Circular Economy
Projects
UG64
Thematic Areas
Countries
UG64 The Green Buildings Development in Uganda’s Secondary Cities through Policy, Entrepreneurial and Business Practice Support Project – Soroti City
Start Date | Q1 January 2023 |
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Actual Budget (USD) | 0 |
Status | Active |
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PE35
Thematic Areas
Countries
PE35 Co-development of the Circular Economy Strategy for the Metro Municipality of Lima
Start Date | Q2 Apr 29 2022 |
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Actual Budget (USD) | 118,518 |
Status | Active |
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QA08
Thematic Areas
Countries
QA08 – Promotion of Circular Economy
Start Date | Q1 01 January 2022 |
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Actual Budget (USD) | 0 |
Status | Active |
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rw29
Countries
RW29- Assessment of Green City Kigali project and business delivery models
Start Date | Q1 |
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Actual Budget (USD) | 0 |
Status | Active |
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RW28
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW28- Rwanda Greenpreneurs Network
Start Date | Q1 2021 |
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Actual Budget (USD) | 0 |
Status | Active |
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RW21
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW21-E – Waste to Resources: Improving Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and Hazardous Waste Management in Rwanda
Start Date | Q1 |
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Actual Budget (USD) | 0 |
Status | Active |
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News
News • March 13, 2023
Matchmaking among garment manufacturing industries and the clean energy service providers under EU-Switch Garment Project
Phnom Penh, 13 March 2023 – Switch Garment project, co-implemented by GGGI, TAFTAC and Geres hosted an exhibition to showcase its mid-term achievement and to strengthen connectivity between clean energy service providers and garment manufacturers in Cambodia. The event took place at the premise of Textile, Apparel, Footwear & Travel Goods Association in Cambodia (TAFTAC). […]
News • March 13, 2023
GGGI and Ministry of Environment Elevate Green Innovative Finance in Cambodia
Phnom Penh 07 March 2023, GGGI and Ministry of Environment of Cambodia has conducted a consultation workshop on ‘’Promoting Green Innovative Finance in Cambodia’’. The whole day workshop was presided by H.E. Say Samal, Minister of Environment and joined by over 100 representatives of the financial sectors. The workshop brought together key stakeholders from the […]
News • February 20, 2023
GGGI Rwanda hosts the stakeholder Consultation Workshop to increase E-waste Collection rate aiming at inefficient and old cooling equipment
On 26th January 2023, GGGI in collaboration with Enviroserve and Rwanda Cooling Initiative (R-Cool) hosted a stakeholder consultation workshop at M-Hotel in Kigali City. The workshop gathered 44 participants; 29.5% females and 72.7% males including government Officials, Facility managers from audited buildings on energy performance, cooling appliances vendors, financial institutions, HVAC association, e-waste repairing technicians […]
News • February 13, 2023
Stakeholders Visit Mukono-Katikolo Site intended for Solid Waste and Faecal Sludge Management Facility Designs
The Global Green Growth Institute is implementing the “Strengthening Solid Waste and Faecal Sludge Management Capacity for Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA)” project funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in partnership with the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) of Uganda. To understand the land availability and surroundings of the selected site, the […]
News • December 29, 2022
Building a Resilient Economy – Rwanda hosts World Circular Economy Forum 2022
Kigali, Rwanda – 7 December 2022 – Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is delighted to support the Government of the Republic of Rwanda partners, regional and global partners to organize and host the World Circular Economy Forum 2022 (WCEF 2022). Organized between 6-8 December, and for the first time in the Global South, WCEF 2022 […]
News • December 15, 2022
Capacity Enhancement of Ugandan Government Officials on Solid Waste and Faecal Sludge Management in the Republic of Korea
Through the project on “Strengthening Solid Waste and Faecal Sludge Management Capacity for Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA)” funded by KOICA, under GGGI in partnership with the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE), different Ugandan Government officials from concerned policy and waste management government entities traveled to Korea for a one-week ‘Knowledge Exchange Program. GGGI […]
News • December 15, 2022
GCF NAP Project -Training of the Automatic Message Switching System (AMSS at Meteo Rwanda Headquarters
8 August , Kigali ,through the Rwanda National Designated Authority (NDA) i.e., Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) and the Accredited Entity (AE) i.e. Ministry of Environment (MoE) of Rwanda to the Green Climate Fund (GCF); the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), a Delivery Partner (DP), has been following up the implementation of the GCF NAP […]
News • November 3, 2022
ONEP launches projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and global warming
Bangkok, Thailand – On 12th October 2022 the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), the National Designated Authority of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), launched the GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme to help Thailand curb greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. The initiative is a collaborative effort between the Thailand […]
News • October 18, 2022
The E-waste International Day 2022 held in Senegal
The E-waste Day 2022 was celebrated in Dakar as part of the project on the management of waste water, plastic waste and waste electrical and electronic equipment in Senegal’s green secondary cities through innovative business models for recycling and recovery, funded by the government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for a period of three […]
News • October 6, 2022
Scaling up Waste Recycling Bank in Vientiane, Lao PDR
Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR. On September 27, GGGI together with Vientiane City Office for Management Services (VCOMS) organized an induction workshop of Waste Recycling Bank (WRB) project’s scale-up phase. Attended by more than 100 participants from KOICA, central, city, and local governments, schools, development partners, and waste collection/recycling companies, the induction workshop announced the commencement […]
News • September 22, 2022
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Uganda, in partnership with the National Building Review Board (NBRD), train the private sector on building laws, physical development plans and green buildings in the greater Kampala metropolitan area (GKMA).
