GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, MARCH 03, 2023 – On March 3, a delegation from Korea Forestry Service (KFS) met with a high-level team from the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) during a scoping mission to explore areas of cooperation in relation to forest and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+). The meeting was facilitated by the Global […]

This initiative is organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), and the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) in collaboration with the Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility (CGIF)  and GuarantCo. As Cambodia’s capital market is still evolving, the Sustainable Bond […]

With countries around the world suffering the effects of climate change, stakeholders in the East African region are calling for more deliberate efforts to ensure social justice, especially for the most vulnerable. On the 16th February 2023, the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development with support from the Global Green Growth Institute and funding […]

22 February 2023, The Global Green Growth Institute enters into partnership with​ the United Nations Economic and Social Commissions for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) to expand Cambodia’s green and sustainable bond market through the Cambodia Sustainable Bond Accelerator Program The Memorandum of Agreement which take […]

Lima, 15 de febrero de 2023.- En el marco de la alianza interinstitucional lograda entre la Bolsa de Valores de Lima (BVL) y el Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) en agosto del 2022, para impulsar la sostenibilidad en el Perú, COFIDE se suma a esta iniciativa firmando un acuerdo de cooperación para la emisión de […]

Dakar, Senegal, Friday, February 17, 2023 – Senegal today launched a new project titled: Climate-smart agriculture and sustainable value chains in Senegal River Valley. The project aims to help enhance agricultural productivity and climate resilience for rice and vegetable value chains by adopting inclusive digital transformation and innovation and promoting resilient farms. The delegation led […]

25th January, Kigali Rwanda, GGGI in collaboration with Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) organized and held the hybrid Closing Workshop for the GCF National Adaptation Readiness & Preparatory Support for Building Flood Resilience Capacity in Rwanda (GCF NAP Readiness Project), with several participants representing numerous project stakeholders such as Ministries: MoE, MININFRA, MINEMA, MINALOC, MINAGRI, […]

In 2016, Rwanda ratified the Paris Agreement (PA) to combat climate change by limiting the global temperature rise to below 1.5º, as articulated in the 2015 Paris Agreement (PA). Submitted to the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory reported that the per capita Green House Gases (GHG) emissions […]

El reporte, elaborado por el Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas con la asistencia técnica del Global Green Growth Institute, es parte del compromiso del gobierno peruano como emisor de bonos sostenibles de informar sobre los avances en la asignación de capital captado a partir de la primera emisión de los dos Bonos Sostenibles y un […]

El evento se desarrolló en el marco de proyecto liderado por el Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) bajo el programa de asistencia técnica del Instituto de Industria y Tecnología Ambiental de Corea (KEITI), el cual busca apoyar al gobierno peruano en los primeros pasos para la elaboración de una hoja de ruta hacia un mercado […]

From October 13th to 14th, 2022, GGGI in partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MINEDD) and Bocanda Mayor Office held a consultation workshop on the development of the green city strategy for Bocanda. The workshop was attended by more than 40 participants from various technical departments of the public sector of the […]

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 […]

Saint Lucia, like many Small Island Developing States (SIDS) is vulnerable to the uncertain consequences of climate change. Funding climate related initiatives adds an additional financial burden on the economies of SIDS.  While predominantly this finance has come in the form of grants and concessionary loans from development partners to finance climate change objectives, these […]

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 […]

On August 2, 2022 – Fiji has secured a second “Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme” (Readiness Programme) Funding support project from the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The project, “Enhancing Direct Access to Climate Finance in Fiji-Phase 2”, focuses on supporting the Ministry of Economy, the Fiji Development Bank, Line Ministries, the private sector and non-government […]

Uganda’s economy is striving to emerge from the devastating impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, but prospects for growth have been undermined by increasing pressure on its natural resources. On August 10th, 2022, the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED), the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE), and the National Planning Authority (NPA) […]

President of the Assembly and Chairman of the Council of Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Mr. Ban Ki Moon visited GGGI India’s office today. His visit inspired the team members and strengthened their resolve to contribute to India’s transition toward Green Growth and Net Zero Targets. GGGI India through its portfolio of Renewables, Landscape, and […]

The Agricultural Bank (LBA), the first Senegalese private commercial bank accredited to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for direct access, and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) hosted a high-level dialogue on mechanisms and opportunities for climate finance. “The dialogue took place on 16 and 17 June 2022  in Dakar, under the chairmanship of the […]

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 […]

July 22, 2022 – The Climate Finance Access Network (CFAN) convened partners, regional stakeholders, and its Pacific advisor cohort in Suva, Fiji to advance a diverse pipeline of regional climate  projects. CFAN, an initiative established to unlock access to climate finance through building lasting regional capacity, marked the conclusion of its inaugural training program and […]