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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Governments need the right mix of policies and projects to reap the benefits of urban growth.

Asia's rapid urbanization requires the balanced and holistic development of second-tier cities and towns to release pressure from congested megacities.

At-risk municipalities in the Philippines take the green growth path by building climate change-resilient ecotowns.

The successful pilot of a rehabilitation project for a tributary of Manila's main river is a step toward restoring its former glory.