Resources

The LAC region has experienced a surge in planetary health issues in recent years. This trend is projected to get worse because of humanity’s persistently destructive relationship with the environment.

• 06/22/2021

During September 2020, the USAID Transparency and Long-Term Strategies (T-LTS) project conducted a four-part online training for practitioners on developing mid-century, low-carbon strategies for the transportation sector.

• 04/21/2021

This new flagship program launched by USAID and a global consortium of organizations brings together stakeholders to advance and institutionalize lasting solutions to air pollution in low- and middle-income countries.

• 11/30/2020

As cities around the world face more acute climate events, global pandemics, humanitarian crises and other shocks, there is rapidly growing attention on the need for urban resilience.

• 10/09/2020

Governments regulate urban woodfuel markets to achieve a variety of public objectives.

• 07/17/2020

In 2018, the USAID South Africa Low Emissions Development (SA-LED) program engaged EcoDistricts, a U.S.-based non-governmental organization, to deliver a one-day training for 70 municipal staff from the City of Johannesburg in South Africa.

• 05/26/2020

In 2017, an estimated 153 billion hours of work were lost due to extreme heat.

• 02/21/2020

This infographic captures the climate and environmental risks to health outcomes in two of Bangladesh’s cities – Khulna and Chattogram – and summarizes recommended responses for both cities to address these risks.

• 02/21/2020

The City of Cagayan de Oro (CDO) located in Mindanao, Philippines, faces natural hazards including flooding, landslides, and storm surge, each likely to be exacerbated by climate change.

• 02/21/2020

Heatwaves are generally associated with poor air quality, and the correlation between exposure to air pollutants and heat increases the burden of both cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.

• 02/20/2020

Rapid urbanization, population growth and economic development are projected to increase global waste by 70 percent over the next 30 years—from 2 billion metric tons to 3.40 billion metric tons annually.

• 02/20/2020

Over the past 50 years, hot days, hot nights, and heatwaves have become more frequent.

• 02/20/2020

Unsafe water contributes to the deaths of nearly 842,000 people every year worldwide, nearly 43 percent of which are children under five years of age.

• 02/20/2020

This infographic summarizes the impacts of heatwaves on health, infrastructure and essential services, why cities are particularly vulnerable to heatwaves, and which groups within the city are most vulnerable to heatwaves.

• 01/22/2020

This infographic highlights the global research gaps on heat risks and impacts in the most vulnerable regions, summarizing global heat trends and projections and geographical implications.

• 01/22/2020