Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 21 June 2024 – The Cambodia Sustainable Bond Accelerator (CSBA) Program has selected three private-sector bond issuers to receive comprehensive support for their inaugural green, social, and sustainability bond issuances in 2024. These issuances will support projects with significant environmental and social benefits in Cambodia. The program, which is now in […]

Phnom Penh, 10 May 2024 – After four years of dedicated work promoting sustainable energy practices in the Cambodian garment sector, the EU-Switch Garment project is coming to an end. Today, the EU-Switch Garment project, funded by the EU SWITCH-Asia Grants Programme of the European Union and jointly implemented by the Global Green Growth Institute […]

Phnom Penh, Cambodia – May 8 2024, The Asia Low Carbon Buildings Transition (ALCBT) project was officially launched today. The project aims to achieve a nationwide transition towards low carbon buildings, contributing significantly to lower energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission reduction in Cambodia’s building sector. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cambodia’s economy experienced a […]

Johannesburg, South Africa, 8 May 2024 – The African Climate Roundtable concluded with a call for increased involvement of the private sector in developing and executing innovative actions and solutions that advance adaptation to climate change in Africa. Delegates at the forum also called for more investment and ease access to innovative green and climate […]

Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, April 25, 2024 – Today, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) announced a long-term partnership through signing a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen collaboration on stock market capacity building and facilitate access to green, social and sustainability (GSS) bonds in francophone West African countries. Unlike traditional […]

Abidjan, 24 April 2024 –The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the General Confederation of Enterprises of Côte d’Ivoire (CGECI) have today signed a Memorandum of understanding to harness their mutual efforts and resources to address pressing environmental challenges and promote green growth opportunities in Côte d’Ivoire. This partnership underscores the shared commitment to drive […]

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, March 6th, 2024 – In a stride towards sustainable development, the Fiji Development Bank (FDB) formalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) to launch the Green Growth and Climate Finance Cooperation program. Through funding support from AFD, GGGI will work […]

Nadi, Fiji, March 1st, 2024 – In an initiative to drive green growth and combat climate change impacts, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) hosted the Pacific Climate Investors Pitch session through the Climate Finance Access Network (CFAN). The hybrid event, held in early March, witnessed over 40 participants, including esteemed partners such as DFAT, […]

Nairobi, 29 February 2024 – On the heels of the COP28 global climate summit, the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank Group (TDB Group) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) signed an agreement aimed at fostering cooperation in climate adaptation funding and accelerating TDB’s climate finance strategy implementation in TDB member states.     […]

Astana, Kazakhstan – February 23, 2024 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has initiated the Central Asia Green Bond Accelerator Program, a major step forward in enhancing green projects and sustainable finance across Central Asia. This program, supported by the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg through the Global Trust Fund (GTF), is […]

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 19 February 2024— the Air Quality Improvement Program (AQIP), funded by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), launched a capacity-building event on emissions inventories for the transport sector. Held at the Himawari Hotel, this event marks the first in a series of trainings aimed at equipping participants with the skills to develop […]

Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 6 February 2024, EU Switch Garment project, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation, organized the 3rd meeting of the Project Steering Committee. The project is funded by the European Union and jointly implemented by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Cambodia, […]

Thursday, January 25, 2024 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) officially launched its project entitled “Promotion of inclusive urban sanitation for strengthening climate resilience in West Africa”, in Ouagadougou. The chairman of the ceremony was the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Environment. At the end of the conclusive pilot phase of the “Promotion […]

17 December 2023, Kigali, Rwanda – The Government of Rwanda through the Ministry of Environment of the Government of Rwanda initiated a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development of the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to strengthen cooperation and technology transfer between the two countries. […]

14 December 2023, Ho Chi Minh City – 22 delegates, under the support of the Switch Garment project, including CGTI, garment manufacturers and representatives of the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation, Ministry of Mine and Energy and SG team members, were in Vietnam for an exposure visit. Switch Garment is […]

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 6 December, 2023 – As the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Corporation continue to advocate and promote the development of MSMEs in the country, 23 green entrepreneurs graduated today in Port Moresby under the Pacific Greenpreneurs Incubator and Accelerator Program, implemented in […]

Tarawa, Kiribati, December 1, 2023 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) hosted a graduation ceremony for i-Kiribati participants of the Pacific Greenpreneurs Incubator and Accelerator Programs today at its 2023 Graduation Ceremony held at Kaiga Maneaba. The Pacific Greenpreneurs Incubator and Accelerator Programs are initiatives of the Pacific Green Entrepreneurs Network (PGEN), a program implemented […]

Dakar, Senegal, December 5, 2023 – Senegal Fonds Souverain d’Investissements Stratégiques S.A. (FONSIS, the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Senegal for Strategic Investments) and the Africa Climate Foundation (ACF) have launched a strategic and meaningful partnership to establish the Renewable and Efficient Energy Fund. GGGI was instrumental in facilitating this partnership and will support both institutions in implementing this […]