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, […]