Overall Objective
GGGI supports the Republic of Philippines in its transition toward climate resilient and inclusive green growth. The program responds to the development dynamics of the Government, while accelerating implementation of green growth policies through structuring bankable projects and facilitating their financing. The program is mainly directed at LGUs for actual project implementation, which include provinces, cities, and municipalities, and MSMEs.
Strategic Outcome Targets
| SO1 – GHG emissions reduced | 1,247,000 tCO2 reduced (2021-2025) |
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| SO2 – creation of green jobs | 12,500 green jobs created (2021-2025) |
| SO3.1 – clean and affordable energy | 31,500 people benefited (2021-2025) |
| SO6 – enhanced adaptation to climate change | 478,500 people benefited (2021-2025) |
Themes
Contact
Resource Partner
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
Green Climate Fund (GCF)
GGGI Core Funding
Government Counterpart
Climate Change Commission (CCC)
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
Department of Energy (DOE)
Provincial Government of Bataan
Provincial Government of Oriental Mindoro (PGOM)
Provincial Government of Palawan
Context
Since 2011, GGGI has been partnering with the Climate Change Commission (CCC), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and the Provincial Governments mainly with Palawan, Oriental Mindoro, and Bataan. GGGI Country Strategy and Country Planning Framework (CPF) for 2016-2020 is aligned with key government plans and targets, such as the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022, National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP) 2011-2028, and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). Based on strong partnership and technical track-records accumulated at various levels of governance – national, regional and local –, GGGI focuses on structuring investable green growth projects while advising relevant policies around the thematic areas of sustainable energy, sustainable landscapes (agriculture/adaptation), and green cities, with an aim of bringing them to a financing stage.
In 2017-2018, GGGI’s intervention focused on strengthening government’s capacity on green growth planning, while contributing to institutional coordination and widening spectrum working with diverse stakeholder groups including private sector, which laid the groundwork for structuring bankable projects. One of the salient examples for planning intervention is the provincial-level Climate Resilient Green Growth (CRGG) Strategies adopted in Palawan and Oriental Mindoro, which integrated green growth in local development and investment plans while identifying a pipeline of projects for implementation. Influenced by this approach, GGGI also supported NEDA to produce a green growth toolkit providing a step-by-step guide for local policy makers, which was tested in the Province of Bataan as a form of capacity development and knowledge sharing initiative. GGGI helped CCC strengthen their institutional capacity on operationalization of the People’s Survival Fund (PSF) while interacting with other financing facilities, such as Green Climate Fund and Adaptation Fund, to improve local government units (LGUs)’ access to financing for climate adaptation and mitigation projects. Finally, GGGI has been partnering with the private sector by introducing “green business practices” through DTI-Bureau of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (DTI-BSMED), , whose key mandate is to foster development of competitive and green MSMEs, which account for 99% of all registered enterprises and provide 60% of total employment of the Philippines economy.
Based on the above mentioned achievements and organizational direction of structuring bankable projects, GGGI Philippines has identified areas of thematic focus addressed by the Country Program in 2019-2020: (1) Sustainable Energy – expanded access to energy services through solar PV that can be transformational in remote rural areas and island barangays and other areas where the energy source is mainly diesel generated, has exorbitantly high rates, highly subsidized, and yet under supplied, with a potential of displacing coal in the power mix; (2) Sustainable landscapes – enhancement of climate change adaptive capacity of national, regional and local governments; promotion of climate resilient and green agriculture value chain to increase local income and create jobs for the marginalized; and, (3) Green Cities – promotion of sustainable transport (e.g. replacing gasoline-based tricycle into electric one) in islands; mainstreaming climate resilient green growth in MSMEs operation (e.g. solar roofing, green building, etc.). These interventions are designed to achieving strategic outcomes of GHGs reduction (SO1); green jobs creation (SO2); increased access to services (SO3); and increased adaptative capacity (SO6). On top of that, given geographical uniqueness composed of 7,000 plus islands, GGGI will facilitate knowledge sharing with an aim of replicating best practices (e.g. Ecotown and CRGG approaches) with other LGUs, and even GGGI country programs operating in the similar context.
