Waste Pickers and Carbon Finance: Issues to Consider - WIEGO

WIEGO Technical BriefsThe global research-policy-action network Women in Informal Employment: Globalizingand Organizing (WIEGO) Technical Briefs provide guides for both specialized and nonspecializedaudiences. These are designed to strengthen understanding and analysis ofthe situation of those working in the informal economy as well as of the policy environmentand policy options.About the AuthorErnest Achtell is a consultant with over 15 years’ experience as a manager and technicaladvisor in the international development and humanitarian aid sectors. Ernest hasplayed a central role in strategic planning processes in government and non-governmentorganizations and successfully designed, managed, and evaluated programs in Africa,Asia and the UK. Much of Ernest’s recent work has focused on the planning and coordinationof innovative responses to humanitarian emergencies, as well as government andcivil society capacity-building in the area of disaster management. With an academicbackground in international environmental policy, Ernest also has a long-standing interestin issues related to waste management in developing countries. Ernest is currentlybased in Nairobi, Kenya.Publication date: June 2013ISBN number: 978-92-95095-65-6Published by Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO)A Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee – Company No. 6273538, Registered CharityNo. 1143510WIEGO SecretariatWIEGO LimitedHarvard Kennedy School,521 Royal Exchange79 John F. Kennedy Street Manchester, M2 7EN,Cambridge, MA 02138, USA United Kingdomwww.wiego.orgCopyright © WIEGO.This report can be replicated for educational and organizing purposes as long as thesource is acknowledged.Cover photograph by: D. Tsoutouras