Kyung-Nam Shin
Senior Advisor
01 Green Investment
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.
Projects
ROA25, KH049, ID064, LA046, PH050, VN028
Collaborative R&DB Programme for Promoting the Innovation of Climate Technopreneurship
GGPI17
Global Green Bond Initiative
News
News • August 12, 2026
Carbon Markets in Ecuador: First Technical Standard for the management of Mitigation Outcomes
[Encuentre la versión en español abajo] Quito, Ecuador, august 2026 – In a key step to strengthen the country’s climate action, the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MAE) issued the […]
News • August 10, 2026
Benin Advances NDC 3.0 Implementation Through Integrated Planning and Bankable Green Project Development
COTONOU, BENIN – 10 August 2026 – The Government of Benin, through the Beninese Council for Sustainable Development (CBDD), convened a two-day strategic workshop from 05-06 August 2026 to strengthen […]
News • August 7, 2026
GGGI & KRC kicked off first technical meeting for a Low-Emission Rice Cultivation Practice Pilot Implementation in Cambodia
Phnom Penh/Seoul, 07 August 2026 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Korea Rural Community Corporation (KRC) convened their first technical meeting to coordinate the implementation of a […]
News • August 7, 2026
PNG Advances Climate-Resilient Water Security Initiative for Vulnerable Communities in New Ireland Province.
Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea, August 4, 2026 – The Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA), in partnership with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Secretariat of […]
News • August 7, 2026
Itaú Colombia and GGGI: taking on the challenge of financing the bioeconomy
[Encuentre la versión en español abajo] Bogota, July 2026. The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and Itaú Colombia held a meeting on sustainable finance and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) […]
News • August 3, 2026
Green Finance Network (GFN) Cambodia Holds Inaugural Meeting to Unlock Investment in Green Buildings
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 31 July 2026 – The Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) convened the inaugural meeting of the Green Finance Network (GFN) Cambodia […]
News • July 31, 2026
Korean Ambassador & GGGI Executive Director Highlight Partnership for Cambodia’s Green Growth
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 30 July 2026 –Mr. Sang-Hyup Kim, Executive Director of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), recently met with H.E. Kim Chang-yong, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea […]
News • July 29, 2026
Cambodia and GGGI endorse the strategic direction of the 2026–2028 Framework to Accelerate Green Investment and Climate Action
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 28 July 2026 — The Ministry of Environment of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) today endorse the strategic direction of the […]
News • July 23, 2026
Department of Works and Highways Leads Inception Meeting for the Trans-national Highway in Morobe Province
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 13 July 2026 – The Department of Works and Highways (DoWH) has convened an Inception Meeting for the proposed Trans-National Highway section between 9-mile in Lae and Bulolo Town Project, […]
News • July 21, 2026
Communities in New Ireland Shape Climate-Resilient Water Security Project Through FPIC Consultations
Kavieng, Papua New Guinea, July 9 2026 – The Government of Papua New Guinea, through the Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA), in partnership with the New Ireland Provincial Administration […]
News • July 17, 2026
Togo: Reinforcing Capacity to Advance the Implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
Kpalimé, Togo – July 9, 2026 –The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Forest Resources, Coastal Protection and Climate Change, convened a three-day capacity-building […]
News • July 17, 2026
Launch and Dissemination of Five (5) Policy Briefs of Uganda’s Natural Capital Accounts
Kampala, Uganda | July 15, 2026. Makerere University, through the Centre of Excellence for Africa Climate-Sensitive Macroeconomic Modelling (CEACM), launched five policy briefs on Uganda’s Natural Capital Accounts to strengthen climate-informed […]
News • July 17, 2026
Empowering the Next Generation of Energy Efficiency Innovators in Viet Nam
Hanoi, Viet Nam, June 30, 2026 – At Hanoi University of Science and Technology, the Department of Innovation, Green Transformation and Industrial Promotion (IGIP) under the Ministry of Industry and […]
News • July 15, 2026
Lao PDR to Launch a Climate Technopreneurship Programme to Promote Green Businesses and Investment
Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR – July 14, 2026 – A new Programme designed to support Lao entrepreneurs in adopting climate solutions, attract investment, and accelerate green economic growth is soon […]
News • July 14, 2026
SFC and GGGI advance sustainable finance and environmental, social, and climate risk management in Colombia
[Encuentre la versión en español abajo] Bogotá, D.C., July 2026. This month, 253 officials from the Financial Superintendence of Colombia (SFC, in spanish) completed the Sustainable Finance and Environmental, Social, and Climate Risk […]
News • July 14, 2026
GGGI and the Ministry of Environment Support BANFONDESA’s Sustainable Bond Impact Report
Dominican Republic, June 2026 — The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of the Dominican Republic, have announced the publication of the Impact and Resource Allocation Report for BANFONDESA’s Sustainable […]
News • July 14, 2026
GGGI and African Union Celebrate Successful Close of Climate Finance Program’s First Phase, Launch Phase 2 to Scale Green Investment Across Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13 July 2026. The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) today marked the successful conclusion of Phase 1 of the Transformative Climate Finance […]
News • July 2, 2026
Climate Finance Awareness and Training Workshop in Benin Strengthens Capacity to Advance Green Finance
Cotonou, Benin | 26 June 2026 The Government of Benin, with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), the Luxembourg Development Cooperation Agency (LuxDev) and the funding of the Grand Duchy […]
News • July 2, 2026
Kiribati Advances Establishment of Kiribati Otabwanin Fund Through Stakeholder Consultations and Workshop Series
Tarawa, Kiribati 23 June 2026 – The Government of Kiribati has successfully completed a series of bilateral consultations, technical workshops and a stakeholder retreat to advance the establishment of the […]
News • July 2, 2026
Côte d’Ivoire Secures USD 50 Million to Strengthen Climate-Resilient Agriculture
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, July 02.2026 Côte d’Ivoire has secured USD 50 million with $40M from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), for the Enhancing Sustainable Land Management and Climate-Resilient Agri-food Systems […]
Reports
Modelling the Green Transition: Macroeconomic and Financial Analysis Tools to Support Countries as They Enhance Climate Action and Accelerate the Green Transition