News
News • May 2, 2023
KOICA and GGGI partner to develop GCF projects in the Philippines
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Philippines signed a US $700,000 (Php 38.5 Million) grant arrangement designed to conduct needs assessment, provide capacity development and develop two project concept notes for the Green Climate Fund (GCF). With overall guidance from KOICA, GGGI will utilize its technical expertise to […]
News • June 27, 2022
GGGI – Senti Kick-off Training in Oriental Mindoro on New Digital Tool for Climate Resilience
Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, June 2022 – More than a hundred officials and staff of the provincial government of Oriental Mindoro, its fourteen municipalities and capital city of Calapan attended training sessions from May 30 to June 1 to familiarize with the Climate Vulnerability and Risk Information System or CVRIS, a digital tool that can help enhance […]
News • March 24, 2022
Korean Embassy, KOICA, and GGGI Empower Filipino Women to be Drivers of Climate-Resilient Agriculture and Sustainable Micro-Enterprise
23 March 2022, Oriental Mindoro Smallholder farmers in the Philippines bear the brunt of rising production costs, lower output and natural disasters brought about by an ever changing climate. Women farmers are often worse off as continuing gender inequality makes it more difficult for them to have access to credit, proper skills training and even […]
News • October 23, 2021
Korean Embassy, GGGI, Partners Urge Sectors to Address Issues in PH Agriculture
On October 19, 2021 Manila, Philippines. Development partners and private sector players called for collaborative efforts to address the country’s pressing issues in the agriculture sector, in the run-up to the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines and the Global Green Growth […]
News • October 23, 2021
[Live ABS-CBN News Interview] Philippines on the Right Track in Green Initiatives but Question on Execution
On 27 September 2021 Manila, Philippines. Juhern Kim, GGGI Country Representative, spoke on live in the ABS-CBN News ANC 24/7 – premiere business news media in the Philippines. He was invited to speak about the country’s current actions in green initiative, in line with the upcoming 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) […]
News • June 28, 2021
GGGI-KOICA embark on capacity development training for agriculture value chain stakeholders in Oriental Mindoro
25 June 2021, Oriental Mindoro GGGI and KOICA kicked-off on 1 June 2021 the first in a series of capacity development activities on climate-resilient, inclusive, and green agriculture value chain. for agri-cooperatives and local government officials in Oriental Mindoro. The phase 1 onsite pieces of training are scheduled to be held in the municipalities of […]
News • May 20, 2021
Province of Bataan and GGGI Joining Forces to Introduce Electric Public Utility Vehicles
20 May 2021, Bataan, Philippines The Provincial Government of Bataan (PGB) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) held on Monday a virtual kick-off consultation on a new partnership project to mainstream electric vehicles (EVs) into the public transportation sector in the province. Building on earlier successful collaborations, PGB invited GGGI to assess the feasibility […]
News • May 13, 2021
Agribusiness, Philippine government, and international organizations team up to support micro-enterprises in Oriental Mindoro
Agribusiness in the Philippines joins the global public-partnership coalition in providing technical assistance and mentorship to farmer-based micro-enterprises in Oriental Mindoro. The companies specialized in processing banana, calamansi, coconuts, and seaweeds commodities, facilitated by the Philippines Business for Social Progress (PBSP) gathered together to join the Private Sector Advisory Group (PSAG) of the multi-year project […]
News • May 13, 2021
GGGI and KOICA to ensure M&E for impactful delivery despite the pandemic in the Philippines
In April 2021, GGGI participated in a series of preliminary monitoring and evaluation meetings with donor partners namely the Embassy of Republic of Korea in the Philippines and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), on the project Climate Resilient and Inclusive Green Growth for Poor Rural Communities: Accelerating Implementation in the Agriculture Value Chain in […]
News • February 24, 2021
GGGI, Province of Bataan, and Athena Energy Holdings Join Forces toward Philippines’ Renewable Energy Transition
Bataan, Philippines (Seoul, Korea; Singapore, Singapore) 23 Feb 2020 – The Provincial Government of Bataan (PGB), the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), and Athena Energy Holdings (Athena) signed a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on mutual cooperation for development of 50MW Solar PV Plant in Mariveles. “This will be an important milestone to realize our […]
News • January 29, 2021
GGGI Joined the Philippine Congressional Oversight Committee on Clean Air Act
January 27, 2021, Quezon City, Philippines – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) virtually participated in the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee (JCO) on Clean Air Act (House of Representatives Panel) via Zoom Video Conference upon the invitation of Congressman Alfonso V. Umali, Jr., Chairman of the Committee. The conference was participated by four committee members […]
