Mallé Fofana
Asia Regional Director and Head of Programs
Asia
About
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) serves the role of an enabler and facilitator of Member States’ transition to a low-carbon green economy, providing policy advice and technical support in the development of green growth plans, policies and regulations, mobilization of green investments, implementation of green growth projects, and development of local capacities and knowledge sharing.
15 countries with active operations:
Cambodia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam
2 Partner Countries:
India, Myanmar
Collective Journey
GGGI has been active in Asia since 2012, when it was established as an international organization. The Asia Program now has operations in 15 countries and targets expansion of the Asia Program to 17 countries by the end of 2025. For the last two decades, Asia’s developing countries have demonstrated strong economic growth, striving for higher income and living standards, marking between 5-7% annual growth on average. Despite this, developing countries in Asia face common green growth challenges, including vulnerability to climate disasters, consequences of rapid urbanization, erosion of natural capital, political uncertainty, persistent poverty and a growing income disparity, and gender inequality.
To address the challenges, GGGI has identified Programmatic Solutions 2021-2025 in Asia based on the Global Operational Priorities. The priorities cover catalyzing access to green investments, strengthening policies and institutional capacity to achieve green growth outcomes, creating sustainable natural and urban systems, as well as eradicating poverty and gender inequality in the process. These programmatic solutions are then tailored to the member countries’ national needs and priorities to ensure country ownership. Asia’s Regional strategic priorities are cascaded to the country level through collaborative planning in a Country Planning Framework (CPF). A CPF is a 5-year in-country strategy that identifies national priorities and targets that GGGI can support in its interventions.
Our Results At A Glance
GGGI in Asia’s impacts include:
1. USD $2.25B in climate finance or green growth investment commitments secured
2. 140 Green Growth policies adopted
3. 244,000 people supported with green employment
4. 21,000 people supported with enhanced adaptation to climate change
5. 201M tCO2e GHG emissions reduced from business as usual
Asia Regional Office Address
19F Jeongdong Building, 21-15 Jeongdong-gil
Jung-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea 04518
Resource Partners
Korea International Cooperation Agency
Mitigation Action Facility
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
Korean Ministry of Environment
New Zealand Foreign Affairs & Trade
Global Affairs Canada
ASEAN-Korea Cooperation Fund
Green Climate Fund
US Agency for International Development
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Korean Ministry of Economy & Finance
Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs
European Commission, Delegation to the Philippines
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
French Development Agency
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Latest Projects
ASEAN
Cambodia
Lao PDR
Philippines
Viet Nam
Thailand
Q 1970 - 1970
$7,300,000
01 Green Investment
02 Climate Action
ROA05 / KH37 / PH36 / LA41 / TH13 / VN24
Indonesia
Philippines
Viet Nam
Q 1970 - 1970
$2,170,000
01 Green Investment
ROA012
ASEAN
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Myanmar
Philippines
Thailand
Viet Nam
Q1 2025 - Q1 2025
$19,958,151
03 Climate-Smart Agriculture
06 Circular Economy and Sustainable Waste Management
09 Sustainable Energy
ROA016
Cambodia
Lao PDR
Philippines
Viet Nam
Myanmar
Indonesia
Thailand
Q 1970 - 1970
$830,000
01 Green Investment
02 Climate Action
ROA024
Cambodia
India
Indonesia
Thailand
Viet Nam
Q3 2023 - Q3 2028
$19,300,000
01 Green Investment
02 Climate Action
08 Green Buildings
09 Sustainable Energy
ROA035
Cambodia
India
Indonesia
Thailand
Viet Nam
Q3 2023 - Q3 2028
$19,300,000
01 Green Investment
02 Climate Action
08 Green Buildings
09 Sustainable Energy
ROA035