Spanish translation available below ACAPULCO, GUERRERO, MEXICO, APRIL 18, 2024 – During the 87th Banking Convention held in the coastal city of Acapulco, the Mexican Banking Association (ABM) signed a Collaboration Agreement with GGGI to promote the adoption of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria in the banking sector, signaling the interest of both organizations […]

Tashkent, Uzbekistan, April 16, 2024 – Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Uzbekistan and Sanoat Qurilish Bank (SQB), under the leadership of Dr. Frank Rijsberman, GGGI Director-General, and Mr. Farruh Abdurahmanov, the SQB Deputy CEO, signed a Memorandum of Understanding “On cooperation in the field of green investment.“ The MoU provides a general framework for cooperation […]

Nadi, Fiji, March 1st, 2024 – In an initiative to drive green growth and combat climate change impacts, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) hosted the Pacific Climate Investors Pitch session through the Climate Finance Access Network (CFAN). The hybrid event, held in early March, witnessed over 40 participants, including esteemed partners such as DFAT, […]

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, October 24, 2023 – As part of the Global Green Growth Week 2023 activities, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) hosted a high-level panel on strengthening the capacity of public decision-makers to mobilize climate finance investments. The event brought together participants from government, the private sector, and development partners. The key elements […]

Tarawa, Kiribati, 23 October, 2023 – Through the support of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), over 120 staff from the Government of Kiribati, State-owned Enterprises and the private sector received  training in the principles of Sustainable Procurement. The 4-day training event was opened by the Ms. Maaman Ioakim, Deputy Secretary for the Ministry of […]

On 26 June and 31 July 2023, Kigali Rwanda. GGGI in partnership MINICT, RURA, R-COOL, GIZ and EnviroServe carried out a training workshop to District Officials working in Environment and Health and Sanitation officers from sector level with an aim to improve E-waste collection and proper treatment in the City of Kigali and Secondary Cities. […]

Cần Thơ, ngày 8-9 tháng 6 năm 2023 — Trong hai ngày 8-9/06/2023, Vụ Khoa học, giáo dục, tài nguyên và môi trường, Bộ Kế hoạch và Đầu tư tổ chức “Tập huấn xây dựng Kế hoạch hành động và Tích hợp tăng trưởng xanh cấp tỉnh đối với khu vực miền Nam” tại Thành […]

Ciudad de México, México, 09 de mayo, 2023. En un evento de lanzamiento realizado en la Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV), los Fideicomisos Instituidos en Relación con la Agricultura (FIRA) emitieron el primer Bono Verde de Resiliencia de México y América Latina por un monto de $2,985 millones de pesos. El acontecimiento fue presidido por […]

Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 27 April 2023 – The Cambodian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Cambodia and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UN ESCAP) organized a validation workshop on the Sovereign Thematic Bond issuance Policy Paper. This landmark workshop was presided by […]

Chihuahua, México, 14 de abril, 2023. Con la finalidad de potenciar el enverdecimiento de las MiPyMES del estado de Chihuahua, se celebró el lanzamiento del instrumento de financiamiento “Modalidad Verde del FIDEAPECH”, que consistió en un evento de arranque y rueda de prensa. “El día de hoy presentamos esta nueva modalidad de financiamiento, que invita […]

Kampala is on a positive trajectory to fulfilling its vision of a vibrant, attractive, and sustainable city. GGGI Uganda for the past two years, working with DT Global, the consultant, formulated the Solid Waste Management Strategy of the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area. This strategy offers a high economic rate of return and significant environmental and […]

Monday 13th Feb 2023, Castries, Saint Lucia – The Deputy Director General and Head of Global Growth Planning and Implementation, Helena McLeod, along with the Director and Head of programs in Latin America and the Caribbean, Jennifer Zapata of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) visited the Eastern Caribbean between February 13th – 17th, 2023 […]

Chihuahua, Chih. En una reunión en la que participó la Secretaria María Angélica Granados Trespalacios y el Subsecretario Ulises Fernández Gamboa por parte de la Secretaría de Innovación y Desarrollo Económico (SIDE), además de Camilo Ortega P. Representante de País del Instituto Global para el Crecimiento Verde (GGGI por sus siglas en inglés), y miembros […]

From October 13th to 14th, 2022, GGGI in partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MINEDD) and Bocanda Mayor Office held a consultation workshop on the development of the green city strategy for Bocanda. The workshop was attended by more than 40 participants from various technical departments of the public sector of the […]

Bangkok, Thailand – On 12th October 2022 the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), the National Designated Authority of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), launched the GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme to help Thailand curb greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. The initiative is a collaborative effort between the Thailand […]

Uganda – 26 August 2022. The Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development (MoFPED) of the Republic of Uganda working with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the British High Commission in Kampala have commenced activities to establish a Climate Finance Unit (CFU) in MoFPED. Establishing […]

In Africa, 75 percent of the buildings are yet to be constructed giving a chance to fix the wrongs in the built-up environment. A 3-day retreat from July 12 to 14, 2022 was organized to focus on how to improve the national building code to conform with the green building requirements. The technical retreat was […]

Horticulture farming offers an opportunity for many smallholder farmers in Uganda to find a route out of poverty. However, climate change manifesting itself through increased occurrence of drought, seasonal variations and temperature increase has caused tremendous losses to these farmers due to their reliance on rainfed agriculture. Investment in irrigation has been proven as a […]

7-9 June 2022, Kigali , Rwanda. More than  120 participants convened in Kigali, Rwanda to discuss the role of active mobility and non-motorized transport in climate mitigation. The event had participants from several organisations such as Transaid ;City of Kisumu ; Bridges to Prosperity ; National Malaria Elimination Centre, Ministry of Health ;UN Habitat ; […]

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  […]