News • August 7, 2019
Kickoff meeting and discussions on waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) management in Senegal
As part of the implementation process of the Green Secondary Cities Wastewater, Plastic Waste and WEEE Management: Innovative Business Model for Recycling and Valorization Project, the Global Institute for Green Growth (GGGI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Telecommunications, convened on July 30, 2019, for a discussion and experience sharing workshop on […]
News • April 29, 2019
UNIDO and GGGI Collaborate to Improve Waste Recycling in Cambodia
Phnom Penh, April 29, 2019 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) signed a technical cooperation agreement to jointly improve waste recycling in Battambang. Under the agreement, the two organizations will join forces to reduce the open burning activities and develop waste recycling in Battambang. The partners […]
News • August 30, 2018
GGGI Showcases Pacific Green Cities Work at Clean Pacific Roundtable in Fiji
GGGI participated in the Clean Pacific Roundtable organized by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program, held in Suva, Fiji from August 20 – 22, 2018. The roundtable this year focused on marine litter in the Pacific region. The session was opened by the Prime Minister of Fiji, His Excellency Frank Bainimarama. The Prime […]
News • April 1, 2018
The Pacific Community and GGGI Partner on Inception Meeting for Ridge to Reef Initiative in Kiribati
In March 2018, the Kiribati Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development (MELAD), the Pacific Community (SPC), and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) hosted the inception meeting for the GEF funded “Ridge to Reef: Testing the integration of Water, Land, Forests & Coastal Management to Preserve Ecosystem Services, Store Carbon, Improve Carbon Resilience and […]
News • January 24, 2018
Catalyzing private investment in Waste to Energy Projects in Colombia
On January 24, the GGGI Colombia team together with experts from the Green Investment Services Unit presented the final results from the study “Innovative business models and financing mechanisms to catalyze private investment for waste to energy projects in Colombia”. The presentation was delivered at the Director of the Environmental and Social Affairs Unit of […]
News • December 20, 2017
Consultation workshop on SMEs Green Credit Handbook kicks off in Viet Nam
On December 20, 2017, GGGI together with the SME Development Fund of Vietnam (SMEDF), a public fund of $88m supporting Vietnamese SMEs, co-organized a consultation workshop on the draft Green Credit Handbook which details criteria for prioritizing green, innovative and women-led business proposals in accessing finance at SMEDF. GGGI also presented its international best practice […]