News • September 20, 2023
First Pacific Islands Entrepreneurship Expo kicks off in Fiji
[Suva, Fiji – 30 August 2023] The first ever Pacific Islands Entrepreneurship Expo was held in Fiji on 30th – 31st August 2023, jointly hosted by the Global Green Growth Institute in collaboration with the United Nations Capital Development Fund, United Nations Development Programme, International Labor Organisation, Asian Development Bank and YGAP. The two-day expo at the Grand […]
News • August 18, 2023
Two PNG Greenpreneurs win trip to Fiji in ‘shark-tank’ style business pitch to investors
The Pacific Greenpreneurs Accelerator Program, a pioneering initiative implemented by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) with support from the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), achieved a significant milestone with its highly successful Investor Pitch event. On Thursday, June 22nd, 2023, nine locally owned enterprises presented their innovative green business ideas virtually and in-person to a panel of esteemed judges. […]
News • April 26, 2021
GGGI to work with Minenergía and IPSE to scale up rural electrification in Colombia
Bogotá, April 22, 2021. With the support of the UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions – UK PACT, GGGI launched the project that will deliver demand-driven technical assistance to the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), the Institute for Planning and Promotion of Energy Solutions for Non-Interconnected Areas (IPSE) and selected private-sector developers to advance […]
News • November 4, 2020
GGGI and the Government of Guaviare celebrate rural women
San José del Guaviare, October 30, 2020. As part of the Norway-GGGI-Colombia Green Growth Program Phase II, GGGI and the government of Guaviare marked International Rural Women’s Day on October 29 with the event “Guaviare Es Mujer Rural” – Guaviare for Rural Women. Coming from 11 rural productive associations and cooperatives of the municipalities of […]
News • September 4, 2020
GGGI supports revision of Saint Lucia’s NDC
SAINT LUCIA, Caribbean – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), an international, intergovernmental organization, is working closely with the government of Saint Lucia and project partners Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Climate Analytics, and the World Resources Institute (WRI), on the Climate Action Enhancement project, funded by the NDC Partnership. The project is aimed […]
News • March 3, 2020
One-day Consultative Workshop in Morocco on Policy Approaches under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
Rabat, Morocco February 11, 2020 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in close collaboration with the Department of Environment within the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Environment and with support from the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment organized a one-day consultation workshop on Policy Approaches under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The […]
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 for a decade of action to deliver the SDGs by 2030 and announced more than 100 ‘accelerated actions’—voluntary undertakings to speed up progress. Abu Dhabi, […]
News • December 10, 2019
Fiji and GGGI Launch Country Planning Framework 2019 – 2023
MADRID, December 10, 2019 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Fijian Ministry of Economy today launched the Fiji Country Planning Framework (CPF) 2019 – 2023 on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference COP 25 in Madrid, Spain. The CPF is a five-year planning document that outlines how Fiji and GGGI […]
News • October 31, 2019
Developing Marine Economy to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
On October 8, 2019 the Ministry of National Development Planning of the Republic of Indonesia (Bappenas), supported by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) held the event themed Marine Economy at Fairmont Hotel, Jakarta. This event is one of the many parallel sessions held as part of the SDGs Annual Conference 2019, which is a […]
News • October 29, 2019
Inter-ministerial steering committee established for the GGGI Morocco program
24 October 2019 Rabat, Morocco. The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Morocco team and the Department of Environment at the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Environment jointly organized the first inter-ministerial steering committee meeting for the GGGI Morocco program. The committee purpose is to provide strategic advice on the design and implementation of the program, […]
News • September 27, 2019
University of Gothenburg and GGGI train civil servants on Inclusive Green Economy Practice
In Nyamata – Bugesera Rwanda, from 09–20th September GGGI Rwanda and University of Gothenburg Center for Sustainable Development carried out a two weeks training for fifteen civil servants from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda to strengthen national capacity to create an inclusive Green Economy (IGE), which is one of the prerequisites for achieving Agenda 2030. During […]
News • September 6, 2019
GGGI Lao Team held an introductory meeting on NDC Revision Process
GGGI Lao Team held an introductory meeting on NDC Revision Process August 27, 2019, Vientiane, Lao PDR – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Lao PDR team in partnership with the Department of Climate Change of Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment held an introductory meeting on Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Revision Process for Lao […]
News • July 22, 2019
Ministry of Infrastructure and GGGI invite key stakeholders to discuss Public Space agenda in Rwanda
The Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA) in collaboration with GGGI hosted Thematic Sector Working Group Meeting on Public Spaces. Sector Working Groups are set as a mechanism in Rwanda to prepare yearly forward looking Joint Sector Review that monitors activities within the sector. As an introduction to the urbanization sector in Rwanda , the first Thematic […]
News • February 14, 2019
GGGI hosts UN-Habitat’s Executive Director at the ‘Inclusive Cities Talk’ in Kigali, Rwanda
The 3rd National Urban Forum held in Kigali, Rwanda from February 6-7 was organized by the Ministry of Infrastructure with partner organizations UN-Habitat, World Bank, GGGI, Enabel – Belgium Development Agency, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and International Growth Center (IGC). The gathering set up to evaluate what has previously been done in […]
News • January 15, 2019
GGGI’s President and Chair Ban Ki-moon Speaks at ADSW 2019
On January 15, 2019, GGGI’s President of the Assembly and Chair of the Council Mr. Ban Ki-moon participated in the Keynote Interview: SDGs in Practice during the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2019 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. ADSW 2019, one of the world’s largest sustainability gatherings, took place on January 13-16 with the aim of […]
News • December 20, 2018
GGGI promotes green growth during a workshop for engineering students on Sustainable Development Goals
Rabat, Morocco, December 20 – UNESCO, IAV Hassan II (Agronomic and Veterinary Institute Hassan II) and ANAFIDE (National Association for Land Improvement, Irrigation, Drainage and Environment) have co-organized a sensitization workshop on the challenges of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for engineering students and young engineers, with emphasis placed on the SDGs related to water, […]
News • November 29, 2018
The Global Green Growth Institute and UN-Habitat sign a global Memorandum of Understanding on sustainable urban development
Kigali, 29 November 2018 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) signed a Memorandum of Understanding that aims to promote cooperation between the institutions in the field of sustainable, climate-resilient and green urban development globally. Green growth strategies for countries and cities imply a major shift of […]
News • November 14, 2018
Consultation Workshop on Implementing Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in Lao PDR
On November 13-14, the GGGI Lao PDR team in partnership with the Department of Climate Change (DCC) of Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) held a two-day consultation workshop on implementing Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in Lao PDR at the National Convention Center. This event included representatives of the National Institute of Economic Research (NIER), relevant […]
News • October 15, 2018
GGGI facilitated a multi-stakeholder workshop on the offgrid renewables for universal electricity access and NDC implementation in Mozambique
October 15, Maputo, Mozambique – Mozambique is at the crossroads of development, and ensuring universal electrification of its rural population is key to achieving multiple Sustainable Development Goals of Mozambique. The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in partnership with Mozambique’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MIREME) and the Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural […]
News • May 4, 2018
GGGI assesses inclusive green development Belt and Road opportunities
SEOUL, May 4, 2018 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) hosted a side event under the theme of “Green Growth and Regional Cooperation” on 4 May on the sidelines of the 51st Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila, Philippines. The GGGI side event served as a platform for discussing opportunities […]