| dc.contributor | Latin America Office | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | United Nations Environment Programme | en_US |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Latin America and the Caribbean | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-01T08:54:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-06-01T08:54:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/32615 | |
| dc.description | Governments need to consider waste management as an urgent and essential public service to respond to emergencies such as the COVID-19 outbreak, in order to minimize possible secondary impacts upon health and the environment. Response measures need to
consider all types of waste, including healthcare and household waste. | en_US |
| dc.format | Text | en_US |
| dc.language | English | en_US |
| dc.language | Spanish | en_US |
| dc.rights | Public | en_US |
| dc.subject | HAZARDOUS WASTES | en_US |
| dc.subject | MEDICAL WASTES | en_US |
| dc.subject | WASTE MANAGEMENT | en_US |
| dc.subject | ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | en_US |
| dc.subject | WASTE TREATMENT | en_US |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 | en_US |
| dc.subject | WASTE UTILIZATION | en_US |
| dc.subject | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | en_US |
| dc.title | Waste Management as an Essential Service in Latin America and the Caribbean: Articulating Social and Environmental Policy for the post-COVID-19 Recovery - Policy Brief | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | La gestión de residuos como servicio esencial en América Latina y el Caribe: Articulando la política social y ambiental para la recuperación pos-COVID-19 - Resumen de Política | en_US |
| dc.type | Policy and Strategy Documents | en_US |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production | en_US |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 15 - Life on Land | en_US |
| wd.tags | Cities | en_US |
| wd.tags | Health | en_US |
| wd.tags | Pollution | en_US |
| wd.tags | Solid Waste | en_US |
| wd.topics | Chemicals & waste | en_US |
| wd.identifier.pagesnumber | 5 p. | en_US |
