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News • May 31, 2021

Civil Society and Business Event – Implementation and action toward carbon neutrality: Roles of businesses, civil society, and governments

Date: May 26, 2021 (Wednesday) Time: Session 1: 10:30 ~ 11:45, Session 2: 13:00 ~ 15:00 KST Location: Westin Chosun hotel Grand Ballroom / Hybrid (Online and In-person) Click here to RSVP Click here to download the full event program OBJECTIVE: The COVID-19 pandemic overshadowed nearly everything in 2020, but at least one more big- […]

News • May 25, 2021

International cooperation to facilitate the adoption of E-Mobility for the Sustainable Development in GGGI Members

Date: May 28, 2021 (Friday) Time: 21:00 – 22:40 (KST) Location: GGGI HQ 3FL & virtual / Hybrid (Online and In-person) Click here to RSVP  Livestream link: GGGI Media YouTube  Click here to download the full event program OBJECTIVE: On May 28th 2021, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is organizing a joint event with the […]

News • May 25, 2021

Civil Society and Business Event – Implementation and action toward carbon neutrality

Date: May 26, 2021 (Wednesday) Time: Session 1: 10:30 ~ 11:45, Session 2: 13:00 ~ 15:00 KST Location: Westin Chosun hotel Grand Ballroom / Hybrid (Online and In-person) Click here to RSVP Click here to download the full event program OBJECTIVE: The COVID-19 pandemic overshadowed nearly everything in 2020, but at least one more big- […]

News • May 22, 2021

New Norms for the Containment of Fecal Sludge : Enhancing Sanitation in Senegal

Less than 20% of Senegal’s population is connected to a sewer system. This means that the vast majority of fecal sludge is collected and contained on site, mainly in poorly constructed septic tanks. These tanks are leaky and prone to collapse, risking the spread of fecal matter into drinking water sources and the transmission of […]

News • May 22, 2021

Environmental journalists network trained on GGGI contribution in the Senegal NDC

A network of environmental journalists were invited by GGGI in collaboration with the ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development for a training workshop related to the Senegal Nationally Determined Contribution. AS a part of the roadmap for the NDC implemention program under Paris agreement  carried out by the Direction of the Environment, the seminar emphasised […]

News • May 20, 2021

Province of Bataan and GGGI Joining Forces to Introduce Electric Public Utility Vehicles

20 May 2021, Bataan, Philippines The Provincial Government of Bataan (PGB) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) held on Monday a virtual kick-off consultation on a new partnership project to mainstream electric vehicles (EVs) into the public transportation sector in the province. Building on earlier successful collaborations, PGB invited GGGI to assess the feasibility […]

News • May 17, 2021

Greening Uganda’s Urbanization and Industrialization Project Brochure Supported by the EU

The project aims to promote sustainable development and inclusive Green Growth in Uganda by focusing on green city development, green industrialization, efficient waste management and Green Growth Integration into planning and budgeting. This is to ensure Uganda is achieving maximum benefits from a Green Growth pathway. The project impact objective is: “Uganda achieves strong, inclusive […]

News • May 17, 2021

Green Bonds Peaked Vietnamese Investment Community’s Interest

On March 26, 2021, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Viet Nam and Vietnam Community of Investment Professionals (A CFA Society in formation) co-organized the webinar “Green Bonds – The fast-emerging market” to share international practices on Green Bond and insights into the Vietnamese market. Mr. Vinh Vo, CFA – Chairman of Vietnam Community of Investment […]

News • May 17, 2021

First Meeting of Community of Practice for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion on Climate Change

On April 26, 2021, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Ethiopia Office and SouthSouthNorth (SSN) in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and Environment Forest and Climate Change Commission (EFCCC) of Ethiopia organized the first meeting of the Community of Practice (CoP) Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) on Climate Change in Bishoftu, Ethiopia. […]

News • May 17, 2021

Newly Elected City Leaders of Gulu, Arua, Jinja, Mbarara and Soroti inducted on Greening of Cities and Industries

Uganda is currently experiencing rapid urbanization estimated at 20% and by 2050 will be among the most urbanized countries in Africa (GoU, 2017). In Uganda, urbanization has been looked at as a prerequisite for the country to achieve upper- middle income status as part of achieving vision 2040.  Despite the benefits being experienced from the […]

