Overall Objective
GGGI’s objective in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is to support the ongoing effort of the Government in integrated planning for inclusive and climate-resilient green growth (CRGG) and in successful project implementation through mobilizing climate finance and green investments. This involves collaborating with all stakeholders towards the delivery of PNG’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), SDG Roadmap of 30 Action by 2030, and PNG’s ambition to be net-zero emissions in 2050. Our key focus areas are renewable energy, climate-smart agriculture, green cities, and greenpreneurs. Our key counterpart in the PNG government is Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA).
Strategic Outcome Targets
| GHG Reductions | In Progress |
|---|---|
| Green Jobs | In Progress |
| Sustainable Services | In Progress |
| Ecosystem Services and Enhanced Adaptation to Climate Change | In Progress |
Themes
Contact
Resource Partner
Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Government Counterpart
Climate Change and Development Authority
Department of National Planning and Monitoring
Department of Provincial and Local Government Affairs
Context
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is the largest Small Island Developing State (SIDS) in the Pacific region and is vulnerable to climate change impacts, including sea-level rise, coral bleaching, and natural disasters.
PNG has embraced a shift towards inclusive economic growth through sustainable development. The Government of PNG (GoPNG) aims to be ranked among the top 50 countries on the UN Human Development Index (HDI) by 2050. PNG’s primary development strategies – the PNG Vision 2050, the Development Strategic Plan (DSP) 2010-2030, and the National Strategy for Responsible Sustainable Development (StaRS) – lay out the path to achieving this. However, sustainable and inclusive development is threatened by the impacts of climate change: 85 percent of PNG’s labor force rely on subsistence agriculture for their livelihoods and are vulnerable to changing climatic conditions.
Under the DSP, PNG has committed to securing access to reliable, affordable, and modern clean energy sources for over 70 percent of households and all businesses by 2030. In 2016, nearly 23 percent of the population had access to electricity, and although 73 percent of urban households and 15 percent of rural households had access, electricity is still often unreliable. Today, PNG’s electricity generation includes 40 percent hydropower and 38 percent diesel, but there are strong possibilities to expand geothermal and, in particular, solar energy. While PNG is committed to pursuing renewable energy as a way to achieve inclusive green growth, this will require continued collaboration with key stakeholders and the private sector to restructure the energy sector.
GGGI’s program in PNG is designed to strengthen the country’s capacity to address climate resilience and low-carbon development. GGGI will support mainstreaming green growth into national and provincial processes and planning, developing capacity and skills for the development of viable projects in key economic sectors, and identifying and mobilizing finance to flow to targeted projects and activities.
GGGI will continue its support to the Government of PNG in its economic transformation towards an inclusive and resilient green growth model through the 2020 enhanced National Determined Contributions (NDC).
News
News • April 13, 2021
The NDC Hub launches 10-year Strategy for Climate Action in the Pacific
Suva, Fiji – Chair of the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), and Fijian Prime Minister, Hon. Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, officially launched the Strategy 2030 of the Regional Pacific NDC Hub on April 8, 2021. This long-term Strategy is the blueprint for Pacific climate action through its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and is a product […]
News • March 22, 2021
Papua New Guinea: Climate-Resilient Green Growth Project enters its third year
On February 12, 2021, the Project Management Committee (PMC) of the Climate-Resilient and Green Growth (CRGG) Project endorsed the 2020 progress and outcome report presented by the GGGI team in PNG. They also endorsed the 2021 activity plan for Monitoring, Evaluating, Reporting, and Improving (MERI). The PMC also discussed and provisionally approved the overall 2021 […]
News • January 29, 2021
GGGI and CCDA bring national agencies and 7 Provincial Governments to discuss the progress made on Climate-Resilient Green Growth activities in Papua New Guinea
January 26, 2020; Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea – GGGI Papua New Guinea’s team and the Climate Change & Development Authority (CCDA) held their annual reflection workshop for the Climate Resilient Green Growth Project (CRGG) with key project stakeholders on January 26 in Port Moresby. The purpose of the workshop was to present the CRGG […]
News • December 3, 2020
Papua New Guinea validates its enhanced NDC
Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Enhanced 2020 National Determined Contributions (NDC) was presented to stakeholders during the validation workshop held at the Lamana Hotel on Friday 27th November. The validation workshop was coordinated through the Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) with support from the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and NDC Partnership. High-level delegations from […]
News • November 20, 2020
Regional Validation Workshop on Renewable Energy & Green Economy Capacity Building in Melanesia
On Thursday 12th November 2020, Her Excellency Ms. Cho Shin-Hee, the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Fiji, opened the Regional Validation Workshop for the Capacity Building to Strengthen Sustainable Implementation of Renewable Energy Technologies for Rural Energy Access, a Regional Project targeting Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. The project is […]
News • November 11, 2020
Climate Resilient Green Growth: Productive discussions held in Enga, Chimbu and Eastern Highland provinces of Papua New Guinea
Highlands Region of Papua New Guinea, October 25-30 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) together with PNG’s Climate Change Development Authority (CCDA) concluded a week-long mission covering Enga, Chimbu, and Eastern Highlands provinces to discuss climate resilient and green growth activities in the three provinces. The two teams led by GGGI Country Representative Dr. Achala […]
News • October 21, 2020
Climate Change and Development Authority, Australia and Global Green Growth Institute cap off Climate Resilient Green Growth assessment consultations with New Ireland Province
New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, October 8, 2020 – The New Ireland Provincial Administration, Papua New Guinea’s Climate Change & Development Authority (CCDA), and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) held a consultation with provincial stakeholders on assessing climate resilience and green growth potential of the island province. Guided by its partnership with the […]
News • October 2, 2020
Milne Bay Province joins forces with CSIRO, TNC, GGGI and CCDA to conduct the CRGG Assessment Consultation Workshop
Alotau, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, October 2, 2020. The Milne Bay Provincial Administration, Papua New Guinea’s Climate Change & Development Authority (CCDA), the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) held a consultation with provincial stakeholders with an aspiration to creating a climate-resilient […]
News • September 14, 2020
GGGI holds first ever hybrid CRGG Stakeholders Consultation Workshops for the Enga Province of Papua New Guinea
Wabag, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, 1-2 September 2020, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) delivered its Climate Resilient Green Growth (CRGG) assessment and consultation workshop on the provincial CRGG priorities under the guidance and leadership of the Enga Provincial Administration. With an aspiration to creating a climate-resilient and green growth pathway for its environment, people, […]
News • September 8, 2020
Launch of Papua New Guinea’s Green Climate Fund Country Programme and No Objection Procedure Guidelines
Port Moresby 20th August 2020, GGGI and CCDA organized a special event to celebrate the official completion of PNG’s first GCF readiness and preparatory support project and launching the GCF Country Programme and the No Objection Procedure. The celebratory launch was opened by Mr. Ruel Yamuna, Managing Director of Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA). […]
News • June 23, 2020
Climate, COVID-19, and the Collaboration We Need
On Friday, June 19, the GGGI Country Representative for Papua New Guinea, Achala Abeysinghe, participated as a panelist in the Climate, COVID-19, and the Collaboration We Need webinar hosted by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD). The event brought together international think tanks […]
News • June 2, 2020
Three Successful GCF Webinars Held in Papua New Guinea
As part of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) first Readiness and Preparatory Support Project under the Green Climate Fund (GCF), GGGI organized a series of consultative webinars and training under the leadership and guidance of the Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA). The three webinars focused on: Gender Mainstreaming Guideline for Climate Change Projects in PNG […]
News • March 26, 2020
New Ireland Province – first island province in Papua New Guinea signs up for the Green Growth & Climate Resilient Project
On March 13, the New Ireland Provincial Government signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding with the Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) to promote programs, projects, and other joint activities in support of the climate-resilient green growth in the province. New Ireland is the third province to sign […]
News • February 4, 2020
Fiji Prime Minister officially opens the Regional Pacific NDC Hub office
