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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. Read More

Integrating Climate Adaptation: A Toolkit for Urban Planners and Adaptation Practitioners

Climate change and its effects have become increasingly relevant challenges to global urban environments. This resource provides a good roadmap of the challenges that climate change poses to cities, as well as potential mitigations. Readers such as development banks, planners and decision makers can gain greater insight on the relationship… Read More

Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Fund Announces $122 Million in Progress and Partnerships

Launched in February 2019, the White House-led Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative is the first-ever whole-of-government effort to advance global women’s economic empowerment. W-GDP seeks to reach 50 million women in the developing world by 2025 through focusing on three pillars: women prospering in the workforce,… Read More

Gender-Based Violence on Public Transport

This report is intended for transport planners and decision makers to nderstand gender-related challenges in the transport system. The report provides an account of the risks that women face on public transit, drawing from surveys and studies. With it, planners can better understand and quantify the safety risks that women… Read More

Pedestrians First: Tools for a Walkable City

This online tool is suitable for a wide range of individuals, from curious readers to city planners and academics who want to learn about the benefits and principles of walkability. The tool allows users to explore walkability from the perspective of babies, toddlers and caregivers. Specifically, the tool allows users… Read More

U.S. Senate Subcommittee Hearing on Ocean Plastic Pollution

On July 21, 2020, the Senate Subcommittee on the Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Committee on Appropriations United States Senate held a hearing to review U.S. government efforts to address ocean plastic pollution internationally. USAID Assistant Administrator Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment Michelle… Read More

Making Public Transportation Work for Urban Women: Challenges and Priorities

By James Ladi Williams, Research Analyst, Ammar Malik, Non-resident Fellow, Sara McTarnaghan, Research Associate at the Urban Institute, a partner in USAID’s Communications, Evidence and Learning (CEL) project. Besides facing domestic and workplace violence, women living in urban areas around the world experience gender-based violence (GBV) in public transportation systems. Read More

Gender-Based Violence on Public Transportation: A Review of Evidence and Existing Solutions

This policy brief reviews the evidence on interventions to address gender-based violence (GBV), specifically violence against women, in public transport systems, with a focus on developing country settings. Read More

Understanding and Addressing Harmful Traditional Practices in Urban Settings

By Matt Eldridge, Policy Program manager, Reehana Raza, Senior Research Associate at the Urban Institute, a partner in USAID’s Communications, Evidence and Learning (CEL) project. For millions of women and girls around the globe, particularly those in developing countries, a handful of harmful traditional practices (HTPs), sustained by tradition, have… Read More

Harmful Traditional Practices in Urban Settings: A Review of the Evidence on Prevalence and Effective Interventions

Harmful traditional practices (HTPs) are destructive practices, sustained by tradition, that negatively impact women and girls. While some evidence exists on HTPs broadly, relatively little is known about their prevalence and effective interventions to address them in urban settings. This brief surveys the evidence, identifies knowledge gaps, and makes recommendations for development partners. Read More