Gender and Inclusive Development
Poverty eradication, gender equality and social inclusion are firmly embedded in the rights-based principle of “Leaving No One Behind” of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This commitment is clearly stated in the Paris Climate Agreement, GGGI’s Strategic Framework, and in line with GGGI Members and Partners’ development priorities. It is founded in human rights, but in recognition that Green Growth transformations and ambitious climate action would fall short without a deliberate and ambitious focus on how to simultaneously achieve a more equal and just world where both benefits and costs of green transitions are equitably distributed. Poor countries and communities are least to blame but most affected by the climate crisis. Likewise, women and marginalized groups are disproportionally impacted. It requires strategic policy innovations, and financial and technological solutions to address the structural barriers of poverty and gender inequality. Failing to do so could not only be harmful to marginalized communities, but also undermine efforts to achieve green growth transitions and the goals of the Paris Agreement. Instead, gender equality and poverty eradication are accelerators across all SDGs, and central to having political will and public demand for ambitious green policies and reforms.
The GGGI Gender and Social Inclusion Strategy 2021-2025 lays out pathways for inclusive green growth, ensuring a strong and systematic focus on meaningful participation, equal access to benefits and social safeguard management at all stages of green growth and climate action processes. Co-benefits in the context of GGGI’s work with Members is defined as SDG alignment with attention to human rights, principles for “just transitions” and promotion of peace and stability. Co-benefits are generated across all GGGI’s Programmatic Solutions and in the areas of: Decent, green Jobs Creation and sustainable livelihoods particularly for women, youth and informal sector actors; improved health; access to sustainable services in sectors such as energy, transport, sanitation and waste; and, enhanced resilience and adaptation for communities most vulnerable to climate change.
The COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impacts on increased poverty, gender inequality and declining human development, has further emphasized the importance of a new green and gender-transformative model for development. GGGI is also supporting Members and Partners on green recovery with aim to “build back better”.
Projects
UG 15
Thematic Areas
Countries
Greening Uganda’s Urbanization and Industrialization
| Start Date | Q1 July 2020 |
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| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 5,532,179 |
| Status | Active |
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CI05
Countries
CI05 NDC Partnership Economic Advisory Support
| Start Date | Q1 2021 |
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| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 163,676 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
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PH24
Countries
PH24 Climate Resilient and Inclusive Green Growth for Poor Rural Communities: Accelerating Implementation in the Agriculture Value Chain
| Start Date | Q3 2020 |
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| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 4,800,000 |
| Status | Active |
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CO10
Thematic Areas
Countries
CO10 Scaling up rural electrification via capacity building to public and private actors
| Start Date | Q1 24 February 2021 |
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| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 626 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
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BF15
Thematic Areas
Countries
BF15 Promoting Solar Irrigation Pumping Systems and Mini-grids in Burkina Faso
| Start Date | Q1 2021 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 1,059,950 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
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RW22
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW22 Greening Rwanda’s Existing Public Building Stock
| Start Date | Q1 01-01-2020 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 169,528 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
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MX09
Thematic Areas
Countries
MX09 Accelerating Green Finance Flows Through the Strengthening of the Mexican National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV)
| Start Date | Q1 February 15, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 563,325 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
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MX05
Thematic Areas
Countries
MX05 Scaling up policy and investment for gender inclusive, subnational green growth
| Start Date | Q1 Jan 1 2019 |
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| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 235,056 |
| Status | Complete |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
MX07 GCF Readiness Support for Mexico
| Start Date | Q1 Aug 1 2019 |
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| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 798,000 |
| Status | Active |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
MX01 Sonora Green Growth Strategy
| Start Date | Q1 2017 |
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| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 450,000 |
| Status | Complete |
| Thematic Area |
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News
News • September 23, 2021
GGGI participates in virtual Commemoration of the UN Day on South-South Cooperation and Intergovernmental Organisations
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) contributed insights on SMEs and Entrepreneurship for COVID-19 recovery during the Commemoration of the UN Day on South-South Cooperation and Intergovernmental Organisations Virtual Meeting in Asia- Pacific 2021 held on September 14, 2021, hosted by United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC). Keynote addresses were delivered by Mr. António […]
News • August 30, 2021
Rwanda launches new Project “Waste to Resources: Improving Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and Hazardous Waste Management in Rwanda”
24th August, Kigali , Rwanda. The Ministry of Environment, City of Kigali, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Global Green Growth Institute launched the “Waste to Resources” project in the City of Kigali in Rwanda. The project is led by the Ministry of Environment of the Government of Rwanda and funded by the Ministry of Environment, […]
News • August 16, 2021
