Ingvild Solvang
Director of Program Development, Head of Front Office
Gender and Inclusive Development
Poverty eradication, gender equality and social inclusion are firmly embedded in the rights-based principle of “Leaving No One Behind” of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This commitment is clearly stated in the Paris Climate Agreement, GGGI’s Strategic Framework, and in line with GGGI Members and Partners’ development priorities. It is founded in human rights, but in recognition that Green Growth transformations and ambitious climate action would fall short without a deliberate and ambitious focus on how to simultaneously achieve a more equal and just world where both benefits and costs of green transitions are equitably distributed. Poor countries and communities are least to blame but most affected by the climate crisis. Likewise, women and marginalized groups are disproportionally impacted. It requires strategic policy innovations, and financial and technological solutions to address the structural barriers of poverty and gender inequality. Failing to do so could not only be harmful to marginalized communities, but also undermine efforts to achieve green growth transitions and the goals of the Paris Agreement. Instead, gender equality and poverty eradication are accelerators across all SDGs, and central to having political will and public demand for ambitious green policies and reforms.
The GGGI Gender and Social Inclusion Strategy 2021-2025 lays out pathways for inclusive green growth, ensuring a strong and systematic focus on meaningful participation, equal access to benefits and social safeguard management at all stages of green growth and climate action processes. Co-benefits in the context of GGGI’s work with Members is defined as SDG alignment with attention to human rights, principles for “just transitions” and promotion of peace and stability. Co-benefits are generated across all GGGI’s Programmatic Solutions and in the areas of: Decent, green Jobs Creation and sustainable livelihoods particularly for women, youth and informal sector actors; improved health; access to sustainable services in sectors such as energy, transport, sanitation and waste; and, enhanced resilience and adaptation for communities most vulnerable to climate change.
The COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impacts on increased poverty, gender inequality and declining human development, has further emphasized the importance of a new green and gender-transformative model for development. GGGI is also supporting Members and Partners on green recovery with aim to “build back better”.
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News • May 9, 2026
Nature meets business: GGGI closes TNFD program with 40+ companies in Peru
[Encuentre la versión en español abajo] May 8, 2026, Lima, Peru. – GGGI has completed the Nature Risk Management Program for Businesses: Understanding the TNFD Framework, an initiative that built […]
News • April 20, 2026
GGGI to Champion Global Green Transformation at GX Week and UNFCCC Climate Week 2026 in Yeosu
[Korean language below] Yeosu, Republic of Korea – April 20, 2026 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has launched its high-level engagement at GX Week 2026 (Green Transformation […]
News • April 15, 2026
Ecuador wins Environmental Finance’s 2026 Sustainable Debt Award for Best Social Loan of the Year
[Encuentre la versión en español abajo] Quito, Ecuador, April 14, 2026 – The Government of Ecuador has earned global recognition for a world first: a sovereign loan that simultaneously integrates […]
News • April 15, 2026
Bogotá’s Green Bond wins Environmental Finance’s Sustainable Debt Award 2026 as the best green bond issued by a local authority
[Encuentre la versión en español abajo] Bogotá, D.C., Colombia, April 14, 2026 – The City of Bogotá celebrates the recognition by Environmental Finance with the Green Bond of the Year […]
News • March 25, 2026
How Female Farmers in Kaffa and Konta are Leading the Green Transition in Ethiopia
The Gender, Climate Nexus in Rural Ethiopia In the high-altitude forests of the Southwestern Ethiopia, the impact of climate change is felt first in the kitchen and the hearth. For […]
News • March 18, 2026
Stakeholders Validate Forest Sector Investment Proposals to Support Implementation of Vanuatu’s NDC 3.0
Port Vila, Vanuatu. March 17, 2026 – Forests play a critical role in achieving Vanuatu’s climate and development objectives by contributing to carbon sequestration, enhancing ecosystem resilience, conserving biodiversity, and supporting sustaining livelihoods for […]
News • March 16, 2026
AdaptaCesar Project to Advance Ecosystem Restoration and Inclusive Economic Transition in Cesar
[Encuentre la versión en español abajo] Valledupar, Cesar, March 16, 2026. The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) today launched the Gender-Responsive Ecosystem-Based Adaptation project – AdaptaCesar, an initiative funded by […]
News • March 12, 2026
Anjeshni Narayan: Growing the Future of Sustainable Construction Through Bamboo
For nearly 16 years with Fiji Ministry of Forestry in Fiji, Ms.Anjeshni Narayan has been working to expand knowledge on forest resources and explore sustainable alternatives for the future of construction. Ms.Anjeshni, Senior Research Officer at the Ministry […]
News • March 11, 2026
Empresas, igualdad y sostenibilidad: Nueva guía de la BMV llama a actuar ahora
Ciudad de México, 10 de marzo de 2026. La Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV) presentó la guía Igualdad de Género: Pilar de la Sostenibilidad y Rentabilidad Corporativa. Una guía para […]
News • December 5, 2025
Rwanda Launches ‘IWACU GESI Monitoring Platform’, an AI-driven tool to Strengthen Gender-Responsive and Inclusive Climate Action.
