Kigali, Rwanda – June 19, 2024, Rwanda’s Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) celebrated a major milestone in the country’s waste management journey by inaugurating pilot municipal waste valorisation facilities at the Nduba landfill in Kigali. This achievement is a key outcome of the “Waste to Resources Project,” which […]

  Press Release – For Immediate Release 19 June 2024 – Kigali, Rwanda The Rwanda Ministry of Environment and Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) have today inaugurated pilot municipal waste valorization facilities at Nduba dumpsite. The facilities consist of critical equipment and infrastructure built as part of a collaborative project titled, Waste to Resources Project: […]

Nukus, Uzbekistan, May 8, 2024 – The final awareness-raising youth trainings on climate change adaptation (CCA) were held for students of the vocational school of the Karauzyak district and secondary school No. 20 of the Chimbay district, implemented under GGGI’s KOICA-funded ‘Green Rehabilitation Investment Project for Karakalpakstan Republic to address impacts of the Aral Sea […]

This year’s World Environment Day is placing the spotlight on some of Africa’s most pressing challenges: land degradation, desertification, and drought. It is estimated that 45 percent of Africa’s population currently lives in drylands that are susceptible to desertification, a form of land degradation, and 40 million people already live in severe drought conditions[1]. In […]

Kigali, Rwanda, May 30, 2024 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Rwanda, in collaboration with the Rwanda Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI), hosted a workshop to validate the preliminary study on agrivoltaics in Rwanda and co-create a roadmap for implementation. This workshop marks a significant milestone in the innovative initiative to promote […]

St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, May 29, 2024 — To address the urgent climate crisis at Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in collaboration with the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, hosted a side event titled “Financial Resilience for Future Prosperity: Empowering Small Island Developing States Against Climate Change” […]

Suva, Fiji, May 27, 2024 – The inception workshop for the Greening the Pacific Financial Systems (GPFS), supported by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), was held by the Association of Development Finance Institutions of the Pacific (ADFIP) on May 27-28 in Fiji. The meeting was hosted by GGGI and chaired by ADFIP chair, Bank […]

Bangkok, Thailand, May 27, 2024 – Following the recent approval of GCF’s No-Objection Procedure, Thailand Country Programme (TCP) on Climate Change and Climate Finance Strategy (CFS) by the National Committee on Climate Change Policy (NCCC) on May 21, 2024, a significant workshop was organized to enhance access to the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The Division […]

Seoul, 23 May 2024- The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) will host two High-level Forums on the sidelines of the upcoming Korea-Africa Summit. The two Forums, set to be held on June 4, will discuss two themes critical to Africa’s growth and resilience: access to green, climate finance and addressing plastic pollution through concerted global […]

Kampala, Uganda, 23 May 2024 – A significant milestone was achieved in the realm of industrial development with the official launch of the Guidelines for Developing Uganda’s Industrial Parks and Free Zones 2024 by the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives with support from the Global Green Growth Institute under the European Union-funded project. These […]

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, May 9, 2024–The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with several private sector and development partners, held its inaugural Sri Lanka Climate Summit 2024, from May 7th to May 9th. This landmark event, themed “Climate Action for Our Nation and the Planet,” aimed to forge a comprehensive Climate Action Plan to promote […]

Suva, Fiji, May 01, 2024 –The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the University of the South Pacific (USP) signed a Grant Funding Agreement (USD 80,000) to develop and establish a curriculum on Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GHGI) and Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of the GHGI under the Fiji’s Government Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency […]

Tashkent, Uzbekistan, April 16, 2024 – Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Uzbekistan and Sanoat Qurilish Bank (SQB), under the leadership of Dr. Frank Rijsberman, GGGI Director-General, and Mr. Farruh Abdurahmanov, the SQB Deputy CEO, signed a Memorandum of Understanding “On cooperation in the field of green investment.“ The MoU provides a general framework for cooperation […]

Suva, Fiji, 04 April 2024 – In a joint effort to strengthen Fiji’s resilience against climate change, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in partnership with the Climate Change Division of the Fiji Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC), alongside the Green Climate Fund (GCF), NDC Partnership (NDCP), and the New Zealand Ministry of […]

Nukus, Uzbekistan, April 3, 2024 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Uzbekistan convened the Aral Sea GRIP Project Steering Committee (PSC). The meeting brought together key stakeholders to share the ‘Green Rehabilitation Investment Project for Karakalpakstan Republic to address impacts of the Aral Sea crisis’ (Aral Sea GRIP)’ implementation progress, highlighting key achievements and addressing […]

27 March 2024, Mukono, Uganda –  Waste management poses a critical challenge for urban centers worldwide, and Uganda is no exception. On the 27th of March, Mukono Municipality marked a significant milestone in its journey towards proper waste management and sustainable development with the official launch of the Solid Waste and Faecal Sludge Management Strategies […]

Tashkent, Uzbekistan, March 20, 2024 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), under the leadership of GGGI Uzbekistan Country Representative, Dr. Aaron Russell, and the Project Manager of the Regional Project Ecologically-Oriented Development of the Aral Sea Region – GIZ, Dr. Paul Schumacher, signed an Implementation Note […]

Tashkent, Uzbekistan, March 15, 2024 – From March 12th to 15th, 2024, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Uzbekistan attended the “Peace Forest Initiative (PFI): Fostering Land Restoration and Sustainable Management” workshop, organized by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), held in Tashkent, bringing together participants from the five Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, […]