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News • May 31, 2018

GGGI signs an Implementation Agreement with the Independent State of Papua New Guinea to provide support in accessing climate finance

Seoul, Republic of Korea, May 31 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) signed an agreement to implement a Green Climate Fund (“GCF”) project as a delivery partner for the […]

News • May 31, 2018

Rwanda’s Youth Participation in environmental protection

 “Rwanda, a developing country in East Africa with overly dense population has agricultural economy. About 82 percent cultivable land needs irrigation. During dry season and due to climate change, demand […]

News • May 29, 2018

Visit by Alex McBratney, ‘Nobel Prize’ Winner for Soil Science

Seoul, Korea – May 29 – The Sustainable Landscapes Thematic team based at the GGGI Seoul headquarters, led by Annawati van Paddenburg, organized a special learning session today on the […]

News • May 29, 2018

GGGI Mongolia supported “Green Technology-Energy Efficiency 2018” conference and exhibition

On May 28-29, Mongolia’s Ministry of Environment in association with the Energy Regulatory Committee and the Chamber of Commerce, organized a two-day event on Green Technology and Energy efficiency. GGGI […]

News • May 28, 2018

GGGI signs a Funding Agreement with Luxembourg to enhance climate resilience through solar power-driven access to water in rural areas in Vanuatu

Seoul, Republic of Korea, May 28 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) signed a Funding Agreement with the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg today to work on […]

News • May 25, 2018

GGGI co-hosts a side event with the Governments of Ethiopia and Rwanda to discuss climate finance in Africa during the AfDB Annual Meetings 2018

BUSAN, May 25, 2018 (GGGI) — The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in partnership with the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, and the Government of Rwanda hosted […]

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 […]

News • May 24, 2018

The Government of Nariño and GGGI co-organize a multi-stakeholder training, entitled “Journey with Green Growth: From Planning to Action”

Pasto, Colombia- May 24 – The GGGI Colombia team, in partnership with the Norwegian Embassy in Colombia, held a training session to accelerate its sub-national green growth program on the […]

News • May 24, 2018

GGGI Mongolia team organizes the 9th National Renewable Energy Forum

May 24 – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – The GGGI Mongolia team organized the 9th National Renewable Energy Forum with support of the Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, and […]

News • May 23, 2018

GGGI and the Green Climate Fund jointly held a side event during the Innovate4Climate conference in Frankfurt

May 23, Frankfurt, Germany – Mahua Acharya, GGGI’s Assistant Director General and Head of Investment and Policy Solutions Division, moderated a side event entitled, “Public and Private capital: an uncomfortable boundary,” […]

News • May 23, 2018

GGGI Mongolia team receives a “Green passport” from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism

Mr. Romain Brillie, GGGI Country Representative in Mongolia has received a Green passport from H.E. Tserenbat. N, Minister for Environment and Tourism with honor to promote and contribute to the […]

News • May 23, 2018

First National Workshop held on Fiji’s Low Emissions Development Strategy

Suva, May 23 – The Fijian Government, in partnership with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), hosted the first national workshop on Fiji’s Low Emissions Development Strategy (LEDS) in Suva on Wednesday, […]

News • May 22, 2018

Launch of the “Catalyzing the Solar Home Systems (SHS) Market in Uganda’s Secondary Cities” project

May 22, Kampala – The Government of Uganda through the Global Green Growth Institute, received funding of EUR 908,000 from the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to support the Solar […]

News • May 22, 2018

GGGI-Bataan Collaboration on a 50-MW Solar Farm Explored

Bataan, Philippines – May 22, 2018 – Building on its current initiative under the GGGI-National and Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) project on “Mainstreaming Green Growth in Development Planning,” GGGI […]

News • May 18, 2018

GGG Mongolia conducted a meeting on GGGI’s activities in Mongolia with Minister of Environment and Tourism

GGGI’s Mongolia Team met with H.E. Tserenbat.N, the Mongolian Minister of Environment and Tourism (MET) at Minister`s office to update him on the global and Mongolia country programs of the […]

News • May 17, 2018

GGGI and the Government of Senegal held the Technical Validation Workshop on the National Green Growth Strategy

GGGI and the Government of Senegal (GoS), in collaboration with key stakeholders, co-organized on Thursday, May 17, the national workshop on the technical validation of the National Green Growth Strategy, at the […]

News • May 16, 2018

GGGI and Philippines’ DTI Hold Inter-Agency Consultation on Development of DTI Carbon Footprint Calculator

Manila, Philippines — 19 April 2018— The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) conducted an Inter-Agency round table consultation to inform the methodologies […]

News • May 16, 2018

GGGI and the Provincial Government of Palawan, Philippines Take Steps in Greening Dumaran’s “Mangrove Belt”

Palawan, Philippines – May 16, 2018 — The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) together with the Provincial Government of Palawan and the Municipal Government of Dumaran conducted a “Community Needs […]

News • May 16, 2018

Philippines Government released USD 4M in Climate Funds to Local Government Units

Manila, Philippines – On March 28, following the signing of a financial agreement in early March, the Philippines Government granted a total of Php 192 million or roughly USD 4 […]

News • May 16, 2018

Vanuatu Holds Investor Forum for National Green Energy Fund

Two events were held in Port Vila on May 15 and 16 for the National Green Energy Fund (NGEF), a Stakeholder Workshop and an Investor Forum by the NGEF Unit under […]