Overall Objective
GGGI’s objective in Cambodia is to support green city planning by raising awareness of green growth concepts and instruments as well as to assist in the development of bankable green city projects that result in climate change resilience and improved livelihoods for Cambodia’s urban poor.
Strategic Outcome Targets
GHG Reductions | Target Setting in Progress |
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Green Jobs | Target Setting in Progress |
Sustainable Services | Target Setting in Progress |
Air Quality | Target Setting in Progress |
Ecosystem Services | Target Setting in Progress |
Enhanced Adaptation to Climate Change | Target Setting in Progress |
Themes
Contact
Resource Partner
GGGI Core Funding
Australia (AVI program)
Green Climate Fund (GCF)
The World Bank
The European Union (EU)
Implementation Partner
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Global Environmental Institute (GEI)
BORDA
H&M
Coca Cola
People in Need
Planete, Enfants & Developpement
Geres
Garment Manufacturing Association in Cambodia(GMAC)
Government Counterpart
Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF)
National Council for Sustainable Development
Ministry of Interior
Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation
Municipalities of Phnom Penh, Kep, Sihanoukville, Suong, Bavet, Battambang, Siem Reap and Kampong Cham
Context
Cambodia’s impressive economic growth over the past decade has resulted in significant population growth, particularly in urban centers. Enhancing major cities’ infrastructure is one of the top priorities for the RGC as indicated in its Rectangular Strategy and National Strategic Development Plan 2014-2018. Cambodia’s urban population accounts for around 21% of the total population of 15 million – compared to 16% in 1990. The urban sector accounts for around half of Cambodia’s GNI, and urban development is contributing to job creation and poverty reduction.
Since 2015, GGGI’s work in Cambodia is centered around the Green Urban Development Program, which responds to the emerging urbanization challenge. The objective of the program is to support green city planning by diffusing green growth concept and instruments as well as to assist in the development of bankable green city projects that result in climate change resilience and improved livelihoods for Cambodia’s urban poor.
News
News • January 18, 2021
GGGI discuss RE100 climate targets in the Cambodian garment industry with H&M and Adidas
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA, JANUARY 14, 2021 – Ms. Karolien Caser-Diez, GGGI Cambodia’s Country Representative, took part in a European Chamber of Commerce Cambodia Breakfast Talk on “How can European Brands Meet Other Global Climate Goals in Cambodia?”. The event brought together development partners working in the field of sustainable energy alongside representatives from Adidas and the H&M Group, a member of RE100. Representing Switch Garment, an […]
News • December 3, 2020
Decentralization to tackle urban waste: the case of Battambang
Battambang, like many other cities in Cambodia, faces numerous waste management challenges. Uncontrolled disposal, a lack of waste separation, and recycling all pose public health and environmental issues for the city. Issued in 2015, Sub-Decree 113 on the Management of Urban Garbage and Solid Waste aims to decentralize waste management and establish roles and responsibilities […]
News • September 25, 2020
Kick-off event launches the EU-funded project “Switch Garment: Promotion of Sustainable Energy Practices in the Garment Sector in Cambodia”
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia; September 11, 2020 – Today, a kick-off event was held for the launch of the EU-funded project “Promotion of Sustainable Energy Practices in the Garment Sector in Cambodia”, or Switch Garment, at the headquarters of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC). The project, which is funded by the EU SWITCH-Asia Grants […]
News • August 5, 2020
GGGI President and Chair, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Meets with Cambodian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, H.E Long Dimanche
SEOUL, Republic of Korea, July 30, 2020 – The Cambodian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, H.E Long Dimanche, officially held a meeting with the President and Chair of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Mr. Ban Ki-moon, to present a letter from the Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Hun Sen, regarding integrating green growth into […]
News • June 17, 2020
Greenpreneurs’ take on Battambang’s waste
Greenpreneurs is a global business accelerating program run by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Student Energy, and Youth Climate Lab. The program supports entrepreneurs and start-up businesses to develop their green growth ideas into viable business plans. In Cambodia, GGGI has extended the program to waste recycling businesses and green service providers in Battambang […]
News • June 12, 2020
EU Funds Two New Projects to Boost a Green Economic Recovery
Phnom Penh, Cambodia: As Cambodia continues to harness clean energy potential around the country, the European Union has signed two project agreements worth EUR 5.3 Million to promote sustainable consumption and production of energy sources and to put local SMEs on a track of a green recovery in Cambodia. Funded by the European Union, the […]
News • March 2, 2020
GGGI Supported a Study Tour to the UK on Solid Waste Management
LONDON, The United Kingdom, February 17, 2020 – The GGGI Cambodia team and the Waste & Resources Action Program (WRAP), supported the British Embassy in Phnom Penh, organized a study trip to the United Kingdom (UK) to learn about the UK’s waste management systems and technologies. Entrants in the study trip included eight Cambodian provincial […]
News • December 9, 2019
The GGGI Cambodia team and Coca Cola Cambodia Join Hands to Scale Up Plastic Recycling in Battambang City
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, December 9, 2019 – Ms. Karolien Casaer-Diez, GGGI Cambodia’s Country Representative and Mr. Sophea Ros, country legal and PAC director of Cambodia Beverage Company Ltd Coca Cola, signed an agreement on increasing plastic recycling in Battambang city. GGGI worked with the municipality of Battambang and the National Council for Sustainable Development in […]
News • December 5, 2019
GGGI and the Beijing Based Global Environmental Institute Run Sustainable City Training Program in Kampong Cham
Kampong Cham, Cambodia, December 3-5, 2019 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Cambodia team, together with the National Council for Sustainable Development (NCSD) and the Beijing based Global Environmental Institute (GEI), organized a training workshop on sustainable city development. Thirty government officials from the newly established government working group on sustainable cities participated in […]
News • December 4, 2019
High-Level Meeting on Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) Investment in Phnom Penh
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia-November 27, 2019 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Cambodia, together with the Ministry of Environment (MoE) and the National Council for Sustainable Development (NCSD), hosted a high-level meeting on the project “Refuse Derived Fuel Investment”. During the event, GGGI introduced the project and presented the findings of the pre-feasibility study in […]
