July 18-19, 2023, Kathmandu, Nepal – Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and Nepal Agriculture and Research Council (NARC) launched their collaboration to bring vital climate relevant agricultural technologies to thousands of farmers in Nepal. Agriculture contributes to about one-third of gross domestic product (GDP) in Nepal and provides employment to 74% of the population. However, […]

June 26, 2023, Kathmandu, Nepal – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), an international inter-governmental organization and Laxmi Bank Limited, a leading private bank in Nepal, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the implementation of the Terai Agribusiness and Enterprise Challenge Fund (TAECF) under the KOICA-GGGI Climate Smart Agriculture project. The […]

June 21, 2023, Kathmandu, Nepal – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Nepal Agriculture Research Council (NARC) have formalized a strategic partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the implementation of the KOICA-GGGI Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) project in Nepal’s Madhesh province as well as on CSA projects in other […]

05 June 2023, Janakpur, Nepal – Government of Nepal mandates the establishment of Local Emergency Operations Center (LEOC) at the level of the municipalities in Nepal. However, not all municipalities currently have provisions for LEOC and GGGI is addressing this gap in the Madhesh Province.   GGGI is implementing the Climate Smart Agriculture project in […]

On April 5th, 2023, GGGI Cote d’Ivoire held a training session aimed to present the results of the implementation framework for the operationalization of a national financial vehicle focused on green buildings and infrastructures in Côte d’Ivoire (NGBIFV). This workshop was facilitated by the Africa Regional & Country offices. The objective of the NGBIFV was […]

May 04, 2023, Janakpurdham, Nepal – GGGI successfully concluded its fourth Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting for the KOICA-GGGI Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) project. The TAC is the apex approving body for the project which guides the overall implementation of the project. It is also mandated to review, validate, and approve key documents, guidelines, and […]

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 […]

March 2-3, 2023, Janakpur, Nepal – KOICA-GGGI Climate Smart Agriculture Project concluded two Pre-Information Workshops and shared about its Terai Agribusiness and Enterprise Challenge Fund (TAECF). The workshop gathered 150 participants, representing different government organizations, private sectors, farming community, development agencies, etc. The workshop was successful in familiarizing participants with the TAECF, its processes and […]

March 02, 2023, Janakpur, Nepal – The KOICA-GGGI Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Project held its 3rd Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting at the Meeting Hall of the Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture, and Cooperatives (MoLMAC). The meeting was chaired by Dr. Namrata Singh, Secretary, MoLMAC and was attended by other members from TAC and GGGI.    […]

Dakar, Senegal, Friday, February 17, 2023 – Senegal today launched a new project titled: Climate-smart Agriculture and Sustainable Value Chains in Senegal River Valley. The project aims to help enhance agricultural productivity and climate resilience for rice and vegetable value chains by adopting inclusive digital transformation and innovation and promoting resilient farms. The delegation led […]

December 19, 2022, Janakpur, Nepal– GGGI hosted a validation workshop to discuss the results of risk and vulnerability assessments for 10 selected municipalities in Dhanusha and Mahottari districts. These assessments were conducted as part of the KOICA-GGGI climate-smart agriculture project, which aims to reduce vulnerability and improve food and job security in the Terai Flood […]

Tuesday, 30th August 2022  The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in collaboration with Ministry of Environment and Agriculture Development (MELAD) launched the Home Gardening and Agribusiness Training program to support the growth of Kiribati agriculture sector.  The program is being deliver under the GGGI-led Climate Smart Agriculture for Kiribati (KCSA) project, which is funded by […]

On June 29, 2022, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) signed an agreement for implementation of the project “Building Climate Resilience and Reintegrating Economically Displaced Workers Through Climate Smart Agriculture in the Terai Flood Plain, Nepal.” The project has a budget of $5.99 million and will be implemented […]

Gulu City, June 6, 2022 Gulu City has received the final draft of the Physical Development Plan. The plan has been developed under the greening Uganda’s urbanization and industrialization project, funded by the European union. The plan is a spatial expression of the social and economic environment or other policy, at National, regional, district, city  […]

UNCCD CoP 15 was held in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire from May 9 to 20, 2022. This was GGGI’s first participation at the desertification CoP, marked by a video message from P&C of GGGI Mr. Ban Ki Moon, and a statement from DDG Mrs. Helena Mcleod at the Heads of State summit, in which GGGI pledged […]

Cote d’Ivoire is hosting the Fifteen’s Conference of the parties (COP) from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, a major conference to address the future of Land management, from May 9 to May 20. The main challenge around “Land. Life. Legacy: From Scarcity to Prosperity,” is a call to action to ensure that land, […]

The Uganda Vision 2040 aspires to pursue economic development and socioeconomic transformation premised on the principles of a green economy such as equity, environment sustainability, resource efficiency, climate change adaptation and mitigation and inclusiveness. Accordingly, the National Planning Authority in partnership with the Climate Change Department of the Ministry of Water and Environment with financial […]

Our Director General took part in the World Water Forum. 9th edition and first in Sub-Saharan Africa. On the fringes of his visit to Senegal, he visited the Senegal River Valley, a pilot site for the solarization of pumping stations for climate-smart agriculture, as well as rice mills supported by an energy audit and capacity […]

13-18 March 2022, Kigali , Rwanda. The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is a delivery partner of the GCF readiness project “Implementing the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) to Promote Low-Carbon Growth in Mozambique” that is being implemented for the Government of Mozambique (GoM). The project, implemented, together with the Ministry of Land and Environment through […]

GGGI has signed a convention with the World Water Forum Executive Secretariat SEFME as a key partner in promoting this international event. As part of the mobilization of high-level partners, GGGI and SEFME colleagues organized a preparatory meeting on the participation of our organization in this forum. GGGI as the privileged advisor of the State […]