Bangkok, Thailand, February 24, 2026 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) signed an Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement, signed by Mr. Sang-Hyup Kim, Executive Director of GGGI, and Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP, extends their collaborative partnership for the further five years. The signing took place alongside the High-Level Partnership Dialogue on Energy Transition for Green Growth and Prosperity.

Building on the strong results achieved and the continued shared priorities between both sides, the renewed partnership aims to promote a paradigm shift toward green growth, harmonizing rapid economic expansion in the Asia-Pacific region with environmental sustainability and inclusive poverty reduction. By combining GGGI’s on-the-ground advisory experience with ESCAP’s foundational role in green growth, the organizations in utilizing innovative low-carbon financing, such as green bonds and carbon pricing instruments, to achieve stable and climate-resilient development. This collaboration updates their original 2010 agreement to align with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

“We are very pleased to renew this MoU with the Global Green Growth Institute. This partnership allows us to continue our vital engagement with a specific focus on green growth, sustainable finance, energy transition, and carbon markets. By aligning our priorities, especially with Asia as a renewed focus area, we can structure our cooperation for mutual benefit and greater impact across the region,” said Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP.

 

“We welcome the renewal of this MoU today, and we deeply value the strong partnership between GGGI and ESCAP, as well as our shared commitment to advancing sustainable development and climate action,” stated Mr. Sang-Hyup Kim, Executive Director of GGGI. He expressed his appreciation to ESCAP for the invitation to the High-Level Partnership Dialogue and praised its leadership in advancing an inclusive energy transition across the region. Highlighting the strategic synergy, Executive Director Kim added, “There is a close alignment between ESCAP’s vital work on sustainable finance and energy transition and GGGI’s efforts in climate finance, carbon markets, and country-level implementation. We look forward to further strengthening our collaboration to support member countries in accelerating green growth.”

About the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) was founded as a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization in 2012 at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. GGGI supports its Member States in transitioning their economies toward a green growth model that simultaneously achieves poverty reduction, social inclusion, environmental sustainability, and economic growth. With 55 Member States and 30 Partner countries and regional integration organizations in the process of accession, GGGI delivers programs and projects in over 57 countries. These initiatives encompass developing innovative green growth solutions, technical support, capacity building, policy planning & implementation, and assistance in building a pipeline of bankable green investment projects, project financing, investments, and knowledge sharing. GGGI’s work contributes to its Member States’ efforts to fulfill the Sustainable Development Goals and the Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement.