Climate Change – International Alliance of Waste Pickers

Climate Change

Since 2009, waste pickers from around the world have participated in several United Nations Climate Change Conventions (UNFCCC) where they’ve raised their voices in a number of spaces, demanding respect and recognition for their role in climate change mitigation.

Global Meeting: 2nd Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) on Plastic Pollution in Paris

Paris, France

Global Meeting: 1st Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-1) on Plastic Pollution in Uruguay

Punta del Este, Uruguay

Global Meeting: COP27 UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt

Egypt

Global Meeting: COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow

Glasgow, UK

Global Meeting: COP21 UN Climate Change Conference in París

Paris, France

Global Meeting: Rio+20 – United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development & The Peoples’ Summit

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Global Meeting: Waste and Climate Change Workshop

Johannesburg, South Africa

The Global Alliance of Waste Pickers in Durban, South Africa.

Global Meeting: COP17 UN Climate Change Conference

Durban, South Africa

Global Meeting: World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth

Cochabamba, Bolivia

Global Meeting: Bonn Climate Change Talks

Bonn, Germany