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ISLAM, Nazrul. SHAFI, Salma A. Solid waste management and the Urban poor in Dhaka. in Forum on Urban Infrastructure and Public Service Delivery for the Urban Poor Regional Focus: Asia, 2004     &#34;Dhaka City, with a population of nearly 7.5 million people produces about 4000 metric tons of solid waste everyday. Because of inefficient management, nearly 50 percent of its waste remain uncollected by the City Corporation authority. A very large proportion (about 45%) the city&#8217;s population are poor. Waste management system has implications for them. As receivers of waste disposal service, they enjoy only a marginal status, while as ones involved in the collection, transportation, disposal, recycling, reusing and composting activities in solid waste management, the poor play very significant roles. No fewer than 100,000 people are directly associated with the process, most of them as informal operators. However, the socio-economic condition of the poor in waste remain precariously low. The waste management system also needs to be improved drastically. Dhaka City Corporation is seeking help of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to this end. The poor may play a role in a management system to be devised.&#34;  Résumé ISLAM, Nazrul. SHAFI, Salma A.  Pour lire l'article en ligne .... 