Uganda – 12 and 14 September 2023 –  The Physical Development Plans (PDPs) 2022–2040 for the cities of Gulu and Arua were formally launched by the respective city councils, with the support of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). This was in partnership with the National Physical Planning Board (NPPB), National Planning Authority (NPA), Ministry […]

June 2023 – A consultation workshop was held for the development of green city guidelines for the autonomous district of Abidjan in the Felix Houphouët-Boigny room of the Hotel of the Autonomous District of Abidjan on June 6. The workshop was organized under GCF Readiness Program “Support for the Establishment of a National Green Building […]

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 […]

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 […]

  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 […]

March 21, 2022 is the World Forestry Day. The Green champions had chance to offer their views on the sustainable use of forests. The big question: Knowing that the construction sector is a big consumer of forestry resources, what are the green building options to safeguard our forests eco systems? Read more here: 2022-03-21 Pullout […]

On February 24th, 2022, GGGI in partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MINEDD) held the kickoff workshop of the second GCF readiness implemented by GGGI entitled “Support for the Establishment of a National Green Building and Infrastructure Financing Vehicle, Development of Green Building Minimum Compliance System, and DAE Application in Côte d’Ivoire”. […]

June 23, 2021, Vientiane, Lao PDR – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Lao PDR team in partnership with Vientiane City Office of Management and Service (VCOMS) held a full day consultation workshop on the Decentralized Waste Collection Service (DWSC). The meeting was chaired by the Director General of VCOMS, Mr. Bounchanh Keosithamma and Waste […]

Pakse city, Champasak province, Lao PDR, March 30th-31st, 2021, Pakse City, Department of Water Supply and the Public Works and Transport Research Institute (PTRI) under the Ministry of Public Works and Transport together with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Lao PDR jointly hosted the Validation and Capacity Building on Green City Action Plan (GCAP) […]