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 | https://wedocs.unep.org/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 waste | en_US |
dc.subject | medical waste | 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 |
wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production | en_US |
wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 15 - Life on Land | en_US |