On February 04, Fiji Prime Minister Hon. Voreqe Bainimarama officially opened the Regional Pacific Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Hub Office at the Pacific Community (SPC) campus in Suva, Fiji. This marked an important milestone for Pacific Island member countries determination to take a leading role in meeting the climate change targets set out in the […]
News • October 23, 2019
GGGI and OECS to Hold Panel Discussion on Regional Climate Change Support Mechanisms as Part of Virtual Island Summit
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), in cooperation with Island Innovation, are hosting an online panel discussion on regional initiatives that support island states in setting and achieving climate change goals on October 24, 2019. The general public is invited to attend. Registration is available at this […]
News • October 15, 2019
GGGI launches multimedia knowledge sharing platform to highlight Pacific SIDS transition to renewable energy
SEOUL – October 15, 2019 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) today launched a new platform, Powering Pacific Green Growth, to share knowledge and raise visibility about the steps and successes countries in the Pacific region are making to achieve Paris Agreement commitments and SDGs through the application and scale-up of clean, sustainable energy […]
News • September 12, 2019
Papua New Guinea provinces to participate in green growth and climate resilience project
PORT MORESBY – September 12, 2019 – Papua New Guinea’s Climate Change & Development Authority (CCDA), Department of National Planning and Monitoring (DNPM), Department of Provincial and Local Government Affairs (DPLGA) and Australia’s High Commission in PNG today selected New Ireland, Milne Bay and Enga as the first 3 provinces to be piloted under the […]
News • August 1, 2019
Taking stock: how the LDCs became masters in climate activism and optimism
This blog was originally published on the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) website on July 29, 2019. It is a guest blog by Dr. Achala Abeysinghe, GGGI’s Country Representative in Papua New Guinea. As Achala Abeysinghe moves on to a new role at the Global Green Growth Institute, she reflects on her time […]
News • July 1, 2019
Papua New Guinea Publishes Green Growth Potential Assessment
PORT MORESBY – July 1, 2019 – Papua New Guinea’s Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) together with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) today published the Green Growth Potential Assessment of Papua New Guinea. The Government of Papua New Guinea has made strong commitments to green growth with its Vision 2050 and Climate Change […]
News • May 21, 2019
Papua New Guinea kicks-off sub-national Green Climate Fund consultations
On May 21, 2019, Papua New Guinea’s Climate Change & Development Authority (CCDA), GGGI and other development partners convened a 3-day workshop in the Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, to support PNG access climate finance and engage the Green Climate Fund. Over forty provincial government, civil society and private sector stakeholders from the 7 provinces […]
Projects
PG07
Thematic Areas
Countries
PG07 Climate-Resilient Green Growth Project
| Start Date | Q1 Feb 28 2019 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 4,415,152 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
|
PG08
Thematic Areas
Countries
PG08 Climate Action Enhancement Package
| Start Date | Q1 Jan 01 2020 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 399,803 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
|
PG2
Thematic Areas
Countries
PG2 Papua New Guinea Supporting improved policy settings
| Start Date | Q1 Sept 10 2018 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 130,225 |
| Status | Complete |
| Thematic Area |
|
PG03
Thematic Areas
Countries
PG03 Papua New Guinea Capacity Building on Climate Change Project Identification and Development
| Start Date | Q1 Oct 1 2018 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 112,830 |
| Status | Complete |
| Thematic Area |
|
PG04
Thematic Areas
Countries
PG04 Greening 1000 telecommunication towers for Papua New Guinea – a fuel switch project
| Start Date | Q1 Jan 1 2019 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 28,504 |
| Status | Complete |
| Thematic Area |
|
PG1
Thematic Areas
Countries
PG1 Readiness Support to Strengthen Papua New Guinea’s Engagement with the Green Climate Fund
| Start Date | Q4 Dec 18 2017 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 827,427 |
| Status | Complete |
| Thematic Area |
|
Thematic Areas
Countries
Capacity Building to Strengthen Sustainable Implementation of Renewable Energy Technologies for Rural Energy Access
| Start Date | Q4 2018 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 1,500,000 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
|
Reports
GCF Readiness Project Private Sector Mobilization and Engagement: Feasibility study to identify potential for crowding-in private sector investments in Papua New Guinea