Gender dimensions of solid and liquid waste management for reuse in agriculture in Asia and Africa

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dc.creatorTaron, Avinandan
dc.creatorDrechsel, Pay
dc.creatorGebrezgabher, Solomie A.
dc.date2021-10-21
dc.date2021-10-21T05:41:42Z
dc.date2021-10-21T05:41:42Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:32:31Z
dc.descriptionThis report examines social equality aspects related to resource recovery through solid waste composting and wastewater irrigation. The report shows that women are represented in greatest numbers at the base of the recycling chain, most often as informal waste pickers and as sorters of recyclables with limited access to resources and upward mobility. Despite a wide gender gap in the solid waste and sanitation sectors, women play a key role in both municipal waste reduction and food safety where irrigation water is unsafe. Analyzing the gender dimension is important for understanding household responses to recycling programs, differences between the formal and informal sectors as well as along the waste-to-resource value chain from collection to treatment and reuse. The report stresses the important role of women in household waste management, including waste segregation, and the power of women-dominated waste picker associations, where the informal sector plays an essential role alongside the formal sector.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/115577
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/158887
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceTaron, Avinandan; Drechsel, Pay; Gebrezgabher, Solomie. 2021. Gender dimensions of solid and liquid waste management for reuse in agriculture in Asia and Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 33p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse Series 21) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.223]
dc.subjectresource recovery
dc.subjectresource management
dc.subjectwater reuse
dc.subjectgender equity
dc.subjectsocial equality
dc.subjectwaste management
dc.subjectsolid wastes
dc.subjectliquid wastes
dc.subjectagricultural value chains
dc.subjectcircular economy
dc.subjectbusiness models
dc.subjectwomen's participation
dc.subjecturban wastes
dc.subjecthousehold wastes
dc.subjectfaecal sludge
dc.subjectwaste collection
dc.subjectrecycling
dc.subjectwastewater treatment
dc.subjectorganic wastes
dc.subjectcomposting
dc.subjectwastewater irrigation
dc.subjectsustainable development goals
dc.subjecthealth hazards
dc.subjectsanitation
dc.subjectcommunity involvement
dc.subjectsocial marketing
dc.subjectentrepreneurs
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.titleGender dimensions of solid and liquid waste management for reuse in agriculture in Asia and Africa
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