The private sector in Uganda plays a key role in achieving sustainable socio-economic development in the country. It accounts for 90 percent of employment in Uganda and contributed 80 percent to GDP in the FY 2015/2016. The Government of Uganda recognizes its significance in that the third National Development Plan (NDP III) 2020/21 – 2024/25, […]
News • September 6, 2022
Profonanpe y el Global Green Growth Institute firman acuerdo de cooperación interinstitucional para promover el financiamiento verde en el Perú
La alianza interinstitucional se realiza como parte de los esfuerzos de ambas instituciones para promover el financiamiento y el diseño de iniciativas conjuntas alineadas a las prioridades nacionales en materia de conservación de ecosistemas, biodiversidad, economía circular y cambio climático. Lima, 30 agosto de 2022 .- Con el objetivo de potenciar el cumplimiento de las […]
News • August 25, 2022
Rwanda Plastic Free July Month Activity – Keeping nature plastic free
Engaging the young people in environmental conservation is key of sustainable development In 2022 July 29, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Rwanda in partnership with Eco Arts initiative visited Gatenga I, school located at Kigali city, Kicukiro district, Gatenga sector in plastic free July campaign with “Keep our nature Plastic free” theme. The aim of […]
News • August 24, 2022
Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area adopts new Solid Waste Management Strategy
August 8, 2022 –The Ministry of Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs with technical and financial support from the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the European Union through the Greening Uganda’s Urbanization and Industrialization project developed the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area’s Solid Waste Management Strategy which aims to improve the solid waste management system […]
News • August 5, 2022
An advocacy campaign on the road to Dakar E-waste 2022 day
Stakeholders in the WEEE sector were received by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) for a morning session to work on a stakeholder memorandum as preliminaries to Dakar E-waste Day 2022 on october 14. This activity is part of the support provided to the structuring of the e-waste sector towards an integrated waste management system. […]
News • August 5, 2022
Sustainably managing hazardous and municipal solid waste management in Rwanda
In 2016 I was privileged to sit in a high-level government meeting where the policies and strategic direction of the government were discussed and decisions taken regarding the immediate, medium to long-term solutions to the challenges facing the country and the opportunities thereof. This meeting was a memorable but also puzzling one as part of […]
News • July 27, 2022
Key Actors Engagement workshop for the pre-feasibility study for energy recovery from organic waste in the Tangier Region-Morocco
As part of the “Resilient Recovery Rapid Readiness Support in the Kingdom of Morocco” Program in support of the Organic Waste to Energy Program (OWtE), a workshop was held on July 5 with the participation of key stakeholders both from National and Subnational level. The opening remarks of the workshop was made by Mr. Lhoussine […]
News • July 5, 2022
GGGI and Ministry of Environment host the 3rd Luxembourg Waste to Resource Project Thematic Working Group Meeting
14-17 June 2022, In Musanze Secondary City ,Kigali Rwanda the third thematic working group for waste to resource: improving municipal solid waste and hazardous waste management in Rwanda was convened in Musanze from 14 to 17 June 2022 at Fatima Hotel. This is a recurrent quarterly activity under the project where members of the technical […]
News • June 28, 2022
South-South Knowledge Exchange Program on Sustainable Solid Waste Management between Lao PDR and Pakistan
June 10 – 15. Islamabad, Pakistan – A Lao delegation with 4 GGGI Lao PDR staff visited Islamabad and Mardan, Pakistan for South-South Knowledge Exchange (SSKE) Program between Lao PDR and Pakistan, aiming to enhance solid waste management in Lao PDR by learning from the best practices of Pakistan. The delegation consisted of the government […]
News • June 28, 2022
Community of Practice capacity building on energy efficiency in buildings
Ouagadougou, June 16, 2022 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Urban Planning, Land Affairs and Housing and the Order of Architect of Burkina Faso, organized a capacity building workshop on energy efficiency in buildings. This awareness workshop addressed the members of the Community of Practice (CoP) on sustainable […]