Global Green Growth Week 2021 (GGGWeek2021) Green Recovery, Green Jobs, and NetZero2050 SAVE THE DATE & CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS (CLOSED) Oct. 25 – 27, 2021 (Virtual Conference) GGGWeek2021 is hosted by the Global Green Growth Institute. About GGGWeek2021 GGGWeek2021 will feature high-level panel discussions, keynote speeches, interactive sessions and debates that will highlight examples of solutions […]

SEOUL, Republic of Korea; June 29, 2021 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in partnership with the Australian Embassy to the Republic of Korea, co-hosted a hybrid event to discuss how Australia and other regional partners can support the Republic of Korea’s efforts to transition to green hydrogen. The event brought together experts from […]

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Ethiopia office organized a one-day launching workshop for the project entitled “Promoting Solar Irrigation Pumping System, Mini-grid, and Ecosystems Services for improved Climate-Smart Agriculture in Ethiopia.”  The workshop took place on June 18, 2021, at Pyramid hotel Bishoftu, Ethiopia. GGGI’s program on promoting solar irrigation pumping systems and mini-grids […]

GGGI in collaboration with the Open Society for West Africa – OSIWA launched a capacity building project for non states actors and vulnerable communities on climate change in Ivory Coast & Senegal.  This project aims to increase empowerment of civil society in favor of a strong action for a climate change at national & international […]

Nowadays, a sustainable lifestyle is a trendy way to live. So, to discuss the new lifestyle trend, the Directorate General of Climate Change (Ditjen PPI) of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry with the Indonesian Women’s Association (DWP) held a talkshow in celebration of World Environment Day themed Sustainable Lifestyle: A Modern Lifestyle for a […]

Indonesia’s Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas) together with Waste4Change and supported by the World Resources Institute (WRI) Indonesia and the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (UKFCDO) launched the results of the study of Food Loss and Waste (FLW) study in Indonesia at the FLW Management Strategy Webinar to Support the Circular Economy […]

On Wednesday, June 23, 2021, the GGGI Côte d’Ivoire held a validation workshop on CSO need assessment for training as part of the project: “Empowering Local Non-State Actors and Vulnerable Communities for Climate Action and Resilience in Côte d’Ivoire”. GGGI in partnership with Open Society for West Africa (OSIWA) provide support to strengthen the capacity of […]

25 June 2021, Oriental Mindoro GGGI and KOICA kicked-off on 1 June 2021 the first in a series of capacity development activities on climate-resilient, inclusive, and green agriculture value chain. for agri-cooperatives and local government officials in Oriental Mindoro. The phase 1 onsite pieces of training are scheduled to be held in the municipalities of […]

As Uganda embarks on accelerating its economic development, the Government is taking conscious steps to ensure that growth is socially inclusive and that the protection of the environment is upheld. The Uganda Vision 2040 states that “Ugandans desire a green economy and clean environment where the ecosystem is sustainably managed, and the liveability of the […]

On June 11, 2021, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Ethiopia office convened a half-day inception workshop of the Forest Finance & Investment Incubator (FFII) Ethiopia project at Inter-Bistro Hotel in the capital, Addis Ababa. A total of 39 participants, including high-level government officials, and a range of stakeholder institutions attended the workshop. The FFII […]

The communication and behavior change campain implementing partner EVE developped an awareness raising visit in 3 selected neighbourhoods in the district of Tivaouane. The waste water component including in the waste water plastic waste and electronic electric waste in green secondaries cities through innovative business models for recycling and valorization project funded by the Government […]

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso- From June 14 to 18th, 2021, GGGI in collaboration with General Directorate of Green Economy and Climate Change (DGEVCC) within the Ministry of the Environment, Green Economy and Climate Change (MEEVCC), organized a training workshop on mobile data collection, processing and analysis with KoboToolbox platform and KoboCollect application. This training was held […]

Rabat, Morocco June 16th – As part of GGGI support to the government of Morocco in achieving its ambitious NDC objectives, a virtual meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the project “Climate Action Enchancement Package (CAEP) was held with the participation of key stakeholders from public & private entities and research institutions. The main objective […]

Background: The Republic of Korea is going all-out to transition to a hydrogen-based economy, investing billions of dollars to position itself as a leader in the emerging technology. Korean companies are accelerating their efforts to develop renewable hydrogen capacity as the country makes the shift to carbon neutrality by 2050. Korea has ambitious plans to […]

Seoul, Republic of Korea, June 17, 2021 – Today, GGGI held its Thirteenth Meeting of the Management and Program Sub-Committee (MPSC13) virtually, which was chaired by Mr. Tong-q Lee, Director General of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Scientific Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea. The virtual meeting was attended by MPSC […]

Port Villa, Vanuatu, Wednesday June 16 – The Director General of the Ministry of Climate Change, Ms Esline Garaebiti, the New Zealand High Commissioner to Vanuatu H.E. Jonathan Schwass, and GGGI Country Representative for Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, and Kiribati, Daniel Muñoz-Smith, met this week to announce the development of a strategy that will put Vanuatu […]

Tashkent, Uzbekistan; June 17, 2021– Delegations of the Korea International Cooperation Agency – (led by KOICA Country Director Ms. Sunjin Park) the State Committee for Ecology and Environmental Protection (led by SCEEP Deputy Chairman Mr. Jusipbek Kazbekov) and the Global Green Growth Institute (led by GGGI Country Representative Dr. Aaron Russell), met on June 17, […]

Tarawa, Kiribati, Tuesday June 15th, 2021 – The governments of Kiribati and New Zealand, and development partner the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), today launched the regional Low Emissions Climate Resilient Development (LECRD) program in Kiribati. Under the LECRD project, Kiribati’s Ministry of Environment Lands and Agricultural Development (MELAD) with support from GGGI, will develop a […]

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Wednesday June 16 – Papua New Guinea today launched a new project to develop a National Inclusive Green Finance Policy for the banking sector to boost financial inclusion and guide public and private sector investment towards Low Emission and Climate Resilient Development. Mr. Loi Bakani, Governor of the Bank of […]