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Save Our Seas Initiative Annual Report 2022-2023

Ocean plastic pollution has reached crisis levels: every minute an entire garbage truck’s worth of plastic enters the world’s oceans—amounting to an alarming 11 million metric tons per year. In response to these mounting challenges, USAID launched the Save Our Seas Initiative—a global effort to combat ocean plastic pollution. Read More

Program for Local and Urban Sustainability (PLUS)

The US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Program for Local and Urban Sustainability (PLUS) is a $95M field support mechanism, led by Deloitte Consulting LLP, that aims to pilot innovative urban activities and approaches to demonstrate effective models that will help USAID and its partners pursue inclusive and sustainable urban development across sectors. Read More

Supplemental Material: Solid Waste Sector Methane Mitigation Technical Brief Series

This document supplements the solid waste sector methane mitigation technical brief. Read More

Methane Mitigation Technical Brief Series: Solid Waste Sector

This technical brief focuses on methane mitigation in the solid waste sector. It details potential abatement measures in the sector and presents a pathway for Missions to integrate those measures into USAID solid waste management programming. Read More

Strengthening the Resilience of Cities is Essential, and Smart

New USAID Urban Resilience Programming Guidance Released USAID is pleased to announce the release of new technical guidance for developing and implementing activities that strengthen the resilience of cities and urban communities. The new guidance provides evidence-based, practical recommendations for programming across a variety of sectors in urban… Read More

Announcing the UrbanLinks Photo Contest 2023!

Do you have photos highlighting USAID’s work in the Urban sector? Read More

Ending Ocean Plastic Pollution: USAID’s Save Our Seas Initiative: Snapshots of Success One Year In

About this Event In honor of World Oceans Day, USAID invites you to join us and our partners for a virtual event to reflect on what we’ve achieved one year after launching our $103 million Save Our Seas Initiative – a global effort to combat ocean plastic pollution that covers… Read More

Trials of Improved Practices Manual

This manual is intended to introduce Trials of Improved Practices (TIPs) to organizations Read More

Urban Resilience Sector Guidance: Power

This document is a companion document to USAID’s Urban Resilience Framework, and aims to support USAID staff and implementing partners to build activities into energy sector programming that strengthen urban resilience. Read More

Urban Resilience Sector Guidance: Health

This document is a companion to the USAID Urban Resilience Technical Guidance. It aims to support USAID staff and implementing partners to integrate activities that strengthen urban resilience into health programming Read More