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News • August 18, 2023

Pacific Greenpreneurs Incubator program 2023 Incubator Launched in Papua New Guinea

The Pacific Green Entrepreneurship Network (PGEN)  in partnership with Emstret Space successfully launched the 2023 Pacific Greenpreneurs Incubator Program, a ground-breaking initiative aimed at fostering sustainable entrepreneurship and green growth in Papua New Guinea. The program is being implemented by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) with funding from the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD). This year’s Papua New Guinea cohort of […]

News • June 17, 2021

GGGI teams up with Bank of PNG, CEFI, and New Zealand for the development of an Inclusive Green Finance Policy for PNG’s banking sector

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Wednesday June 16 – Papua New Guinea today launched a new project to develop a National Inclusive Green Finance Policy for the banking sector to boost financial inclusion and guide public and private sector investment towards Low Emission and Climate Resilient Development. Mr. Loi Bakani, Governor of the Bank of […]

News • January 29, 2021

GGGI and CCDA bring national agencies and 7 Provincial Governments to discuss the progress made on Climate-Resilient Green Growth activities in Papua New Guinea

January 26, 2020; Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea – GGGI Papua New Guinea’s team and the Climate Change & Development Authority (CCDA) held their annual reflection workshop for the Climate Resilient Green Growth Project (CRGG) with key project stakeholders on January 26 in Port Moresby. The purpose of the workshop was to present the CRGG […]

News • October 21, 2020

Climate Change and Development Authority, Australia and Global Green Growth Institute cap off Climate Resilient Green Growth assessment consultations with New Ireland Province

New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, October 8, 2020 – The New Ireland Provincial Administration, Papua New Guinea’s Climate Change & Development Authority (CCDA), and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) held a consultation with provincial stakeholders on assessing climate resilience and green growth potential of the island province. Guided by its partnership with the […]

News • June 23, 2020

Climate, COVID-19, and the Collaboration We Need

On Friday, June 19, the GGGI Country Representative for Papua New Guinea, Achala Abeysinghe, participated as a panelist in the Climate, COVID-19, and the Collaboration We Need webinar hosted by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD). The event brought together international think tanks […]

News • June 2, 2020

Three Successful GCF Webinars Held in Papua New Guinea

As part of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) first Readiness and Preparatory Support Project under the Green Climate Fund (GCF), GGGI organized a series of consultative webinars and training under the leadership and guidance of the Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA).  The three webinars focused on: Gender Mainstreaming Guideline for Climate Change Projects in PNG […]

News • May 21, 2020

Virtual Training of Trainers delivered on Solar PV Systems

Suva, Fiji, May 19, 2020 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in partnership with the Climate Change and International Cooperation Division (CCICD) of the Ministry of Economy – Fiji, conducted a two-day pilot training of trainers (ToT) workshop on draft Solar Photovoltaic (PV) training modules for the project on Capacity Building to Strengthen Sustainable […]

News • September 26, 2019

Special Coverage – GGGI at the UNGA and Climate Week: Day 4 (Sept. 24)

NEW YORK, United States of America; September 24, 2019– Collaborative Governance on Climate and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Roundtable Meeting GGGI Director-General, Frank Rijsberman, attended the Collaborative Governance on Climate and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Roundtable Meeting, organized by the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development […]

News • November 29, 2017

GGGI and PNG host joint Workshop on Accessing Climate Finance to address Green Growth

On November 29, 2017, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Independent State of Papua New Guinea (PNG) jointly kicked off a two-day workshop on accessing climate finance today in Port Moresby. Attendees included representatives from across government; from sectors including transport, planning, urban development, water, mineral resources, energy, agriculture, environment, forestry and academia. […]