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News • August 31, 2021

Industrial Energy Audits Engagement Meeting

Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR: On 10th August 2021, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Lao PDR team together with the Department of Industry and Handicraft, Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC) co-hosted the ‘Industrial Energy Audits Engagement Meeting’ at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Vientiane Capital.  The meeting was aimed at introducing a series […]

News • August 30, 2021

5 Facts on Financing Indonesia’s Renewable Energy (RE) Mix Target by 2025

1. The Renewable Energy (RE) mix target by 2025 is 23% Indonesia requires a large budget of up to USD 167 billion to encourage the use of renewable energy by 2050 as well as to support the commitment to achieve the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets by 2030. (Source: Renewable Energy Investment Funding Mechanism Report […]

News • August 30, 2021

SEA Training for Experts in 11 Districts of Papua

In support of the Papua Provincial Forestry and Environment Office, GGGI recently facilitated a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) training for members of the Provincial SEA Validation Team and future SEA experts from local universities on July 5-9, 2021 in Jayapura. The training aimed at increasing the capacities of experts from the Provincial SEA Validation Team, […]

News • August 30, 2021

Robust Engagement from Line Ministries in Developing GCF Project Pipeline in Indonesia

Engagement of national stakeholders, especially relevant technical ministries as the policy maker and implementer for national level strategy and policies, is one of the Green Climate Fund (GCF)’s core strategy. To provide a platform for national ministries to discuss their project priorities and provide input to the national project pipeline for GCF, GGGI together with […]

News • August 30, 2021

Climate Villages Program Virtual Exhibition: Efforts and Commitments at the Grassroot-level

Raising community awareness on mitigation and adaptation at the grassroot-level to tackle various challenges posed by climate change have become all the more significant amidst the COVID-19 pandemic that have been on-going since early 2020. Some regions and grassroot-level communities in Indonesia have even begun such efforts before the pandemic struck, and it’s time for […]

News • August 30, 2021

Training Workshop on Mainstreaming Climate Change in Burkina Faso: National Development Programing for the Strengthening of its MRV Adaptation and Mitigation Actions

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; August 17-19, 2021 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in collaboration with the Permanent Secretariat of the National Council for Sustainable Development (SP/CNDD) organized a training on Mainstreaming Climate Change into National Development Programing specifically through strategies, plans and projects. The beneficiaries were contributors to the development of periodic reports such […]

News • August 30, 2021

Leveraging Climate Finance through Sustainable Livestock in Colombia

Bogotá, Colombia; August 2021 – Within the framework of the Norway-GGGI-Colombia Green Growth Programme Phase II, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Earth Innovation Institute (EII) carried out the webinar “Challenges and financing opportunities for the transformation of the Colombian livestock sector”. This event aimed to present to public and private actors linked […]

News • August 30, 2021

CLIMATE BREAKFAST SESSION: on decryption of the IPCC report

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on Thursday, August 26, 2021, GGGI organized the second breakfast session on the latest IPCC report. This activity is part of the preparation of   COP 26 for civil society organization. The climate breakfast sessions aim to get CSOs, and other stakeholders informed about all activities around the CoP 26. This breakfast was […]

News • August 30, 2021

GGGI Designing Article 6 Policy Approaches (DAPA) Project: GGGI organizes the Steering Committee meetings in Morocco

Rabat, Morocco July 1 and August 5, 2021 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in close collaboration with the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Environment-Department of Energy and Mines, successfully launched Phase 2 of the Designing Article 6 Policy Approaches (DAPA) Project in Morocco. A Steering Committee with representatives from key institutions within the […]

News • August 30, 2021

Rwanda launches new Project “Waste to Resources: Improving Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and Hazardous Waste Management in Rwanda”

24th August, Kigali , Rwanda. The Ministry of Environment, City of Kigali, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Global Green Growth Institute launched the “Waste to Resources” project in the City of Kigali in Rwanda. The project is led by the Ministry of Environment of the Government of Rwanda and funded by the Ministry of Environment, […]

News • August 26, 2021

Tonga takes a step forward into implementing the TERMPlus for a cleaner and more inclusive energy sector.

Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga, Tuesday August 24th, 2021. Her Excellency Tiffany Babington (New Zealand High Commissioner to Tonga), Chief Executive Officer, Paula Ma`u for Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications (MEIDECC), and GGGI´s Country Representative for Tonga, Vanuatu, Fiji and Kiribati, Daniel Muñoz-Smith, launched today their collaboration for the project titled […]

News • August 19, 2021

Climate Finance Access Network Announces 8 Pacific Countries Receiving Dedicated Climate Finance Advisors

The Climate Finance Access Network, coordinated by RMI, will be placing advisors dedicated to unlocking critical finance for climate adaptation and mitigation in eight Pacific nations on the front lines of climate change. New York, NY – August 18, 2021 The Climate Finance Access Network (CFAN), coordinated by RMI and supported by regional and global […]

News • August 19, 2021

Applications Open for the Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative

August 19, 2021 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is now accepting applications for the Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative, aimed to foster the development of green entrepreneurs and businesses in the Eastern Caribbean. The Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative is a 3-year project funded by the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and implemented […]

News • August 19, 2021

Morocco Steering Committee Event for the OWtE program “Organic Waste Energy Recovery Program in Morocco – OWtE”

Rabat, Morocco; August 6, 2021 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in close collaboration with the Ministry of Energy, Mining and Environment-Department of Energy and key stakeholders, organized the 3rd steering committee meeting event for the “Organic Waste Energy Recovery Program in Morocco – OWtE”. The agenda of the meeting was to present an […]

News • August 19, 2021

Electronic Waste Management: A Promising Employment Opportunity for Youth in Uganda

Electronic Waste Management: A Promising Employment Opportunity for Youth in Uganda Photo Credit: Government Citizen Interaction Centre The amount of e-waste being produced – including mobile phones and computers – could rise by as much as Five Hundred percent over the next decade according to the UN. Such rapid growth, it argues, will create intractable […]

News • August 19, 2021

GGGI Uganda Team visits Mukwano Group of Companies

  L-R: George Lobo (Mukwano), Philip Muwanika (GGGI), Dagmar Zwebe (GGGI), Tonny Gadhoke (Mukwano) and Fredrick Barasa (GGGI). On August 4, 2021, the GGGI Uganda team visited the Mukwano Group of Companies factory in Kampala Industrial and Business Park, Namanve. This is a conglomerate based in Uganda, with operations in other East African countries. This […]

News • August 17, 2021

GGGI Jordan’s Participation in the National Climate Change Committee Meeting

Jordan; August 13-14, 2021 –The GGGI Jordan team participated and presented in “The National Climate Change Committee Meeting” organized by the Ministry of Environment (MoEnv) in Partnership with UNDP at Hilton Dead Sea Resort, Jordan on August 13 – 14, 2021. The meeting commenced with opening remarks from H.E. Dr Nabil Masarweh, the Jordan Minister […]