US-AEP Countries - India

Environmental Challenges Related to Cleaner Cities and Industrial Growth

India is the world’s largest democracy, with a population that exceeds one billion. USAID’s highest priority in India, along with efforts to combat poverty, includes a range of environmental challenges including: water quality and supply, wastewater collection, solid and hazardous waste management, combating air pollution, and the need for new and renewable sources of energy that will positively affect global climate change.

Objectives

Work with the Center, State Governments and Municipalities to facilitate sustainable solutions to India's environmental challenges in air, water, waste management, and provision of renewable and efficient energy
Raise public, private, and government awareness to feasible solutions that improve the environment
Promote renewable forms of energy and energy efficiency to lower greenhouse gases
Identify appropriate U.S. environmental technical solutions to address Indian problems

Country Workplan

List of Projects for FY 2004

1. Water Resource Management — Increase the availability and improve the quality of water through development of innovative partnerships at the municipal level.

2. Urban Air Quality Management — Improve and maintain the air quality in India to reduce pollution and related health effects

3. Solid Waste Management — Improve the solid, industrial and hazardous waste compliance through private sector participation and capacity building in partnership with working with state and local governments, industries, regulators and citizens.

4. Energy and Water Resource Efficiency — Promote energy efficiency and conservation as well as improved co-management of energy and water resources.

5. Eco Housing — Through this project US - AEP aims to assist in the implementation of environment friendly measures in urban housing for citizens at all income levels and to promote community models of self governance to improve the urban housing scenario over the next five years.

6. Environmental Governance — Support improved urban and industrial environmental governance through working with government, industry, and civil society.

Recent Accomplishments

Partners in India

Country Resources

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