Gender and Waste Nexus: Experiences from Bhutan, Mongolia and Nepal

Contents

Foreword Executive summary Introduction

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PART 1 Gender, waste and climate change

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The waste management hierarchy Stakeholders and structural characteristics of the waste sector Gender and waste management

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PART 2 Country analyses

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Mongolia Nepal Bhutan

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PART 3 Conclusion and the way forward

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Structures and conditions of the waste sector Gender mainstreaming in the waste sector Interventions and tools to enable gender equality

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Footnotes References

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ANNEXES

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Annex 1: Methodology Annex 2: Objectives of gender mainstreaming in the waste sector Annex 3: Summary of feedback during the stakeholder consultation in Mongolia in April 2019 Annex 4: Summary of feedback during the stakeholder consultation in Nepal in April 2019 Annex 5: Summary of feedback during the stakeholder consultation in Bhutan in April 2019

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