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News • November 30, 2018

ISO 50001:2011 training conducted for 15 Uganda Energy Auditors

In a bid to promote Energy Efficiency, GGGI supported the Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) with funds to organize ISO 50001:2011 International Register […]

News • November 30, 2018

Burkina Faso and GGGI sign Host Country Agreement

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – November 30, 2018 – The Government of Burkina Faso and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) today signed the Host Country Agreement between the two parties. […]

News • November 30, 2018

Africa Green Growth Forum 2018, Kigali Rwanda

The Africa Green Growth Forum, held in Kigali, Rwanda on November 26-30, was a combination of discussions with field tours to share best practice, mobilize resources and foster investment and […]

News • November 29, 2018

Senegal GGGWeek 2018 – Training Workshop on Readiness on Implementing NDC

November 28-29, Dakar – The national capacity development workshop on the NDC revisions in 2020 for the energy sector convened representatives from various sectors, as well as experts from international […]

News • November 29, 2018

Senegal GGGWeek 2018 – High-level Panel on green buildings and innovations for green cities development. Friday November 29th, 2018

On November 29, as part of the Global Green Growth Week, the GGGI Senegal team organized a High-Level Panel on Green Buildings for Green Cities. That was chaired by the […]

News • November 29, 2018

The Global Green Growth Institute and UN-Habitat sign a global Memorandum of Understanding on sustainable urban development

Kigali, 29 November 2018 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)  signed a Memorandum of Understanding that aims to promote cooperation between […]

News • November 29, 2018

Senegal GGGWeek 2018: Unlocking Green Growth Potential In Senegal

Dakar, Senegal – November 29 – The official closing ceremony of Senegal’s GGGWeek 2018, was chaired by Mr. Amadou Lamine Guisse, Secretary General of the Ministry of the Environment and […]

News • November 28, 2018

Senegal GGGWeek 2018: Second biannual Green Cities Technical Committee meeting

November 28, 2018 – The second biannual meeting of the Green Cities Technical Committee was held at the Directorate General of Urban Planning and Architecture As part of the Global […]

News • November 27, 2018

GGGI, MONRE to promote green growth projects in Thailand’s food industry, SMEs

Bangkok, November 27, 2018 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) joined force with the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), the Ministry of Natural Resources […]

News • November 27, 2018

GGGI Trains 25 policy Analysts on Regulatory Best Practices (RBP) Training for Green Growth Policies Development

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has been supporting the Government of Uganda to mainstream Green Growth principles into the development of policies and strategies. So far, GGGI has supported […]

News • November 27, 2018

GGGI joins the Coalition for Urban Transitions to accelerate the transition to green growth in Mexican Cities

Mexico City, November 27, 2018—The Mexico office of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) joined the World Resources Institute Mexico (WRI Mexico), C40, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin […]

News • November 27, 2018

Senegal GGGWeek 2018: High Level Political Dialogue on Challenges and Opportunities

November 27, 2018 – Political validation of the national Green Growth Strategy and Road Map. The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Government of Senegal are organizing the National […]

News • November 27, 2018

Indonesia South-South Study Visit to Shenzhen, China

GGGI Indonesia teamed up with GGGI China in support of the Ministry of National Development Planning of the Republic of Indonesia (Bappenas) to explore best practices on green growth. Bappenas […]

News • November 26, 2018

Senegal GGGWeek 2018: Launch of Least Developed Countries Universities Consortium on Climate Change

November 26, 2018 – The Official launch of Least Developed Countries Universities Consortium on Climate Change (LUCCC) with the Secretary General of Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Senegal […]

News • November 26, 2018

Senegal GGGWeek 2018: Training workshop on environmental economics

November 26, 2018 – The training workshop on the concept, policies and integration of environmental economics in training curricula.  This training workshop, part of GGGI’s first National Green Growth Week in […]

News • November 24, 2018

GGGI participates in Africities Summit 2018

Marrakech, Morocco, November 24 – Representatives of the GGGI Morocco team participated in the 8th Africities Summit, organized by United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) in collaboration […]

News • November 23, 2018

Visit by Mr. Magosaki, Director, Climate Change Division of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Japan

On November 23, 2018, Keeyong Chung, Director of Governance, Office of Director-General, met with Mr. Kaoru Magosaki, Director, Climate Change Division from Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Japan, to discuss […]

News • November 21, 2018

Training on Green Growth Performance Measurement (GGPM) sponsored by GGGI and World Bank in Vang Vieng, Laos PDR

Vang Vieng, Lao PDR, November 19-21 – The GGGI Lao PDR team in partnership with the National Institute for Economic Research (NIER) and the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) held […]

News • November 20, 2018

East Kalimantan Upscales FMU Capacity

East Kalimantan is upscaling the capacity of Forest Management Units (FMU). The East Kalimantan Forestry Office as the leading institution through the newly inaugurated FMU Centre in collaboration with development […]

News • November 18, 2018

GGGI Budapest Office to Strengthen European Presence

November 18, Budapest, Hungary – An Agreement to host a Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Office in Budapest, Hungary was concluded on October 31, 2018 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. […]