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Moving Up the Recycling Value Chain

In the Philippines, both formal and informal private sector actors manage the recycling value chain. Small recycling centers called junk shops play a critical role in this chain by purchasing recyclables from independent waste collectors and then reselling to larger materials processing facilities. Junk shop ownership is a key… Read More

Best of 2020 – Ocean Plastics at USAID

Despite the many challenges of 2020, it was an important year for advancing USAID’s work on combating ocean plastic pollution. From new partnerships to unsung heroes, here are some of the highlights of USAID’s ocean plastics work in 2020: 1: Honoring informal waste… Read More

Urban Development Media Scan – 19 July 2018

USAID New Resource Hub: Municipal Waste Recycling Program (MWRP) Global How New York City Is Tackling Extreme Heat In A Warming World (7/16/18)Source: Wired ‘Everything we’ve heard about global urbanization turns out to be wrong’: researchers (7/12/18)Source: Reuters The battle for greener cities (7/16/18)… Read More

USAID Urban Champion: David Mann

David Mann is an Urban Planner currently working with the USAID/Jamaica’s Office of Environment and Health. His hands-on experience in urban development in East Africa, South East Asia, and the United States has helped this office address the urban aspect of clean energy and agriculture programming in Kingston and surrounding… Read More

Understanding and Addressing Harmful Traditional Practices in Urban Settings

By Matt Eldridge, Policy Program manager, Reehana Raza, Senior Research Associate at the Urban Institute, a partner in USAID’s Communications, Evidence and Learning (CEL) project. For millions of women and girls around the globe, particularly those in developing countries, a handful of harmful traditional practices (HTPs), sustained by tradition, have… Read More

Urban Development Media Scan – 15 March 2018

USAID A Look Back at the 2018 World Urban Forum Global Disability inclusion – ensuring equal access to urban opportunities for all (3/6/18)Source: The World Bank, Sustainable Cities Urban Heat: Can White Roofs Help Cool World’s Warming Cities? (3/7/18)Source:… Read More

Why it is essential to combat ocean plastic pollution in developing countries

By: Clare Romanik, Senior Urban and Ocean Plastics Specialist, USAID Ocean plastic pollution has reached a crisis level. Every minute, the equivalent of an entire garbage truck of plastic makes its way into the world’s oceans—roughly eight million tons… Read More

The Case of Jordan: Empowering Municipalities to Improve Public Service Delivery

Quick infusions of public services are usually a surefire way for local officials to increase their political capital. But pushing through reforms that spur longer-term economic development and strengthen community cohesion is often much harder to accomplish amid competing priorities. In Jordan, USAID’s Cities Implementing Transparent Innovative and Effective Solutions… Read More

How Can Cities Fuel International Economic Development?

In September, urban economists and international development experts gathered in Washington for the World Bank’s sixth annual Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Research Conference.   The ambition:  to explore how cities can contribute to vitality and economic prosperity around the world. Over the course… Read More