Asia

MWRP Sri Lanka: Partnering with the Private Sector to Reduce Plastic Waste from Tourism

Tourism remains a critical economic sector in Sri Lanka following the end of the country’s long civil war. Read More

MWRP Philippines: Educating Millions on Ocean Plastic Pollution via Metro Manila’s Shopping Malls

With a small grant from USAID’s Municipal Waste Recycling Program, the Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation, Inc. (PRRCFI) has increased coastal communities’ awareness of ocean plastic pollution’s adverse effects and shared educational messages and tools for plastic waste reduction and recycling in locations with millions of daily visitors. Read More

MWRP Indonesia: Transforming a Solid Waste Management System with Waste Banks

The Gowa Regency, in the South Sulawesi province of Indonesia, is home to 650,000 residents. The Gowa government’s capacity for solid waste management (SWM) is limited and community participation in recycling is low. Read More

Virtual Event Empowering Women in Waste: Philippines Activity Launch

The U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Clean Cities, Blue Ocean program invites you to attend a virtual event celebrating the launch of the program’s new Women in Waste’s Economic Empowerment (WWEE) Activity in the Philippines. Read More

MWRP Indonesia: Combining Extended Producer Responsibility with Extended Stakeholder Responsibility

With a grant from USAID’s Municipal Waste Recycling Program, the Bina Karta Lestari Foundation (BINTARI) is working to change this situation by improving the local recycling capacity of urban neighborhoods, integrating Extended Stakeholder Responsibility (ESR) and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy approaches. Read More

MWRP Indonesia: Bank Sampah – Community Waste Recycling Program

 The Raja Ampat Islands, globally renowned for coral reef biodiversity, have faced significant threats in recent years from increased ocean plastic and mismanaged waste in coastal areas. An archipelago in Indonesia’s West Papua province, Raja Ampat features more than 1,500 small islands and cays. The city of Sorong, gateway… Read More

USAID Clean Air Catalyst: Gender Analysis of Air Pollution and Vehicle Transport, India

This report is particularly relevant for policymakers, researchers, activists, community workers, and organizations working in gender, air quality, and transportation sectors. The analysis explains how air pollution, specifically from vehicular emissions, impacts women and girls differently due to factors like mobility patterns, street life, occupational differences, socioeconomic disparities, cultural norms,… Read More

Lessons Learned from Jakarta’s Journey to Integrated and Resilient Transport Systems

This case study report discusses Jakarta’s improvement in its transportation infrastructure, particularly arount transport integration, and improved access to mass rapid transport stops. With it, transit planners can learn transferrable lessons and key takeaways that they can apply in their city.

Women Leading the Waste Bank Movement in Gowa District, Indonesia

In most Indonesian homes, women are responsible for nearly all household chores, including managing waste, but in South Sulawesi’s Gowa District, women are taking steps towards greater gender equality in their homes, while training their community to manage household waste. These changes are supported by Transformasi, a grantee of USAID’s… Read More

How Community Partners are the Key to Improving Air Quality and Mitigating Climate Change

This blog was originally published on Climatelinks. Across the globe, people are struggling to improve air quality, but the sources of pollution that cause the most harm are a moving target. They can differ by location, time of year, and time of day. Frequent exposure to … Read More