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Women, Transportation, and Air Pollution in India

This blog was originally published on Climatelinks. Air pollution affects women and girls differently than men and boys. These differences include biological and socioeconomic disparities, and unequal gender norms that affect exposure type and frequency. Gender differences tied to air pollution require different  mitigation efforts for women and… Read More

Women in the Waste Sector: Unlocking Global Climate Gains through Local Action

Originally posted on Climatelinks. Around the world, the visible impacts of plastic pollution are steadily growing, seen in mounting landfills, oceans filled with plastic, and once pristine coastlines that are now clogged with waste. How we produce and consume goods, and dispose of the resulting waste also accounts for… Read More

Linking Air Pollution and Climate Change in Nepal

Poor air quality and climate change are major challenges facing Nepal. Air pollution poses the second highest risk factor for death and disability in the country, behind only malnutrition. Meanwhile, scientists predict that Nepal will be especially vulnerable to climate change over the next century, with… Read More

Catalyzing Action for Clean Air and the Climate

This blog is cross-posted from ClimateLinks. After its success with improving solid waste and water management, the city of Indore, India has consistently been ranked the cleanest city in that country by the government’s annual Swachh Survekshan survey. Now, Indore is focused… Read More

MWRP Philippines: Collecting Better Data to Manage Plastic Waste in Manila Bay

USAID, through a Municipal Waste Recycling Program (MWRP) grant, funded the University of Georgia (UGA) New Materials Institute’s Center for Circular Materials Management, led by Dr. Jenna Jambeck, to help the government collect better data to understand plastic waste leakage into Manila Bay. Read More

USAID’s Clean Cities, Blue Ocean Program Launches Grants in Sri Lanka to Support National Government’s Circular Economy Initiatives

In celebration of Earth Day 2021, USAID’s flagship program to address ocean plastic pollution, Clean Cities, Blue Ocean (CCBO), formally launched its local program in Sri Lanka and announced the award of its first in-country grants to support the nation’s journey to plastic pollution-free cities and seas.  CCBO awarded an… Read More

USAID Municipal Waste Recycling Program Zero Waste Roundtable

The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), a USAID grantee and leader in the approach, defines “zero waste” as “significantly reducing — and eventually completely eliminating—the amount of resources that we send to disposal.” Mike Alino with GAIA says zero waste is a goal, “something we should aspire to.” This… Read More

Three Lessons from USAID’s Ocean Plastics Pollution Work in Indonesia

Indonesia is on the forefront of the global ocean plastic pollution challenge. The country produces 6.8 million tons of plastic waste annually, largely driven by rising demand for single-use plastics such as straws, bottles, sachets, and food containers that meet the needs of a rapidly urbanizing population. To date, only… Read More

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

To inform CCBO’s approach, the program has produced this 3R/SWM and Marine Debris Reduction Strategy for Indonesia to highlight the ways in which CCBO can support existing marine debris strategies and to provide recommendations for increased impact. Read More

Identifying Childhood Lead Poisoning in the Philippines

Larah Ibañez was preparing a report on childhood lead poisoning for the government of the Philippines earlier this year when she discovered that the country’s Expanded National Nutrition Survey (ENNS), conducted every three years, included the collection of blood samples.  “I knew immediately that we had to seize this tremendous… Read More