Luxembourg, 25 October 2024 – LuxDev, the Luxembourg Development Agency, and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) celebrate a new milestone in their partnership to support countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement.  

Manuel Tonnar, Director General of LuxDev, and Julie Godin, Head of GGGI Office in Luxembourg, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between both institutions, that will accelerate and expand the support on green growth and climate action in developing countries and emerging economies.  

The MoU aims to leverage the complementary strengths of both organizations in areas such as climate adaptation and mitigation, waste management, climate-resilient agriculture and sustainable forestry, among others. Together, GGGI and LuxDev will develop initiatives that promote climate finance mobilization, financial inclusion, and the creation of green jobs. 

“As environmental sustainability is one of LuxDev’s key cross-cutting themes, we are delighted to have signed this MoU, which will enable us to develop joint initiatives and make our activities even more effective on the ground“, highlighted Manuel Tonnar. 

Dr. Frank Rijsberman, Director General of GGGI, commended the strong collaboration between GGGI and the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and welcomed this new chapter with LuxDEV. “Given our shared vision for climate action and our commitment to supporting the countries we serve, I believe this partnership holds significant potential to drive meaningful change.” 

GGGI and LuxDev are currently discussing collaboration in several countries, such as Benin on the establishment of a climate finance unit, and Rwanda on climate resilient agriculture, circular waste management and climate finance. 

About LuxDev
LuxDev is the Luxembourg development cooperation agency, active in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe since more than 45 years. Its mission is to implement the bilateral development cooperation policy of the Luxembourg government, which mainly focuses on poverty eradication and sustainable development in its social, economic and environmental aspects. LuxDev implements bilateral cooperation projects and programmes across various sectors, such as digitalization, education, environment and climate change, health, food security, inclusive and innovative finance, governance or water and sanitization. At country level, LuxDev’s work aims to strengthen their partner countries’ capacities to effectively implement and control their own development policies and strategies, ensuring effective coordination of the development support provided by technical and financial partners. 

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 48 Member States and over 25 Partner countries and regional integration organizations in the process of accession, GGGI delivers programs and projects in over 51 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.   

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