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How to improve public health and environmental sustainability by facing the challenges of managing solid waste in Asia

Describe the basics of climate change, the mitigation and adaptation responses, and assessment and management of associated risks.

Review different approaches to forest management, including integrated landscape- and community-based approaches, and describe the forests’ role in storing carbon and supplying climate-proofing services.

Find out the essentials of sustainable infrastructure and describe key approaches to energy, transport, water supply, smart cities, and rural infrastructure.

Describe ways to invest in energy efficiency, promote renewable energy, and improve energy access; and explain energy sector reforms and regional cooperation.

Find out how to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

Rehabilitating natural systems with green infrastructure is key to building sustainability and resilience to climate change in urban areas.

One of the most populous cities in the Philippines examines ways to make its waste collection system financially sustainable.

A town in northeast Thailand looks into the feasibility of a design-build-operate scheme for developing a controlled landfill site.

A town in northeastern Thailand studies the viability of converting waste to energy to improve waste disposal.

Myanmar’s second largest city tackles the challenges of improving and privatizing waste management.

Sorsogon City in the Philippines is investigating options for upgrading its open dumpsites to a properly managed landfill.

In the People's Republic of China, a project is saving enough energy to match the equivalent of building a 107-megawatt power plant.

The plan provides a model for urban planners and policymakers to make their cities cleaner, greener, and sustainable.

Subsidies, housing grants, educational programs and the leveraging of economies of scale are being used to benefit poor urban dwellers.