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CCBO 3R/SWM and Marine Debris Strategy Alignment Assessment – the Maldives

In general, CCBO has strong alignment with the draft Single-Use Plastics (SUP) Phase Out Policy as well as existing legislation and projects in the country, particularly related to enhancing solid waste management (SWM) and reduce, reuse, and recycle (3R) practices, building SBC through educational and community efforts, and establishing effective… Read More

CCBO Initial Solid Waste Management Assessment Vietnam

The following presents the Initial Solid Waste Management Assessment (ISWMA) for the program’s four engagement sites in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Biên Hòa (in Đồng Nai Province)Da Nang City (Class-1municipality)Huế (in the Thua Thien-Huế Province)Phú Quốc District (in Giang Province) This ISWMA was developed to establish a current understanding… Read More

CCBO Initial Solid Waste Management Assessment Sri Lanka & Maldives

The following presents CCBO’s Initial Solid Waste Management Assessment (ISWMA) for the program’s four “engagement sites” in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka) and the Republic of Maldives (Maldives). Sri Lanka engagement sites include the Colombo Metropolitan Area, Galle, and District of Jaffna. Malé is CCBO’s engagement… Read More

Clean Cities, Blue Ocean Sri Lanka Fact Sheet

As a densely populated island nation of 21 million (2018), Sri Lanka faces unique challenges in managing its solid waste. Waste management systems in the country have struggled to keep pace as urban populations have grown and system funding, organization, while local government resources have remained static. Across the country,… Read More

Clean Air Catalyst Fact Sheet – Indore, India

With a population of 3.4 million, Indore is the most populous city in the Central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and a commercial and industrial hub. Although it has been recognized in the Swachh Survekshan as the cleanest city in India for six years in a row for its solid… Read More

Clean Air Catalyst Fact Sheet – Jakarta, Indonesia

As a result of the doubling of its economy over the past decade, Jakarta’s transportation and industrial sectors are growing rapidly, and so are its bad air days. According to the 2022 State of Global Air report, Jakarta is among the top ten most polluted cities in the world. Fine… Read More

Brief: Reducing Ocean Plastic Pollution in Paranaque City, Philippines

Ocean plastic pollution has reached crisis level, directly threatening marine ecosystems and their related industries, and exacerbating global challenges such as food security, health, and climate change. This issue is especially apparent in the Philippines, where about 1.9 million metric tons of mismanaged plastics enter the ocean every year —… Read More

Visakhapatnam, India, Sanitation Assessment

This sanitation assessment was conducted on behalf of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to capture the current state of the sanitation service sector in the municipality of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh State (AP), in southeast India. Read More