News • June 18, 2020
Virtual Signing Ceremony for the Philippines Country Agreement
June 18, 2020 – Today, the Republic of the Philippines officially signed a Host Country Agreement (HCA) with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) to open a GGGI country office in the Philippines. Due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols, the signing ceremony took place virtually with the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Secretary Teodoro L. […]
News • December 13, 2019
GGGI and DTI call up greener performance of micro enterprises
Makati, Philippines, December 13, 2019 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) – in the context of supporting the “Shared Service Facility (SSF)” program of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – presented draft green growth performance indicators which are designed to enhance and monitor SSF operations, in a forum titled “DTI-SSF Project Impact […]
News • December 13, 2019
GGGI kicked off a solar PV development project in the Province of Bataan, Philippines
Balanga, Province of Bataan, Philippines – December 13 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Provincial Government of Bataan of the Philippines brought diverse international and national expert groups together to officially kick off a technical feasibility study to develop up to 50MW solar PV plant. From December 12 to 13, the GGGI […]
News • August 28, 2019
GGGI featured in Climate Action: The Climate Change Commission’s Newsletter on Foreign Assisted Projects
August 28, 2019 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) was featured in the Climate Change Commission’s (CCC) newly released newsletter for updates on the Foreign-Assisted Projects for Climate Action from April-June, 2019. GGGI has been a development partner of the CCC for many years and has been active in the Philippines for projects on […]
News • August 7, 2019
Greenpreneurs 2019: Mid-Program Update
Greenpreneurs 2019 is well underway with the 15 selected teams now deepening their skills to develop their green enterprises. The entire program will run over 12-weeks, from June to September 2019. As part of the support and development phase of the Greenpreneurs program, the selected shortlisted candidates are continuing to develop their businesses through weekly […]
News • July 19, 2019
Accelerating Off-grid Renewable Energy Investment Opportunities in the Philippines – GGGI and Embassy of the Republic of Korea co-organized a multi-stakeholder seminar
Taguig City, Philippines, July 17, 2019 – The Global Green Growth Institute co-organized a joint seminar with the Embassy of Republic of Korea (RoK) in the Philippines, titled Offgrid Renewable Energy Solutions: Driver of Agriculture Value Chain Development on 17 July 2019. H.E Han Dong-man, Ambassador of the RoK to the Philippines, opened the seminar […]
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 30, 2019
Electric trikes in San Vicente Bring “Ecotown” to Life
April 30, Palawan, Philippines – Electric tricycles (E-trikes) have already started to roam the streets of San Vicente thanks to a grant deal facilitated by GGGI and financed by the Asian Development Bank through the Department of Energy, which provided 50 units of e-trikes amounting to nearly half a million US dollars. This is one […]
Projects
PH23
Countries
PH23 Scaling Roof-Top Solar Generation in Oriental Mindoro
| Start Date | Q2 2020 |
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| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 0 |
| Status | Active |
PH24
Countries
PH24 Climate Resilient and Inclusive Green Growth for Poor Rural Communities: Accelerating Implementation in the Agriculture Value Chain
| Start Date | Q3 2020 |
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| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 4,800,000 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
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PH10
Thematic Areas
Countries
PH10 Bataan 50MW Solar Farm Project
| Start Date | Q1 Apr 15 2019 |
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| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 102,175 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
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PH13
Thematic Areas
Countries
PH13 Greening MSMEs and Promoting Greenpreneurship
| Start Date | Q1 Aug 19 2019 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 124,254 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Mainstreaming Green Growth in Development Planning
| Start Date | Q1 2017 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 844,000 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Support to the Operationalization of the People’s Survival Fund
| Start Date | Q1 2017 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 1,454,000 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Climate Resilient Green Growth (CRGG) Project
| Start Date | Q1 2017 |
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| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 1,547,000 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
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