Vietnam

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

Municipal Waste Recycling Program Annual Program Statement

[/one_third] The purpose of this Annual Program Statement (APS) is to solicit grant applications for funding available through the Municipal Waste Recycling Program (MWRP) from organizations in the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Read More

Reducing Pollution Activity

The Reducing Pollution Activity aims to address Vietnam's environmental pollution challenges through support to local actors with a focus on plastic waste, wastewater from urban households and craft villages, and air pollution. Read More

SERVIR – Southeast Asia

NASA and USAID launched the SERVIR-Mekong hub in 2015 at the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center in Bangkok, Thailand, to serve the countries of the Mekong River Basin: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Read More