Asia

Urban Health and Care-Seeking Behavior: A Case Study of Slums in India and the Philippines

This report examines the health needs and care-seeking behavior of poor slum residents in two Asian cities – Indore, India and greater Manila, Philippines. Read More

Building Urban Resilience to Climate Change: What Works Where, and Why

ISET worked with stakeholders in 15 cities in 5 countries — Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Thailand and the United States — to identify the challenges climate change will pose for these cities and to begin the process of systematically building city resilience to climate change in the face of those challenges. Read More

Exploring Methane Capture Options Under the Asansol-Durgapur Urban Area Solid Waste Management Project: Final Report

The Financial Institutions Reform and Expansion (FIRE-D) provided technical support to the Government of West Bengal to operationalize the West Bengal Solid Waste Management Mission (WBSWMM) and develop pilot projects in select urban local bodies (ULBs). Read More

India Health of the Urban Poor Program

USAID funded the Urban Child Health and Nutrition Program, with slum-based neonatal health and hygiene improvement activities in Indore, Jamshedpur, Kolkata and Agra. Read More

Urban Open Spaces For Adolescent Girls: An Assessment for Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Urban open spaces are valued for their health, social, economic, and environmental benefits. Read More

Kyrgyzstan Local Economic Development Program: Final Report

The USAID-funded Local Development Program (LDP) stimulated rapid, diversified, and sustained economic growth in the Kyrgyz Republic through strategic partnerships with local governments, the private sector, and other stakeholders by providing direct support to target municipalities. Read More

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene PLUS in Bangladesh

This project supports healthy households and communities by creating and supporting interventions that lead to improvements in access, practice and health outcomes related to water supply, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and indoor air pollution. Read More

Climate Policy Matrix

This Excel-based matrix is a decision support tool to enable city staff to communicate amongst themselves and with higher level decision makers around climate impacts, policy implications, adaptation strategies, and potential design or program strategies to support the adaptive strategy. Read More

Urban Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience: A Training Manual

This training manual is part of the USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific Urban Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience (UCCAR) training course Read More

Integrating Climate Information into Land-Use Decisions in Vietnam

USAID’s Climate Change Resilient Development (CCRD) program is helping Vietnam and other developing countries withstand the impacts of climate on their development goals and investments. Read More