Green Growth Development
Projects
UG64
Thematic Areas
Countries
UG64 The Green Buildings Development in Uganda’s Secondary Cities through Policy, Entrepreneurial and Business Practice Support Project – Soroti City
Start Date | Q1 January 2023 |
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Actual Budget (USD) | 0 |
Status | Active |
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UG23-E1
Thematic Areas
Countries
UG23 Promoting Solar Powered Irrigation and Pumping in Uganda
Start Date | Q1 October 2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 800,000 |
Status | Active |
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News
News • November 7, 2023
Breakfast session: High level Panel on mobilizing Climate Finance Investments
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 […]
News • October 23, 2023
Sustainable Procurement Training for Kiribati
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 […]
News • July 30, 2023
GGGI Hosts the E-Waste Training for district officers as part of the Waste to Resource Project
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. […]
News • July 11, 2023
Tập huấn Xây dựng Kế hoạch hành động và Tích hợp tăng trưởng xanh cấp tỉnh đối với khu vực miền Nam
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 […]
News • May 9, 2023
Impulsa GGGI la elaboración de marcos de bonos sostenibles con el 1er Bono Verde de Resiliencia de México y América Latina
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 […]
News • April 27, 2023
Royal Government of Cambodia, GGGI and UN ESCAP validated the Sovereign Thematic Bond Policy Paper
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 […]
News • April 18, 2023
MiPyMES de Chihuahua reducirán emisiones de CO2 a través de “Modalidad Verde” de FIDEAPECH
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 […]
News • March 29, 2023
GGGI Uganda interests financiers in the waste diversion/ transfer stations infrastructure in the Greater Kampala Conurbation
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 […]
News • February 27, 2023
GGGI Deputy Director General and Director for Latin America & the Caribbean, Visit the Eastern Caribbean to Strengthen Cooperation on Green Growth
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 […]
News • December 16, 2022
Chihuahua mitigará emisiones de CO2 y otros contaminantes mediante el enverdecimiento de parque industriales
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 […]
News • November 22, 2022
Consultation workshop on the development of green city strategy for Bocanda
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 […]
News • November 3, 2022
ONEP launches projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and global warming
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 […]
News • July 27, 2022
GGGI to support the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to establish a Transitional Climate Finance Unit in Uganda
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 […]
News • July 19, 2022
Uganda Building Codes Review Retreat to integrate Green Building requirements
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 […]
News • July 13, 2022
GGGI disseminates standard operating guidelines and manuals for Solar water pumping in Uganda.
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 […]
News • June 20, 2022
Rwanda hosts the “Africa Regional Forum for Action – Inclusive & Active Mobility in a Changing Climate “
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 ; […]
News • June 7, 2022
Draft Gulu Physical Development Plan Handover
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 […]
News • May 3, 2022
Greening the New Bugesera Airport Validation Meeting
29 March 2022, Kigali, Rwanda: The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in collaboration with Aviation, Travel and Logistics (ATL) Holding Ltd, an entity affiliated to the Rwanda Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA) hosted a virtual validation meeting on the Greening of the new international airport in Bugesera. Participants that joined the virtual meeting were representatives from […]
News • April 28, 2022
Uganda Building committees in 5 Districts trained on Green Buildings
What are building committees? In 2013, the Building Control Act of Uganda established a building committee in each district and urban authority. The act also established the National Building Review Board (NBRB) to oversee the activities of the building committees. The building committee is responsible for issuing building permits after reviewing the building proposals submitted […]
News • April 21, 2022
GREEN COCKTAIL
On March 25th, 2022, was held an exchange event which turned around the project “support for the establishment of a national financial vehicle focusing on buildings and ecological infrastructures, the development of a system of minimum compliance of ecological buildings and the application in direct access for Cote d’Ivoire”. The exchange meeting, called Green […]