Asia

USAID and Lumala Revolutionize Waste Management Practices in Sri Lanka

In collaboration with the USAID Clean Cities, Blue Ocean (CCBO) program, City Cycle Industries Manufacturing (Pvt.) Ltd., better known as Lumala, has consistently led the eco-friendly innovation charge in Sri Lanka’s bicycle industry. Read More

U.S. Agency for International Development, Clean Air Catalyst, and Indore Municipal Corporation Launch New Air Quality Monitoring Stations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New state-of-the-art equipment to provide data on sources of local air pollution  (INDORE, February 15, 2023) The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Clean Air Catalyst, and Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) unveiled three reference-grade air quality monitoring stations, which will provide highly accurate data on local sources… Read More

Clean Cities, Blue Ocean Pacific Islands Fact Sheet

Pacific Islands: Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea Read More

Clean Cities, Blue Ocean Maldives Fact Sheet

As an island nation, the Maldives faces a unique set of challenges in managing a rapidly growing volume of waste across its more than 1,200 islands. The country’s dispersed geography, limited land for waste storage, its densely populated capital city, and a host of other unique challenges require the Maldives… Read More

Clean Cities, Blue Ocean Philippines Fact Sheet

Each day, plastics leak into the waters around the more than 7,500 islands of the Philippines, driven by rising production and consumption of single-use plastics. USAID’s Clean Cities, Blue Ocean (CCBO) program is engaging across the Philippines to stop the flow of plastic pollution to the waters within and surrounding… Read More

7 Things to Know About Jakarta’s Air Pollution Crisis

On August 31, 2023, Jakarta residents woke up to a thick blanket of haze and news that their city was again ranked the most polluted city in the world by Swiss technology company IQAir. Read More

Making Power Smarter in Pakistan

In the summer, the city of Multan in Pakistan can reach scorching temperatures of 120 degrees — with more extreme heat expected in the future due to climate change. Multan is known for agricultural production, and in this heat, crops need a steady supply of water. Mureed Abbas, a… Read More

Shifting Gears: How USAID is Improving the Quality of Air and Life by Introducing Electric Vehicles in Pakistan

A busy intersection in Lahore, Pakistan stirs all of the senses, as motorcycles, auto rickshaws, and buses packed to the brim zoom by, leaving behind a trail of smog. In this city, one-third of small particle pollution comes from vehicle emissions. Smog has become so prevalent in… Read More

U.S. Inaugurates Php 14-Million Modern Recycling Facility in Pasig City

On November 14, the United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and eco-solutions company Green Antz Builders, Inc., unveiled a Php14-million ($248,000) modern recycling facility in Pasig City as part of its commitment to fighting ocean plastic pollution. Read More

Five Ways USAID’s Reducing Pollution Project and Partners Collaborate for Clean Air in Vietnam

Winrock works closely with local partners in Vietnam through the USAID Reducing Pollution project to address multiple sources of air pollution, including pollution resulting from transportation, from open burning of household wastes and agricultural by-products, and emissions from craft village production. Read More