News • February 24, 2020
10th Session of the World Urban Forum : Cities of Opportunities
Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10),is the first major UN event in 2020 marking the start of the Sustainable Development Goals Decade of Action. Meaning world leaders called […]
News • August 23, 2019
GGGI and RHA give insight on Rwanda’s Green Building Initiatives with experts from 10 countries in Africa
Kigali, Rwanda – On 16th August 2019, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) with Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA) jointly shared Rwanda’s Green Building Minimum Compliance System at the Building Efficiency Accelerator […]
News • July 8, 2019
Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness and preparatory support to implement Green City Development Projects in Rwanda’s Secondary Cities
11th July, at the Kigali Convention Center, the GCF readiness project closure workshop was held to communicate the knowledge acquired, and share lessons learnt from implementing the GCF readiness project […]
News • May 31, 2019
Three Ways the Global Green Growth Institute is supporting the Government of Rwanda to Reduce Air Pollution
Ambient air pollution has risen sharply in recent years, especially in urban centers. Increasing rates of congestion combined with rising levels of personal vehicle ownership and limited public transport infrastructure […]
News • May 10, 2019
Rwanda Cabinet approves Green Building Minimum Compliance System
The Government of Rwanda in the cabinet meeting held on 3rd April 2019 approved the Ministerial Order determining Urban planning and Building regulations. The Rwanda Green Building Minimum Compliance System which […]
News • September 26, 2018
Green Buildings to complement Sustainable Urbanization of Rwanda
According to UN Environment, buildings accounted for 30% of global final energy consumption and 28% of global CO2 emissions in 2015. According to UN-Habitat in Africa, energy used in buildings […]