Kyung-Nam Shin
Senior Advisor
GGGI’s Green Investment Services (GIS) Global Practice supports the organization’s Member and Partner countries in mobilizing green finance needed for meeting their NDCs and green growth targets. As part of these efforts, GGGI has leveraged US$ 2 billion of climate finance for 60 projects during 2015-2020. In 2021, GGGI has mobilized additional US$ 5 billion, totaling over US$ 7 billion of initial investment commitment for climate projects since 2015. The core focus of these efforts work was to bridge the gap between financiers and projects, i.e. the lack of well-designed green projects that meet the risk-reward expectations of investors, and creating National Financing Vehicles (NFVs) with the aim to blend public and private sources of finance, both international and domestic, to expedite the finance flow to address the gap between financiers and projects. An external evaluation of GGGI’s mobilization efforts conducted in 2019 confirmed that the majority of GGGI-initiated projects move forward to financing & implementation.
The first Global Operational Priority in GGGI’s Strategy 2030 is to catalyze and accelerate access to climate finance/green investment and the GIS Global Practice supports the organization’s ambition to mobilize USD 2 billion of green investment commitments annually by 2030. The intention is to scale the mobilization efforts by expanding GGGI’s engagements around green/climate bonds and by greening domestic banks in emerging markets, while developing and deepening partnerships with strategic investors, institutions, and platforms with a deep understanding of, and a long-term commitment to, green growth in developing countries and emerging markets. GIS Global Practice is collaborating with leading organizations in the field — currently leading the partnership with the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility as a knowledge partner and engaging as an observer to the Green & Social Bond Principles of the International Capital Market Association.
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in partnership with the West Africa Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM), and with the financial support of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is pleased to […]
April 14, 2026 Five sustainable finance transactions supported through programs implemented by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) have been recognized six times at the 2026 Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt Awards, highlighting the growing […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
Nuku’alofa, Tonga, 25 March 2026 – Tonga took a decisive step toward strengthening its climate resilience and unlocking international climate finance with the successful opening of a three day Climate Finance Training […]
Nuku’alofa, Tonga, 26-27th March 2026 – The Department of Energy under Tonga’s Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change & Communications (MEIDECC), in collaboration with the Global […]
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 6, 2026 — Cambodia has launched the “Collaborative R&DB Programme for Promoting the Innovation of Climate Technopreneurship,” a regional, investment-driven initiative to help climate technology businesses […]
Lusaka, Zambia, 24 March 2026. The Government of Zambia (GoZ) has officially launched the Climate Finance Unit (CFU), led by the Ministry of Finance and National Planning (MoFNP) in close […]
Suva, Fiji – 26 March 2026, The Ministry of Public Works, Meteorological Services and Transport (MPWMST), in partnership with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), today officially launched the Electric Vehicle […]
(ENGLISH VERSION BELOW) Campeche, México, 25 de marzo de 2026. En un evento encabezado por la gobernadora de Campeche, Layda Sansores, el 20 de marzo de 2026 se lanzó el […]
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 19 March 2026, Cambodia has further advanced its National Investment Framework (NIF) for Haze-Free Sustainable Land Management (HFSLM), convening a second national consultative workshop to refine […]
Honiara, Solomon Islands, 18 March 2026 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in partnership with the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI), successfully convened a national validation workshop for the Solomon Islands Inclusive […]
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 14th March – National Development Bank PLC (NDB) has successfully raised LKR 16.0 billion (USD 51 million) through the issuance of its inaugural Basel III-compliant Tier II Rated Unsecured Subordinated Redeemable […]
Vientiane, Lao PDR, 17 March 2026 – Air pollution has long been a controversial and critical global issue, affecting human health, ecosystems, and economies. Around the world, millions of people […]
The article is available in English. Статья доступна на Русском языке. Kyrgyz Banks receive Green Banking Training under a regional project Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan , March 12, 2026 – Kyrgyz banks […]
Port Vila, Vanuatu, 13 March 2026 – The Government of Vanuatu in conjunction with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) launched the project on “Support to the Acceleration of Sustainable Land Transport in Vanuatu” at the project inception workshop held in Port Vila. Vanuatu is […]
Ciudad de México, 12 de marzo de 2026. En seguimiento a las modificaciones a la Circular Única de Emisoras del 28 de enero de 2025, la Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNBV) presentó el Documento de Apoyo para […]
The article is available in English. Maqola O’zbek tilida mavjud. Статья доступна на Русском языке. Uzbek Banks receive the Second Green Banking Training under a regional project Tashkent, Uzbekistan, March […]
Amman, Jordan – In a collaborative effort with the Ministry of Environment and the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment, GGGI Jordan successfully convened the Second Steering Committee Meeting under […]
Suva, Fiji, 27 February 2026 — Provincial and district government officers from across Fiji came together in Suva, for a landmark workshop on Climate Adaptation Finance and Programming. The 2.5-day […]
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