Project Report

Ethnographic Research on Solid Waste Management in Samana Province, Dominican Republic

Funding Options for Solid Waste Systems in Low- to Middle-Income Countries

USAID Clean Cities, Blue Ocean’s Funding Options for Solid Waste Systems in Low- to Middle-Income Countries provides local government officials and staff with information on how other local jurisdictions have addressed funding for their solid waste management systems, as well as examples of funding options that can be adapted to… Read More

Advancing Gender in the Environment: Gender and Urban Services

Rapid urbanization shifts social, economic, and political dynamics, with particular impacts on women’s empowerment and gender equality. Expanding cities offer a range of urban development opportunities for eradicating poverty and building inclusive, sustainable communities. Read More

Report on The Conference on Sustainable Land Governance

One of the major activities of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Strengthening Urban Resilience for Growth with Equity (SURGE) Project is the Conference on Sustainable Land Governance that was held on February 8-9, 2017 at the Diamond Hotel Manila, Philippines. Through the Cities Development Initiative (CDI), USAID… 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

A Guide for Adaptation to Climate Change in La Ceiba, Honduras

The CityLinks program, implemented by the International City/County Management Association, partnered La Ceiba in Honduras, and Somerville, Massachusetts which face similar challenges in flooding and storm water management. Read More

Urban Child Poverty, Health, and Survival in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

This USAID-funded report examines levels and trends in poverty, health status, and use of health services among children under age 5 living in large cities in low- and middle-income countries, and compares their health status and use of services to those of their other urban, rural, and non-poor counterparts. Read More

The TAHSEEN Model for Reaching the Urban Poor in Egypt: A Promising Practice

The Extending Service Delivery (ESD) project works to expand access to Reproductive Health and Family Planning (RH/FP) services among poor and under-served groups at the community level. Read More

Reform of the Urban Water and Sanitation Sectors in South Sudan: Project Final Report

The SUWASA project in South Sudan was implemented over a 42 month period to promote a structured, formal and systems-oriented approach to urban water and sanitation sector management. Read More

Urban Resilience in Situations of Chronic Violence: Final Report

While the sources and forms of social and political violence have been extensively examined, the ways ordinary people along with their neighbors and officials cope with chronic urban violence have earned far less attention. This eight-case study of cities suffering from a history of violence explores this latter phenomenon, which… Read More