Vietnam

Municipal Waste Recycling Program

Providing grants and technical assistance for promising solid waste management and waste recycling efforts in urban and peri-urban areas With rapid global population growth and urbanization, municipal waste generation is expected to rise to 2.2 billion tons per year by 2025 according to the World Bank. Much of this waste… Read More

Clean Cities, Blue Ocean

While CCBO is global in scope, the program will build on previous USAID recycling programs such as the Municipal Waste Recycling Program through an initial focus on key countries in Asia and Latin America. Read More

MWRP Vietnam: Partnerships for Clean Regional Waterways

Plastics pollution is a serious issue along highly populated rivers and estuaries in Nam Dinh Province, home to 2.15 million people. Mismanaged plastic waste contributes to an increase in ocean plastics pollution and affects the livelihoods of those living along waterways in the province. Read More

MWRP Vietnam: Reducing Ocean Plastics Pollution in Ha Long Bay

Gaps in Ha Long City’s existing solid waste management system and direct disposal of uncollected waste into the ocean are contributing to plastics pollution in Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Read More

MWRP: Sharing Zero Waste Model Across Southeast Asia – From Philippines to Vietnam and Indonesia

According to the Government of Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry, a significant percentage of solid waste in Indonesia is unmanaged. Only 25% of solid waste is collected by centralized service providers, but this waste is not segregated and therefore is transported as mixed waste to landfills. In Vietnam, a rapid rise in tourism in Cam Thanh commune in Hoi An and the Cham Islands has led to mounting solid waste management challenges that also require more effective handling of large and growing quantities of waste. Read More

Annual Program Statement: Municipal Waste Recycling Program

All rounds of grant funding have been completed. No additional funding opportunities will be issued under this program. Read More

Note to Stakeholders and Prospective Applicants for USAID-funded Grants under the Municipal Waste Recycling Program

The DRAFT Annual Program Statement (APS) for the Municipal Waste Recycling Program that is listed on this website has replaced the 2017 version that was valid until September 30, 2017. Read More

Building Urban Resilience to Climate Change: What Works Where, and Why

ISET worked with stakeholders in 15 cities in 5 countries — Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Thailand and the United States — to identify the challenges climate change will pose for these cities and to begin the process of systematically building city resilience to climate change in the face of those challenges. Read More

Lessons Learned in Pilot Sustainability: Vietnam Climate Impacts Decision Support Tool

The Climate Impacts Decision Support Tool (CIMPACT-DST or tool) is an easy-to-use Excel-based decision support tool for urban planners and project developers. Read More

Integrating Climate Information into Land-Use Decisions in Vietnam

USAID’s Climate Change Resilient Development (CCRD) program is helping Vietnam and other developing countries withstand the impacts of climate on their development goals and investments. Read More