Asia

The State of Urban Water and Sanitation in India

he report aims to be a comprehensive collection and analysis of past and current policies and programs and provides insights into the reasons for several gaps that become apparent when the sector is viewed holistically. Read More

Real Property Asset Management Manual

The Manual aims to assist the local government units, particularly Cities in the Philippines to appreciate and understand the principles and processes related to asset management model focusing on real property (land, property and fixed assets). Read More

A Ward-by-Ward Approach to Eliminating Open Defecation Experience from Visakhapatnam, India

This publication documents work completed under the program ‘Capacity Building for Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban: Technical Support to USAID - Government of India Knowledge Partnership’ by Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor Advisory India (WAI). Read More

Commercialization of Improved Cook Stoves for Reduced Indoor Air Pollution in Urban Slums of Northwest Bangladesh

Beginning in 2003, the energy team of USAID’s Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade, and the environmental health team of the Bureau for Global Health jointly supported a cooperative agreement with Winrock International to develop models to reduce indoor air pollution by combining fuel-efficient cooking technologies with behavior change messages and market-based distribution mechanisms. Read More

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