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News • July 26, 2023

GGGI Colombia formará parte de la Red Latinoamericana de Bioeconomía

En el marco de la 27ª Conferencia Anual del Consorcio Internacional de Investigación en Bioeconomía Aplicada coorganizada por el gobierno argentino, el Icabr y el Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), se formalizó la creación de la Red Latinoamericana de Bioeconomía. Este importante hito cuenta con el respaldo de tomadores de decisión de […]

News • February 9, 2023

Alliance to promote green growth and bioeconomy in Colombia

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Arturo Luna, and the Deputy Director-General at the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Helena McLeod, signed a Memorandum of Understanding consolidating their alliance on bioeconomy and green growth issues for the country’s regions. The goal is to contribute to building sustainable territories with a view to Environmental Justice, […]

News • December 2, 2021

GGGI Director-General Frank Rijsberman interview with TBS radio

SEOUL, Republic of Korea; December 1, 2021 – GGGI Director-General, Dr. Frank Rijsberman, participated in an interview with TBS radio to provide an analysis on future green policies for the next Korean government. During the interview, Dr. Rijsberman emphasized the dangers of air pollution sharing that more people are killed by fine dust than by […]

News • January 18, 2021

GGGI continues to create and strenghten capacities for the structuring of public investment projects in Colombia

Bogotá, January 15, 2021. More than 40 civil servants and officials belonging to public, territorial, and national entities, private organizations and unions from the environmental sector are now certified in the GGGI-structured and Norwegian-financed course: “Good practices in project formulation and the General Royalties System (SGR)”. The virtual course was designed to create and strengthen […]

News • November 12, 2020

GGGI supports Nariño’s Comprehensive Plan for Climate Change Management

San Juan de Pasto, November 10, 2020. With GGGI’s support, the Nariño Government’s Secretary of the Environment and Sustainable Development presented their Comprehensive Plan for Territorial Climate Change Management – or PIGCCT – via the virtual event “Nariño acts on climate change 2019 -2035”. More than 10,000 people contributed to the creation of this document, […]

News • October 25, 2019

GGGI signs MoU on cooperation with the Ministry of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia

Oct. 23 2019 Seoul, Republic of Korea The Global Green Growth Institute and the Ministry of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Green Growth cooperation on 23 October 2019 in Seoul, Republic of Korea, during the Global Green Growth Week 2019. Dr. Frank Rijsberman, GGGI Director-General and Hyoeun Jenny […]

News • May 25, 2018

The African Development Bank and the Global Green Growth Institute partner to fast-track Green Growth in Africa

The African Development Bank and the Global Green Growth Institute signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Friday, May 25 on the sidelines of the African Development Bank Group’s Annual Meetings in Busan, to promote programs, projects, joint studies and research activities to accelerate green growth options for African countries. The African Development Bank and GGGI […]

News • April 12, 2018

“Think Big” with Green Growth. The GGGI Colombia Team Initiated a New Sub-National Program with Antioquia

April 12 – Medellín, Antioquia – The GGGI Colombia team met with Governor of Antioquia Mr. Luis Gomez Gutierrez to establish a new partnership, within the framework of the Sub-National Green Growth Program partnered with the Norwegian government. The Governor of Antioquia has agreed to join this partnership, and to review a list of priorities […]