News • March 29, 2018
Lao PDR and GGGI work together to make progress on NDC implementation to tackle climate change
On March 29, in the capital of Vientiane, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Department of Climate Change, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment co-hosted a meeting […]
News • March 29, 2018
Electric buses to be on the roads in Nepal by mid-2018
March 29, 2018 – Kathmandu, Nepal – GGGI Nepal’s partner, Sajha Yatayat, the largest cooperative bus operator in the Kathmandu Valley, hosted a reception today, to announce the deployment of three electric […]
News • March 29, 2018
Capacity Building and Validation Workshop held in the UAE to Assess Adaptation to Climate Change in the Health Sector
On March 28-29, the GGGI UAE team in partnership with the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) held a capacity building and validation workshop on risk assessment and […]
News • March 27, 2018
Mr. Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations, holds his first press conference as the new President and Chair of GGGI
SEOUL – March 27, 2018 – Mr. Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) held his first press conference as the President of the Assembly and Chair of […]
News • March 26, 2018
Ban Ki-moon to lead green growth movement
By Yi Whan-woo Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will hold his first press conference on March 27 after being elected to lead the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in February. […]
News • March 23, 2018
GGGI holds its Annual Meeting in Seoul
On March 21, GGGI kicked off its Annual Meeting in Seoul with an opening presentation by Director-General Frank Rijsberman where he focused on presenting the home runs for 2018 and the planning directions for […]
News • March 23, 2018
GGGI participates in the Geneva Forum for Sustainable Infrastructure
Geneva, Switzerland – 23 March 2018 – Ms. Weikang (Ella) Wang, China Program Manager participated in the Geneva Forum for Sustainable Infrastructure in Gland, Switzerland and gave a presentation on GGGI’s […]
News • March 22, 2018
GGGI supports Rwanda in solving pressure to the provision of water
By Ilija Gubic, Senior Officer – Green Infrastructure (Rwanda Program) Africa & The Middle East and Dheeraj Arrabothu, Green Building Officer, Rwanda Program 22 March 2018, Kigali, Rwanda – Rwanda, […]
News • March 20, 2018
Stakeholders’ consultation meeting on Mongolia’s Monitoring, Reporting and Vertification (MRV) System
The GGGI Mongolia team hosted a half-day stakeholders’ consultation meeting on Mongolia’s Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system on March 20 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. In March 2017, GGGI launched a MRV […]
News • March 16, 2018
GGGI supported the Government of Rwanda to receive a grant of $600,000 from the Green Climate Fund
Kagali, Rwanda – March 16, 2018 – GGGI has worked in collaboration with the Government of Rwanda to develop the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness Proposal for the Republic of […]
News • March 16, 2018
Mongolia holds a Stakeholders’ Consultation Meeting under the theme of “Partnership to create a National Green Finance Vehicle”
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – 16 March, 2018 – The GGGI Mongolia team organized and co-hosted a Stakeholders’ Consultation Meeting under the theme of “Partnership to Create a National Green Financing Vehicle” […]
News • March 15, 2018
Child-friendly, inclusive, and green lifestyle videos produced by the GGGI Mongolia team are being used at Ecology training sessions
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, – March 15, 2018 – The Ulaanbaatar City Environment Office together with the City Educational Office started a project to deliver ecology education for students of secondary schools […]
News • March 15, 2018
GGGI Provides Sustainability Training to Young Entrepreneurs in Fiji
GGGI’s Pacific team is helping instill green growth knowledge in up-and-coming small businesses in Fiji. In March 2018, GGGI trained young entrepreneurs on how to develop green business ideas and […]
News • March 15, 2018
[The Fiji Times] NDC hub a regional alliance
THE third Pacific Regional Dialogue on Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and consultations on the Regional Pacific NDC Hub will provide an opportunity for all Pacific Island countries, including Fiji to […]
News • March 13, 2018
Greening India for a sustainable tomorrow
Greening India for a sustainable tomorrow MARCH 13, 2018 DR. FRANK RIJSBERMAN, DIRECTOR-GENERAL, GLOBAL GREEN GROWTH INSTITUTE (GGGI) Actions taken today in the pursuit of environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive growth […]
News • March 13, 2018
[The Fiji Times] Climate vulnerability assessment
FIJI has undertaken a climate vulnerability assessment of the economic sectors most vulnerable to climate impacts in partnership with the Word Bank. Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has revealed that a plan […]
News • March 13, 2018
GGGI to Assist Thailand to Close the Financial Gap for Green Growth
BANGKOK, Thailand, Mar 13 2018 (GGGI) – Thailand, a Member of GGGI, has set an ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target of 20-25% from the business-as-usual level by 2030 under the Paris […]
News • March 13, 2018
GGGI Pacific Co-Sponsors Business Breakfast on Green and Resilient Businesses
On March 13, GGGI, in coordination with the Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation (PIPSO) and the Fiji Business Disaster Resilience Council (FBDRC) hosted a private sector breakfast in Suva, Fiji, […]
News • March 12, 2018
NTT: Paving the Path to Green Growth and Bringing Renewable Energy to Life
The Provincial Government of Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) realizes that NTT is one of those areas where there is little or no electrical grid infrastructure. NTT has an electrification rate […]
News • March 11, 2018
Rwanda receives $600,000 grant from Green Climate Fund to implement Green Development Projects in Secondary Cities
Read the press release by the Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA). The Government of Rwanda, through the Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA), has received a grant of $600,000 from the […]