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waste management

News • December 15, 2025

Bappenas and GGGI Initiate Investment Policy in the Recycling Industry, Strengthening the Sustainable Plastic Value Chain

JAKARTA – The Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) are working together to accelerate the development of a sustainable plastic value chain as part […]

News • December 10, 2025

Training Village Leaders to Champion Cleaner, Greener Communities

Across 30 villages in Vientiane Capital and Vientiane Province, village chiefs, unit leaders, Women’s Union representatives, and other local authorities are being equipped to become frontline communicators for the Decentralized […]

News • November 21, 2025

Strategic Networking Session Advances Indonesia’s Circular Plastics Economy

Jakarta, Indonesia, November 21, 2025 – The Networking Session of the Business Matchmaking Program under the Plastics Circular Investment Initiative (PCII) brought together plastic recycling industries, waste management ecosystem stakeholders, funding bodies, and associations […]

News • October 20, 2025

Indonesia Launches Business Matchmaking Program to Direct Investment for Circular Plastic Ecosystem

Jakarta, Indonesia, October 20, 2025 – The Ministry of National Development Planning (PPN)/Bappenas officially launched the Business Matchmaking Program to accelerate the transition of the plastics sector towards a more […]

News • September 30, 2025

Accelerating the Establishment of a Sustainable Plastic Value Chain in Indonesia

JAKARTA, INDONESIA, SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 –The Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI hosted an Interim Workshop to present the preliminary findings of a […]

News • June 13, 2025

GGGI Hosts First-Ever Communication Workshop to Boost Waste Management Efforts in Lao PDR

Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR, June 10, 2025 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), with support from KOICA, hosted its first-ever workshop on social and behavior change communication (SBCC) in […]

News • May 13, 2025

Lao Government and GGGI Review Progress of the $10.5 Million KOICA funded Waste and Wastewater Project

Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR — May 8, 2025 The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) convened the first […]

News • April 25, 2025

Lao Government, GGGI Complete Key ASEAN Waste Management Project in Vang Vieng

Tourism hotspot Vang Vieng is now cleaner and greener following the successful completion of an innovative waste management project. VANG VIENG, LAO PDR -April 25, 2025– The Global Green Growth […]

News • April 4, 2025

GGGI Supports Lao Govt to Reinforce Solid Waste & Sanitation Governance

Vientiane, Lao PDR – April 4, 2025 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in partnership with the Department of Housing and Urban Planning (DHUP), Ministry of Public Works and […]

News • March 19, 2025

Uganda’s Green Leap: New Waste Management Policy Paves the Way for a Sustainable Future

Kampala, Uganda – March 18-19, 2025. The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG), supported the Government of Uganda (GoU) in convening a […]

News • November 29, 2024

Regular Progress Update Meeting on Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment Capacity Building Projects in Lao PDR

Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR, November 29, 2024 – The  Vientiane City Office for Management and Services (VCOMS), Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) and the Global Green Growth Institute […]

News • November 26, 2024

Vientiane Capital Announces Its Green City Vision for 2030

Vientiane , Lao PDR, November 26, 2024 – Vientiane Capital and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) co-hosted a workshop to showcase the city’s Green City Action Plan (GCAP) for […]

News • October 4, 2024

International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction: Reflections on Rwanda’s experience

Globally, food loss and waste (FLW) contribute 8 to 10% of world greenhouse gas emissions, making it a significant source of methane emission and air pollution[1]. In Rwanda, an estimated […]

News • October 2, 2024

GGGI and AfWASA partner to drive capacity building on climate-sanitation nexus

Abidjan, October 1st, 2024 – Today, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the African Water and Sanitation Association (AfWASA) signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on […]

News • August 29, 2024

Government of Lao PDR validates National and Provincial Solid Waste Management Assessment Studies

On August 29th, 2024, in Vientiane, Lao PDR, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) presented the results of their National and Sub-National Solid Waste Management assessments. This project, […]

News • May 17, 2024

Lao PDR Embarks on National Solid Waste Management Assessment to Pave Pathway to Sustainable Future

Vientiane, Lao PDR, May 17,2024 – The Government of Lao PDR through its Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), in cooperation with Global Green Growth Institute Lao PDR (GGGI), […]

News • May 1, 2024

ASEAN and Korea Join Hands for Sustainable Waste Management Solutions Capacities: AKCF, K-eco, NTU, NIGT, and GGGI Lead the way

Seoul, Republic of Korea, April 30 2024 – The ASEAN-Korea Cooperation Fund (AKCF), Korea Environment Corporation (K-eco), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), National Institute of Green Technology (NIGT), and the Global […]

News • March 28, 2024

Ministry of Planning and Investment, GGGI, KOICA Launch $10 Million Waste and Wastewater Management Project

Vientiane, Lao PDR, March 28, 2024 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in collaboration with the Department of Planning (DoP) of Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) of Lao […]

News • December 8, 2023

Empowering Environmental Change – Annual Waste Recycling Bank Workshop 2023 in Lao PDR

Vientiane, Lao PDR, December 8, 2023 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) hosted a transformative event the Annual Waste Recycling Bank Workshop. In a united effort to drive positive […]

News • September 9, 2023

Comprehensive Stakeholder Assessment of the Waste Management Strategies for Mukono Municipality.

Uganda, 19 – 21 July 2023. As a result of fast urbanization and population increase, proper waste management has become a challenge for Mukono. In order to support the municipality, […]