News • November 25, 2019
GGGI Partners with H&M in Cambodia to Promote Sustainable Garment Manufacturing
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, November 21, 2019 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Cambodia Team signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on “Cambodia Textile Sector Energy Efficiency Project Development” with apparel retail giant, PULS Trading Far East Limited (H&M), to promote energy efficient production processes among H&M’s Cambodian suppliers. The agreement was signed by GGGI […]
News • November 7, 2019
De-risking Energy Efficiency Investment in Cambodia through the ESCO Approach
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA – November 5, 2019, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Handicraft, co-hosted the “De-risking Energy Efficiency Investments: the ESCO Approach” workshop in Phnom Penh. The workshop is one of the many events taking places around the city as part of Clean Energy Week 2019, […]
News • October 10, 2019
The NCSD and GGGI promote electric motorbikes in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA – September 2019 – The National Council for Sustainable Development (NCSD) recently obtained funding for a “Readiness and Preparatory Support Project” from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) aiming to promote green mobility through electric vehicles. The project will be executed with the support of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) as a […]
News • September 9, 2019
“Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development” GGGI’s Greenpreneurs program in discussion with Dr. Linda J. Cox
September 4, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – The Global Green Growth Institute Cambodia, in collaboration with the U.S Embassy in Phnom Penh and Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI), organized a knowledge sharing session on “Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development” with Dr. Linda J. Cox, Community Economic Development Specialist from the University of Hawaii. Under GGGI Cambodia’s “Greenpreneur” […]
News • June 28, 2019
Cambodia Launches Sustainable City Plan for Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh, Cambodia June 27th, 2019 –The Phnom Penh Capital Administration, in close collaboration with the National Council for Sustainable Development (NCSD) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), launched the Phnom Penh Sustainable City Plan 2018-2030 at a major event attended by more than 150 policymakers, government officials, embassies, development partners, non-governmental organizations and […]
News • June 12, 2019
15 shortlisted participants of the Greenpreneurs 2019 program to take part in a global competition
June 12, Seoul, Republic of Korea – Out of more than 200 participants, 15 were shortlisted from GGGI’s Member countries and countries where GGGI has operations, including Cambodia, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Jordan, Morocco, Nepal, the Philippines, Rwanda, Uganda, the UAE, and Vanuatu. This year, GGGI is pleased to have a variety of project ideas designed […]
News • April 29, 2019
UNIDO and GGGI Collaborate to Improve Waste Recycling in Cambodia
Phnom Penh, April 29, 2019 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) signed a technical cooperation agreement to jointly improve waste recycling in Battambang. Under the agreement, the two organizations will join forces to reduce the open burning activities and develop waste recycling in Battambang. The partners […]
News • January 10, 2019
Cambodia adopts wastewater system guideline developed with GGGI and GIZ
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 10 January 2019. A “Guideline on Wastewater System Operation and Maintenance” was formally launched before more than 300 civil servants participating in the annual conference of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT). The guideline, jointly developed by GGGI, GIZ and MPWT, offers detailed technical information on topics such as […]
News • August 17, 2018
[Khmer Times] A helping hand in GREEN GROWTH
To help the Cambodian government create more environmentally sustainable policies and acts that wouldn’t hinder the economic progress of the country, the Global Green Growth Institute has established a solid presence in the Kingdom. GGGI, as it is known, is an international inter-governmental organisation based in Seoul, Republic of Korea. It counts 28 members from […]
News • August 16, 2018
Cambodia-Indonesia Green City Knowledge Sharing in Surabaya, 14-15 August 2018
GGGI Indonesia and Cambodia Country Offices collaborated in organizing a Knowledge Sharing activity between the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) and Surabaya City Government on 14 and 15 August 2018. The activity centered on learning about Surabaya City’s experience in implementing green urban projects. On the first day, Tri Rismaharini, the Mayor of Surabaya, welcomed […]
Projects
KH22
Thematic Areas
Countries
KH22 Generating Revenue for Financially Sustainable Sanitation and Waste Management in Kep
Start Date | Q4 20201001 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 155,887 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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KH16
Thematic Areas
Countries
KH16 Promotion of electric motorbike adoption for a sustainable transport sector
Start Date | Q4 20201001 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 112,265 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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KH08
Thematic Areas
Countries
KH08 Switch Garment: Promotion of Sustainable Energy Practices in the Garment Sector in Cambodia
Start Date | Q2 20200513 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 2,193,110 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
KH05 Green growth governance – Solid waste
Start Date | Q1 20190101 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 129,490 |
Status | Complete |
Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
KH09 Waste to Energy in Phnom Penh
Start Date | Q3 20190603 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 359,890 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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KH11
Thematic Areas
Countries
KH11 Promoting Green Mobility through Electric Motorcycles in Cambodia
Start Date | Q3 20190919 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 8,940 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
KH12 Green City Capacity Development
Start Date | Q3 20190601 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 86,668 |
Status | Complete |
Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Green Growth Policy Alignment and Investment Prioritization Within Cambodia’s National Development Plan in the period 2019-2023
Start Date | Q1 2017 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 1,485,000 |
Status | Complete |
Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Cambodia Green Urban Development Program
Start Date | Q1 2017 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 1,637,000 |
Status | Complete |
Thematic Area |
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