News • April 28, 2022
Uganda Building committees in 5 Districts trained on Green Buildings
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 […]
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 • October 31, 2019
Urban Cinema in Muhanga: Advocating for sustainable secondary cities in Rwanda
To celebrate Urban October, a month dedicated to activities and events organized worldwide that advocate on urban sustainability, the Global Green Growth Institute with the Ministry of Infrastructure, District of […]
News • October 2, 2019
Rwanda kicks off annual Urban October celebrations with Urban Walk in Huye District
Every year government and partners organize a month of activities, events and discussions around urban sustainability in October. This year in Rwanda, Urban October activities will encompass creating awareness and […]
News • April 5, 2019
Rwanda Urban sector to establish a Center of Excellence for Green Urbanization
On 28th March 2019 a consultation for stakeholders in the Urbanization and Built Environment sector was held to discuss the establishment of the Center of Excellence for Green Urbanization, at […]
News • February 7, 2019
Rwanda Climate Change, Urban Resilience and Green Cities at the Forefront during the 3rd National Urban Forum 2019
At the third National Urban Forum we had an expected 300 urban experts in Kigali from 6-7 February examining previous work of the Government and partners in urban sector […]
News • October 25, 2018
GGGI leads “Urban Walk” in Nyagatare
October 25, Nyagatare – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) partnered with the Government of Rwanda and stakeholders working on sustainable urban development to bring forward discussion on pressing urbanization issues. […]
News • September 7, 2018
GGGI supports mainstreaming Green Growth in Kigali Master Plan Review
On September 07, 2018, the Global Green Growth Institute Rwanda supported the City of Kigali in a process to review and update the Kigali Master Plan by hosting a Focus […]
News • August 31, 2018
Citywide surveys on green and public spaces conducted in Huye ,Nyagatare and Rubavu
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in partnership with the Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA)and Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA) , conducted citywide surveys in Huye ,Nyagatare and Rubavu over the last […]