PRESS RELEASE Manokwari, June 19, 2019 – The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has rolled out a financing mechanism called the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to help developing countries tackle the impacts of climate change. Local governments with a vision of sustainable development have a great opportunity to access the climate change […]

One observation from the presidential debates is that neither candidate has outlined a vision on how to tackle the biggest social and economic challenge of our time: climate change. This is surprising, because one can think of various reasons to champion climate policy and green growth issues. First, advocating for a climate-resilient economy is a […]

Ajriani Munthe Salak is the Head of Academic and Alumni Development at the National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) of the Republic of Indonesia, a national entity responsible for building the capacity of the country’s civil servants. The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has been collaborating with NIPA since 2017 to develop green growth curricula […]

GGGI and the Government of Central Kalimantan Province organized a media gathering event in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan on 25 February 2019. The event was attended by the Central Kalimantan Provincial Government Secretary, Fahrizal Fitri who represented Sugianto Sabran, the Governor of Central Kalimantan. This event invited Central Kalimantan based journalists and media to further […]

GGGI Indonesia is honored to host the Mission 2020 Roundtable today at our office in Jakarta. Themed “Fast-tracking Indonesia’s Transition to Sustainable Energy & Climate-resilient Future”, the roundtable discussion was led by Christiana Figueres, former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (2010 to 2016) and convener of Mission 2020, a […]

One of the biggest challenges for palm oil as a commodity is that of establishing traceability and sustainability. Indonesia supplies close to 45% of the world demand for palm oil. Over the last two decades, in Indonesia, the palm oil sector has grown tremendously (doubling in terms of area under palm oil plantation), but this […]

Natural disasters have recently intensified in Indonesia. One of the main causes is climate change that has continued to affect the country in the past few years. Acting on this issue, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) facilitated the Fiscal Policy Agency (FPA) to hold a multi-stakeholder forum titled “Green Climate Fund Country Programme for […]

Supporting the Government of Indonesia (GoI) under the leadership of the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas) as well as the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF), GGGI Indonesia was actively involved to showcase Indonesia and champion the country’s commitments and agenda in the 24th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the United […]

GGGI facilitated a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Clinic Workshop in Supervising SEA Process for Development Plans and Spatial Plans, to support the Directorate of Pollution Impact Prevention for Regional and Sectoral Policies of Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry and the South Sulawesi Provincial Environment Office on 5-7 December 2018 at the Travellers Hotel Phinisi […]

GGGI and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) supported the Fiscal Policy Agency (FPA), Ministry of Finance, as Indonesia’s National Designated Authority for the Green Climate Fund (GCF – NDA) in a workshop on 28 – 29 November 2018 in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, to raise awareness among local stakeholders on the funding opportunities from GCF. The workshop […]

GGGI Indonesia teamed up with GGGI China in support of the Ministry of National Development Planning of the Republic of Indonesia (Bappenas) to explore best practices on green growth. Bappenas is currently in the process of developing the National Medium-Term Development Plan 2020-2024 with a strong focus on low carbon development, to ensure Indonesia’s climate […]

East Kalimantan is upscaling the capacity of Forest Management Units (FMU). The East Kalimantan Forestry Office as the leading institution through the newly inaugurated FMU Centre in collaboration with development partner organizations in the province design and facilitate series of capacity building activities for 21 FMUs in East Kalimantan Province which are planned to be […]

GGGI and Indonesia’s National Institute of Public Administration (Lembaga Administrasi Negara/LAN) conducted e-trainers training sessions on October 25-27, 2018, at the Hall of the College of Public Administration LAN, Jakarta, attended by 23 participants from the Green Growth Working Group, LAN’s Widyaiswara Unit, and LAN Technical and Functional Training Center. This training aimed to broaden […]

GGGI supported the Government of Indonesia (GoI) as it reconfirmed its commitment to mainstream Low Carbon Development and Green Economy in the National Mid-term Development Plan at the conference on Low Carbon Development and Green Economy on 11 October 2018 in Bali. Held as a parallel event to the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings 2018 and […]

GGGI is set to support the Government of Indonesia and participate in the “International Conference on Low Carbon Development and Green Economy”, a parallel event to the 2018 International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Bank Annual Meetings in Nusa Dua, Bali, which will be held at Inaya Putri Bali Resort on 11 October 2018.   Presenting the […]

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is a financing mechanism of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and is specifically established to provide financial support so that countries like Indonesia can reach its emission reduction targets. As of May 2018, the GCF portfolio has 76 projects worldwide worth USD 12.6 billion with an […]

Indonesia is at the dawn of a cleaner energy future, and GGGI is supporting it by facilitating a discussion on solutions to enable rapid renewable energy projects. Indonesia is at the dawn of a cleaner energy future. The country continues to promote efforts to increase renewable energy in its energy mix, following its ambitious target […]