Phnom Penh, Cambodia – June 28, 2024 – In a significant step forward for green finance in Cambodia, Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ (RGPPSEZ), announced the issuance of KHR 41 billion (approximately USD 10 million) green bond in the first trench which is guaranteed by Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility (CGIF), a trust fund of […]

Dakar, Sénégal, June 27, 2024 –As part of efforts to achieve food security and strengthen farmers’ resilience to the impact of climate change, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Government of Senegal have inaugurated the first of 12 solar-powered irrigation units that will be installed in select sites in Pont Gendarme in St. […]

Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 21 June 2024 – The Cambodia Sustainable Bond Accelerator (CSBA) Program has selected three private-sector bond issuers to receive comprehensive support for their inaugural green, social, and sustainability bond issuances in 2024. These issuances will support projects with significant environmental and social benefits in Cambodia. The program, which is now in […]

Georgetown, Guyana, June 18, 2024 – Guyana’s leading climate adaptation organizations under the Ministry of Agriculture today kicked-off a Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) funded project to support adaptation planning and flood management in Guyana. The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in collaboration with the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) and other key […]

  Press Release – For Immediate Release 19 June 2024 – Kigali, Rwanda The Rwanda Ministry of Environment and Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) have today inaugurated pilot municipal waste valorization facilities at Nduba dumpsite. The facilities consist of critical equipment and infrastructure built as part of a collaborative project titled, Waste to Resources Project: […]

South Tarawa, Kiribati June 14, 2024 – In collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Agricultural Development (MELAD) and the Qatar Fund for Development, the “Climate Smart Agriculture for Kiribati” (KCSA) project proudly celebrated the graduation of 37 agripreneurs from its 3rd and last cohort of the Agribusiness Training Program. The program aims to […]

[Encuentre la versión en español abajo] Bogotá, Colombia, June 2024 – As part of the Supporting Preparedness for Article 6 Cooperation Program (SPAR6C), the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has published the Readiness and Needs Assessment for Article 6 in Colombia. This comprehensive report aims to enhance the country’s ability to participate in international carbon […]

Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, June 7, 2024 –The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) held an official ceremony today for the opening of a country office in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, after the Host Country Agreement was ratified in March 2024. The ceremony took place at the Ministry of Economy and Commerce building and was attended and hosted […]

St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, May 29, 2024 — To address the urgent climate crisis at Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in collaboration with the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, hosted a side event titled “Financial Resilience for Future Prosperity: Empowering Small Island Developing States Against Climate Change” […]

Suva, Fiji, May 27, 2024 – The inception workshop for the Greening the Pacific Financial Systems (GPFS), supported by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), was held by the Association of Development Finance Institutions of the Pacific (ADFIP) on May 27-28 in Fiji. The meeting was hosted by GGGI and chaired by ADFIP chair, Bank […]

Seoul, 23 May 2024- The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) will host two High-level Forums on the sidelines of the upcoming Korea-Africa Summit. The two Forums, set to be held on June 4, will discuss two themes critical to Africa’s growth and resilience: access to green, climate finance and addressing plastic pollution through concerted global […]

Kampala, May 16, 2024 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Ministry of Water and Environment-Climate Change Department (CCD), and Makerere University Business School (MUBS), organized the 3rd Women in Climate Change (WiCC) Conference which aimed to address the urgent need of sustainable financing mechanisms […]

LIMA, PERU, MAY 7, 2024 – COFIDE, the Development Bank of Peru, has reached a significant landmark in its history by issuing its inaugural thematic bond on the international market. Supported by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and bolstered by the market’s confidence in COFIDE’s dedication to sustainable development, the issuance successfully raised US$300 […]

Phnom Penh, 10 May 2024 – After four years of dedicated work promoting sustainable energy practices in the Cambodian garment sector, the EU-Switch Garment project is coming to an end. Today, the EU-Switch Garment project, funded by the EU SWITCH-Asia Grants Programme of the European Union and jointly implemented by the Global Green Growth Institute […]

Phnom Penh, Cambodia -9 May 2024, Collaboration between the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) was formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) presided over by H.E. Peng Ponea, Minister of Public Works and Transport. Building upon MPWT’s commitment to sustainable transport and sanitation sectors, and leveraging […]

Phnom Penh, Cambodia – May 8 2024, The Asia Low Carbon Buildings Transition (ALCBT) project was officially launched today. The project aims to achieve a nationwide transition towards low carbon buildings, contributing significantly to lower energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission reduction in Cambodia’s building sector. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cambodia’s economy experienced a […]

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 Green Growth Institute (GGGI) are co-hosting ‘ASEAN Waste Management Capacity Building Knowledge Sharing’ program. Representatives from all 10 ASEAN member countries, alongside the ASEAN Secretariat, […]