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 Dubai. The UAE Green Agenda 2030, the action framework for the country’s green economy transformation approved by the Cabinet in 2015, dedicates one of its […]

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 for the national green growth strategy, which is currently being formulated. In 2014, the Government of Lao PDR set its sights on pursuit of green […]

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 people have been generating their own energy, instead of tapping into a national power grid, for decades. Early-adopters included former US president Jimmy Carter, who […]

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 Credit Handbook which details criteria for prioritizing green, innovative and women-led business proposals in accessing finance at SMEDF. GGGI also presented its international best practice […]

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 implementation of the UB City NDC and its investment plan by presenting selected pipeline projects. In September 2016, Mongolia ratified its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) […]

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, GGGI has prepared the below Implementation Schedule to publish on its website. Over the course of 2018, with the start of the WPB 2019-20, the […]

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 of Energy Analysis (LCOE 11.0) showed that solar and wind energy generation costs (at $46 to $53 per megawatt-hour of generation) easily beat coal and gas […]

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 and future goals for the Institute and addressed some pressing environmental issues facing the Republic of Korea.  

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 co-hosted a “Conference mid-term review on implementation of Viet Nam Green Growth Strategy” in Northern region. The conference was co-chaired by Dr. Pham Hoang Mai, […]

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 (ToT) event on Project Proposals Development and Financing for District Technicians as part of the capacity development programme for the six secondary cities to support […]

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 were discussed by policy makers, industry players, and experts at the Green Special Economic Zones Conference, held at Hotel Aryaduta, Jakarta in December 2017. The […]

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 class was based on the NDC Development and Methodology Guidelines developed by GGGI to accompany Fiji’s NDC Implementation Roadmap. The training workshop included participants from […]

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 Building Organization (RwGBO) organized an event on “Sustainable Built Environment: Opportunities and Challenges”. Speaking during the opening plenary, Eric Serubibi, Director General of RHA thanked […]

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 Ministry of Construction jointly organized a high-level plenary panel on Financing Low Emission Development and Green Growth in Asian Cities. It was chaired by Mr. […]

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 series of events bringing together policy makers and practitioners from across the country, continent and the world to share experiences in green growth and climate […]

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 5th anniversary as an international organization. The 3rd Green Round Table was held in celebration of GGGI’s 5th birthday as an international organization. The GGGI-MOFA […]

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 (GGGI) began supporting the Government of Rwanda in implementing the GGCRS through various projects and programs to integrate green growth principles into policy-making, planning, and […]

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 Green Growth Institute (GGGI), UNREDD and the Amazon Vision program, among others. The event had the participation of national and international experts, besides having a […]