Making strides to improve health and climate resilience in Zimbabwe’s cities

Insight, 24 August 2021

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Better cities after COVID-19

Publication, 10 June 2021

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The rural informal economy: Understanding drivers and livelihood impacts in agriculture, timber and mining

Publication, 01 April 2015

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Taxes and transition: formalising small-scale farmers in Peru?

Publication, 01 March 2015

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Impacts of economic crises and reform on the informal textile industry in Karachi

Publication, 01 April 2015

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Informality and inclusive green growth

Publication, 01 August 2016

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Informal sector

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)