Seoul, June 23, 2023. On Friday, June 23, the Charge d’Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of the Republic of Zambia to the Republic of Korea, Ms. Wray Mulendema Hamweene, deposited the instrument of accession for the Republic of Zambia to become the 46th Member of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI).
Under the Agreement of the Establishment of GGGI, a country officially becomes a Member of GGGI 30 days after the deposit of its ratification; therefore, Zambia will formally become a Member of GGGI on July 23, 2023.
Membership to GGGI is open to any member state of the United Nations or regional integration organization that subscribes to the objectives of the Institute, namely: promoting sustainable development of developing and emerging countries, including the least developed countries, by: supporting and diffusing a new paradigm of economic growth: green growth, which is a balanced advance of economic growth and environmental sustainability; targeting key aspects of economic performance and resilience, poverty reduction, job creation and social inclusion, and environmental sustainability; and creating and improving the economic, environmental and social conditions of countries through partnerships between developed and developing countries and the public and private sectors.
About GGGI
GGGI was established as an international intergovernmental organization in 2012 at the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. Through its vision of a low-carbon, resilient world of strong, inclusive, and sustainable growth, and its mission to support Member States in the transformation of their economies into a green growth economic model, GGGI provides technical support, capacity building, policy planning & implementation, and support to build a pipeline of bankable green investment projects.