News • May 17, 2021

KICK-OFF WORKSHOP ON MAINSTREAMING GREEN GROWTH IN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IN COTE D’IVOIRE

On May, 6th, the Global Green Growth Institute and the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), organized the kick-off workshop on mainstreaming green growth in development projects and programs in Côte d’Ivoire. The objective of this workshop was to officially launch the GGGI’s technical support, and more specifically to Inform participants on activities and objectives; […]

News • May 16, 2021

E Co. Institute: Delivering GCF Concept Note Training In Rwanda

Kigali, Rwanda ,16th May , 2021 What is the Green Climate Fund looking for when it comes to designing project concept notes? Over the last six weeks, E Co. has delivered training to participants in Rwanda with the aim of answering this question, including local government, NGOs, and private sector actors. The training was delivered […]

News • May 13, 2021

Agribusiness, Philippine government, and international organizations team up to support micro-enterprises in Oriental Mindoro

Agribusiness in the Philippines joins the global public-partnership coalition in providing technical assistance and mentorship to farmer-based micro-enterprises in Oriental Mindoro. The companies specialized in processing banana, calamansi, coconuts, and seaweeds commodities, facilitated by the Philippines Business for Social Progress (PBSP) gathered together to join the Private Sector Advisory Group (PSAG) of the multi-year project […]

News • May 13, 2021

GGGI and KOICA to ensure M&E for impactful delivery despite the pandemic in the Philippines

In April 2021, GGGI participated in a series of preliminary monitoring and evaluation meetings with donor partners namely the Embassy of Republic of Korea in the Philippines and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), on the project Climate Resilient and Inclusive Green Growth for Poor Rural Communities: Accelerating Implementation in the Agriculture Value Chain in […]

News • May 7, 2021

Trái phiếu xanh thu hút sự quan tâm của giới đầu tư Việt

Ngày 26 tháng 3 năm 2021, Viện Tăng trưởng Xanh Toàn cầu (GGGI) Việt Nam và Cộng đồng Chuyên gia Đầu tư tại Việt Nam (cộng đồng các thành viên Viện CFA) đã đồng tổ chức hội thảo trực tuyến “Trái phiếu xanh – Thị trường tăng trưởng nhanh” để chia sẻ các thông lệ […]

News • May 6, 2021

Fiji Ministry of Economy hosts GCF Pacific Accredited Entities Roundtable

On 20th April 2021, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) supported the Fiji Ministry of Economy to host a Pacific GCF Accredited Entities Roundtable which had a hybrid in-person and virtual format with two panels consisting of ten speakers from around the Pacific as well as dedicated time for questions and answers. The Fiji Ministry […]

News • May 5, 2021

GGGI launched the Sanitation and Climate Change: Assessing Resilience and Emissions (SCARE) Project

Four (04) countries in Africa and Asia, including Senegal, are embedded in a research project on Sanitation and Climate Change: Assessing Resilience and Emissions (SCARE). The project is coordinated in Senegal by GGGI with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and a consortium of research institutions worldwide (Universities of Bristol, Leeds, University […]

News • May 4, 2021

Accelerating the Green Energy Transition – Australian and Korean Finance Institutions Participate in Round Table Discussion hosted by AustCham Korea and GGGI

  On Tuesday, May 4, 2021, the Australian Chamber of Commerce (AustCham) in Korea and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) co-hosted a special round table on green finance initiatives at the GGGI Seoul headquarters to share the experience of Australian financial institutions to support the delivery of net-zero emissions, climate action and the realization […]

News • May 4, 2021

Validation of the Green Growth Strategic assessment report of the Economic and Social National Plan 2.0 (NDP)

Ouagadougou, April 27th, 2021, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Government of Burkina Faso organized National workshop to validate the Green Growth Strategic assessment of the Economic and Social National Plan 2.0 and present the climate finance potential contribution to its implementation. The opening ceremony was chaired by Simeon Sawadogo (Ministry of Environment, Green […]

News • May 4, 2021

Green and Resilient Recovery Brochure

In partnership with Members and peers, GGGI has developed a flexible model and service offering to stimulate Green and Resilient Recovery based on international best practices and insights.   Click here to download WEB version. Click here to download PRINT version.