Waste Picker Collectives and Climate Vulnerability in Belo Horizonte

By Sonia M. Dias, Juliana Gonçalves, Tiago Augusto Gonçalves Mello on November 01, 2024

Analyzing climate vulnerability is an important tool for developing strategies to adapt to climate challenges. This resource maps the locations of sorting sheds used by Belo Horizonte's cooperatives and associations, comparing them with the municipality’s climate vulnerability map to assess the risks faced by these workspaces.

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