Asia

Building Healthy Cities

Refocusing city policies, planning, and services with a multi-sectoral health equity lens while improving data-driven decision-making for Smart Cities in India, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Status: Complete Region: Asia Country: India Indonesia Nepal Vietnam Key Documents: BHC Infographic Issues: Energy and Environment Infrastructure Urban Service Delivery Health Overview… Read More

Prioritizing Health in Our Cities

Our USAID-funded Building Healthy Cities project (BHC) has partnered with Anant National University for a series of webinars on topics integral to healthy urban planning. Read More

Sustainable water services amid disasters in Philippines

Legazpi City in Albay province, Philippines, is a popular tourist destination with its proximity to the Philippines’ most famous active volcano, the perfect cone of Mount Mayon. Read More

Clean Air Catalyst

Clean Air Catalyst is a global partnership launched in 2020 by The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to find lasting solutions to air and climate pollution that also contribute to addressing its inequitable effects in the most polluted urban regions around the world. Status: Active… Read More

Overview: Behavior Change in Local System to Mitigate Ocean Plastic Pollution in Vietnam

Ocean plastic pollution is among the world’s greatest environmental challenges. Read More

A Story of Wheny Susianti: the Handwashing Warrior from Mojo Urban Village, Indonesia

Wheny learned the importance of handwashing with soap when participating in the clean and healthy behavior education activities run by the puskesmas with assistance from USAID IUWASH PLUS. Read More

Cities undertake COVID-19 response and recovery planning with the help of USAID

USAID initiated city-specific response and recovery planning in April 2020 to help its eight Cities Development Initiative (CDI) partner cities in the Philippines address the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

Toxic Sites Identification Program (TSIP)

Reducing the Threat of Toxic Chemical Pollution Project Overview Pollution is the largest environmental cause of death in the world. The goal of the project is to assist governments and communities heavily impacted by toxic pollution in low-and middle-income countries to take locally led action at the community, regional… Read More

Reducing Childhood Lead Poisoning

Reducing the Threat of Toxic Chemical Pollution Project Overview Pollution is the largest environmental cause of death in the world. The goal of the project was to assist governments and communities heavily impacted by toxic pollution in poor countries to take locally led action at the community, regional and/or national… Read More

CCBO Initial Solid Waste Management Assessment Philippines

The following report presents CCBO’s Initial Solid Waste Management Assessment (ISWMA), covering the program’s four “engagement sites” in the Republic of the Philippines: Batangas City, Iloilo City, Las Piñas, and Pasig. The ISWMA is one of CCBO’s first steps in its launch of in-field implementation and will support its engagement… Read More