Kigali, Rwanda, December 4, 2025 — The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in partnership with the Government of Rwanda through the Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA), unveiled the IWACU GESI […]
News • November 25, 2025
Empowering Pacific Women in Climate Action
Nadi. Fiji, November 25, 2025 – Women and girls across the Pacific are on the frontlines of the climate crisis, yet their knowledge, needs and leadership remain underrepresented in climate […]
News • November 19, 2025
NATURA Project Leaders Set Strategic Direction to Enhance Vientiane’s Climate Resilience
Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR – November 18, 2025 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) with Department of Housing and Urban Planning under the Ministry of Public Works and Transport […]
News • November 7, 2025
Bogotá Leads Latin America: First City to Issue an International Green Bond with Support from the European Union and GGGI under the Global Green Bond Initiative
[Encuentre la versión en español abajo] Bogotá, Colombia, November 6, 2025 – The Mayorship of Bogotá, through the District Secretariat of Finance, successfully carried out the first international issuance of […]
News • October 8, 2025
Senegal Launches Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund (REEF)
Dakar, October 8, 2025 – Abdou Diouf International Conference Center (CICAD), Diamniadio. The Sovereign Fund for Strategic Investments (FONSIS), in collaboration with the Senegalese Ministry of Energy, Petroleum and Mines […]
News • October 3, 2025
Guyana Engages Stakeholders to Validate Institutional Framework for Strengthening National MRV System
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, October 3, 2025 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in collaboration with the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC), hosted a validation workshop in September on the institutional arrangement […]
News • August 8, 2025
Empowering Women, Inspiring Action and Driving Climate Solutions: 4th Annual Women in Climate Change Conference 2025
Kampala, Uganda, July 24, 2025 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in partnership with the Climate Change Department (CCD) at the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE), Deutsche […]
News • July 10, 2025
Better Governance and More Financing for the Restoration of Agroforestry Landscapes in Western Mexico
(SPANISH VERSION BELOW) Colima, Mexico, July 8, 2025 — The State Governments of Aguascalientes, Colima, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, San Luis Potosí, and Zacatecas, the Food and Agriculture Organization of […]
News • July 5, 2025
Nonkhilek Village’s Visionary Spirit: Youth, Elders, and the Future of Wetland
In our community, there are moments that spark a shared vision, reminding us of the power of coming together. On June 20, 2025, villagers gathered at Nonkhilek Temple for the […]
News • May 30, 2025
Zambia Advances National Strategy for Climate Finance
Zambia Validates National Climate Finance Strategy with support from African Union Commission, Global Affairs Canada, and GGGI Lusaka, Zambia, April 17, 2025–The Ministry of Green Economy and Environment of Zambia […]
News • April 15, 2025
The EU released a comparative study on taxonomies (EU-Mexico), highlighting Mexico’s global contributions.
(Spanish version below) Mexico City, Mexico, April 14, 2025. In an effort to provide greater clarity to investors regarding economic and sustainable activities compatible with taxonomies, the Ministry of Finance […]
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