USAID's Investments for Environment in Asia Regional - Dollars to Results
FY 2011 $16.0 M
FY 2012 $23.6 M
FY 2013 $31.9 M
Environmental concerns are among the chief impediments to Asia’s long-term development success. The countries of the Lower Mekong sub-region share a variety of common concerns, including trans-boundary water resources management, infectious diseases such as dengue and pandemic influenza, and vulnerability to climate change. The Lower Mekong Initiative seeks to support a common regional understanding of these issues to facilitate an effective, coordinated response.
Why Our Work Matters…
Earth's average temperature has risen by 1.4°F over the past century, and is projected to rise another 2 to 11.5°F over the next hundred years.
Illustrative results in 2011
“Improved natural resource management” includes activities that promote enhanced management of natural resources for one or more objectives, such as conserving biodiversity, sustaining soil or water resources, mitigating climate change, and/or promoting sustainable agriculture. This is essential for preserving biodiversity and reducing the impact of climate change.
Training activities strengthen agency and in-country capacity, as well as promote strategic partnerships. They improve the likelihood that development partners will continue to implement climate change projects after U.S. government support has ended, as well as increase the likelihood that agency staff will program climate change funds effectively for maximum impact.
Efforts to offer training in environmental law and policy to promote a sustainable environment, clean energy technologies strategic planning, and environmental enforcement. These training activities help improve the likelihood that development partners will continue to implement relevant projects long after assistance has ended.
(Crosscutting Indicator) By requiring recipients to report on progress towards strengthening capacity on a regular (at least annual) basis, USAID is improving the capacity of public, private, for profit, and not for profit organizations in recipient countries to improve their financial management and their success in meeting the needs of their constituents.
(Crosscutting Indicator) USAID is increasing the number of awards made to local partners in order to strengthen country capacity by including local players alongside international donors, multi-lateral organizations, corporate investors, and non-governmental organizations. Strengthening local organizations will help USAID provide high quality development assistance to and through local systems to contribute towards increased sustainability and improved aid effectiveness.
(Crosscutting Indicator) USAID is increasing the amount of funds it gives to local organizations to strengthen country capacity by including local players alongside international donors, multi-lateral organizations, corporate investors, and non-governmental organizations. Strengthening local organizations will help USAID provide high quality development assistance to and through local systems to contribute towards increased sustainability and improved aid effectiveness. Because the U.S. Government can only give funds to organizations capable of managing those funds, an increased percentage in funds indicates higher capacity among local organizations.
Improved laws, policies, regulations, or agreements related to urban environment measures progress in improving the legal and regulatory environment related to pollution.
Illustrative results in 2012
Training activities strengthen agency and in-country capacity, as well as promote strategic partnerships. They improve the likelihood that development partners will continue to implement climate change projects after U.S. government support has ended, as well as increase the likelihood that agency staff will program climate change funds effectively for maximum impact.
(Crosscutting Indicator) By requiring recipients to report on progress towards strengthening capacity on a regular (at least annual) basis, USAID is improving the capacity of public, private, for profit, and not for profit organizations in recipient countries to improve their financial management and their success in meeting the needs of their constituents.
Institutions with improved capacity will be better able to govern, coordinate, analyze, advise, or make decisions related to adaptation, clean energy, or sustainable landscapes.
(Crosscutting Indicator) USAID is increasing the amount of funds it gives to local organizations to strengthen country capacity by including local players alongside international donors, multi-lateral organizations, corporate investors, and non-governmental organizations. Strengthening local organizations will help USAID provide high quality development assistance to and through local systems to contribute towards increased sustainability and improved aid effectiveness. Because the U.S. Government can only give funds to organizations capable of managing those funds, an increased percentage in funds indicates higher capacity among local organizations.
(Crosscutting Indicator) USAID is increasing the number of awards made to local partners in order to strengthen country capacity by including local players alongside international donors, multi-lateral organizations, corporate investors, and non-governmental organizations. Strengthening local organizations will help USAID provide high quality development assistance to and through local systems to contribute towards increased sustainability and improved aid effectiveness.
Illustrative results in 2013
Training activities strengthen agency and in-country capacity, as well as promote strategic partnerships. They improve the likelihood that development partners will continue to implement climate change projects after U.S. government support has ended, as well as increase the likelihood that agency staff will program climate change funds effectively for maximum impact.
Institutions with improved capacity will be better able to govern, coordinate, analyze, advise, or make decisions related to adaptation, clean energy, or sustainable landscapes.
(Crosscutting Indicator) By requiring recipients to report on progress towards strengthening capacity on a regular (at least annual) basis, USAID is improving the capacity of public, private, for profit, and not for profit organizations in recipient countries to improve their financial management and their success in meeting the needs of their constituents.
(Crosscutting Indicator) USAID is increasing the amount of funds it gives to local organizations to strengthen country capacity by including local players alongside international donors, multi-lateral organizations, corporate investors, and non-governmental organizations. Strengthening local organizations will help USAID provide high quality development assistance to and through local systems to contribute towards increased sustainability and improved aid effectiveness. Because the U.S. Government can only give funds to organizations capable of managing those funds, an increased percentage in funds indicates higher capacity among local organizations.
(Crosscutting Indicator) USAID is increasing the number of awards made to local partners in order to strengthen country capacity by including local players alongside international donors, multi-lateral organizations, corporate investors, and non-governmental organizations. Strengthening local organizations will help USAID provide high quality development assistance to and through local systems to contribute towards increased sustainability and improved aid effectiveness.
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