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News • December 23, 2017

Environment ministry launches UAE Green Jobs Programme

The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment has announced the launch of the UAE Green Jobs Programme at the first stakeholder workshop on the subject convened at its headquarters in […]

News • December 22, 2017

GGGI co-organizes a Green Growth Forum in Lao PDR

On December 21, GGGI co-organized a Green Growth Forum in Lao PDR. The Forum brought together stakeholders across line ministries and development partners to discuss green growth and potential priorities […]

News • December 22, 2017

[Financial Times] ‘Mini-grid’ household energy sharing begins to take off

Network of 20,000 German homes selling to each other shows new distribution model Energy companies are facing an uncomfortable truth: one day not all households will require their services. Some […]

News • December 20, 2017

Consultation workshop on SMEs Green Credit Handbook kicks off in Viet Nam

On December 20, 2017, GGGI together with the SME Development Fund of Vietnam (SMEDF), a public fund of $88m supporting Vietnamese SMEs, co-organized a consultation workshop on the draft Green […]

News • December 19, 2017

Climate Investment Partnership Forum in Mongolia

On December 19, 2017, GGGI Mongolia organized a Climate Investment Partnership Forum. The main objective of the Forum was to facilitate potential investment partnerships between public and private sectors for […]

News • December 18, 2017

International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) implementation schedule

Regarding enhancing GGGI’s transparency and moving towards the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) reporting standard discussed at the Sixth Meeting of the Management and Program Sub-Committee (MPSC) in July 2017, […]

News • December 15, 2017

A new world in which solar and storage becomes the cheapest form of energy

Renewable energy became the cheapest form of electricity in 58 emerging economies last year. This year, the 11th Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis (LCOE 11.0) showed that solar and wind energy generation costs (at […]

News • December 13, 2017

Can Korea Power Past Coal? A New World in Which “Solar+Batteries” Becomes the Cheapest Form of Energy

Frank Rijsberman is Director-General, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) SEOUL, Dec 13 2017 (IPS) – Renewable energy became the cheapest form of electricity in 58 emerging economies last year. This year, the 11th Lazard’s Levelized Cost […]

News • December 12, 2017

Dr. Frank Rijsberman, Director-General of GGGI’s Interview with KBS World Radio

Director-General Frank Rijsberman’s interview with KBS World Radio English aired on December 12, 2017. In his radio interview, Dr. Rijsberman shared GGGI’s achievements over the past five years as an international organization […]

News • December 12, 2017

Conference mid-term review on implementation of Viet Nam Green Growth Strategy kicks off in Ha Noi

HA NOI – On December 11-12, the Viet Nam Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) in collaboration with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and GIZ’s Macroeconomic Reforms/Green Growth Program […]

News • December 8, 2017

GGGI and Rwanda’s Ministry of Infrastructure hold a training session for district technicians on project proposal development and financing

Kigali, 8 December – During the Rwanda Green Growth Week (RGGW), the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA) organized a Training of Trainers […]

News • December 7, 2017

Indonesia Puts Green Growth at SEZ Forefront to Drive Investment

Ways to increase competitiveness and drive green economic growth in Indonesia’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs) as well as international best practices and key challenges in Indonesia and around the world […]

News • December 7, 2017

GGGI Fiji Holds NDC Roadmapping Workshop

As part of GGGI’s support for the development of Fiji’s NDC Implementation Roadmap, a workshop on NDC roadmapping methodology was held in Suva on Dec 7, 2017.  The half-day training […]

News • December 6, 2017

Day 3 of the Rwanda Green Growth Week – Sustainable Built Environment: Opportunities and Challenges

Kigali, December 6, 2017 – As a part of the ongoing flagship event on green growth – Rwanda Green Growth Week – Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA) and the Rwanda Green […]

News • December 6, 2017

Asia Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) Partnership Forum kicks off in Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City – December 06, 2017. As co-sponsors of the Asia Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) Partnership Forum, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Viet Nam […]

News • December 5, 2017

Global Green Growth Institute gathers partners to discuss Principles and Strategies of Greening Growth in Rwanda

On December 5, GGGI led an event on Rwanda’s Green Growth Principles and Strategies as part of the very first Rwanda Green Growth Week in Kigali. This week is a […]

News • December 1, 2017

GGGI holds an event to celebrate its 5th anniversary as an international organization

On December 1, 2017, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the Republic of Korea jointly organized an event in Seoul to celebrate GGGI’s […]

News • December 1, 2017

Kigali to host first Rwanda Green Growth Week

Kigali, December 1, 2017 – Rwanda’s national Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy (GGCRS) has been in operation since 2011. Following the launch of the Strategy, the Global Green Growth Institute […]

News • December 1, 2017

Knowledge and experience sharing on forest coverage monitoring in Colombia

On November 28 – December 01, the second Annual Seminar on Forest Coverage Monitoring in Colombia was held in Bogotá, Colombia. This event was supported and funded by the Global […]