GGGI delivers a Capacity Strengthening Workshop on Mainstreaming Climate-Resilient Green Growth into Provincial Plans and Budgets, in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Enga Province was the third pilot province to hold a capacity strengthening workshop on mainstreaming Climate Resilience and Green Growth (CRGG). Global Green Growth Institute delivered the workshop in Wabag under the leadership and guidance of the Enga Provincial Administration and Papua New Guinea’s Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA). The target audience for the […]
News • August 3, 2021
EASTERN CARIBBEAN GREENPRENEURS INCUBATOR PROGRAM: APPLICATION OPEN; CALL FOR MENTORS
Thursday, July 27, 2021 — Entrepreneurial start-ups and early-stage enterprises with a green business idea or venture can now apply to participate in the Eastern Caribbean Greenpreneurs Incubator Program which was launched on July 27 by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in partnership with the OECS. Teams or individual entrepreneurs with a green business […]
News • July 30, 2021
Launch of the Pacific Green Entrepreneurs Network
Join GGGI Pacific for the Launch of the Pacific Green Entrepreneurs Network Happening on 4th August 2021 at 11am (FJT) Launch Webinar Registration Link Event Program Link What can you expect from the event? Learn details about our incubator and accelerator programs including how to apply, ask any questions about the program and hear about […]
News • July 20, 2021
Senegal Civil Society Organization Training on Climate Change and Diplomacy
DAKAR, Senegal; July 13-15, 2021 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in collaboration with the Open Society for West Africa (OSIWA), GGGI’s funding partner for the Non-State Actors and Vulnerable Communities for Climate Action project, co-organized a capacity building workshop on climate change and diplomacy. Various civil society organizations in Senegal successively attended the […]
News • June 30, 2021
Global Green Growth Week 2021
Global Green Growth Week 2021 (GGGWeek2021) Green Recovery, Green Jobs, and NetZero2050 SAVE THE DATE & CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS Oct. 25 – 27, 2021 (Virtual Conference) GGGWeek2021 is hosted by the Global Green Growth Institute. About GGGWeek2021 GGGWeek2021 will feature high-level panel discussions, keynote speeches, interactive sessions and debates that will highlight examples of solutions […]
News • June 28, 2021
GGGI-KOICA embark on capacity development training for agriculture value chain stakeholders in Oriental Mindoro
25 June 2021, Oriental Mindoro GGGI and KOICA kicked-off on 1 June 2021 the first in a series of capacity development activities on climate-resilient, inclusive, and green agriculture value chain. for agri-cooperatives and local government officials in Oriental Mindoro. The phase 1 onsite pieces of training are scheduled to be held in the municipalities of […]
News • June 24, 2021
An awareness raising visit in Tivaouane to promote the drainage service call center
The communication and behavior change campain implementing partner EVE developped an awareness raising visit in 3 selected neighbourhoods in the district of Tivaouane. The waste water component including in the waste water plastic waste and electronic electric waste in green secondaries cities through innovative business models for recycling and valorization project funded by the Government […]
News • June 9, 2021
Piloting the waste sorting in Touba as a side of the world environmental Day
Touba , the second urban area in Senegal and selected city in the wastewater, plastic waste and electric eletronic waste management project funded by the government of Grand-Duche of Luxemburg hosted the ceremony for lauchning the household waste sorting. As a side of the world environmntal day, GGGI in collaboration with his implementing partner for […]
News • June 8, 2021
World Environment Day : How GGGI is supporting Rwanda’s green growth strategy
5th June, Kigali , Rwanda. Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has joined Rwanda and the rest of the World to celebrate World Environment Day (WED) on May 5, under the theme “Ecosystem Restoration”. Okechukwu Daniel Ogbonnaya, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Country Representative Rwanda said that the theme aligns with GGGI’s Strategy 2030 that […]
News • June 8, 2021
GGGI Organizes Mapathon and Workshop on Non-Motorized Transport Infrastructure in Secondary City in Rwanda (Musanze)
3rd June , Musanze Secondary City , Rwanda . GGGI Rwanda is currently implementing a project that is ongoing in three different countries. The United Nations Environment Programme is funding the “Strengthening, Prioritizing, and Investing in Non-Motorized Transport Infrastructure” project with UNDP in Zambia, WRI in Ethiopia, and GGGI in Rwanda. As part of the […]
News • June 7, 2021
GGGI delivers a Capacity Strengthening Workshop on Mainstreaming Climate-Resilient Green Growth into Provincial Plans and Budgets, in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, May 27 – GGGI delivered its second provincial capacity strengthening workshop on mainstreaming Climate Resilience and Green Growth (CRGG) in PNG for two days on May 26-27. The workshop was conducted in Kavieng for the New Ireland province under the leadership and guidance of the New Ireland Provincial Administration […]
News • May 22, 2021
Environmental journalists network trained on GGGI contribution in the Senegal NDC
A network of environmental journalists were invited by GGGI in collaboration with the ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development for a training workshop related to the Senegal Nationally Determined Contribution. AS a part of the roadmap for the NDC implemention program under Paris agreement carried out by the Direction of the Environment, the seminar emphasised […]
News • May 20, 2021
Province of Bataan and GGGI Joining Forces to Introduce Electric Public Utility Vehicles
20 May 2021, Bataan, Philippines The Provincial Government of Bataan (PGB) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) held on Monday a virtual kick-off consultation on a new partnership project to mainstream electric vehicles (EVs) into the public transportation sector in the province. Building on earlier successful collaborations, PGB invited GGGI to assess the feasibility […]
News • May 17, 2021
Greening Uganda’s Urbanization and Industrialization Project Brochure Supported by the EU
The project aims to promote sustainable development and inclusive Green Growth in Uganda by focusing on green city development, green industrialization, efficient waste management and Green Growth Integration into planning and budgeting. This is to ensure Uganda is achieving maximum benefits from a Green Growth pathway. The project impact objective is: “Uganda achieves strong, inclusive […]
News • May 17, 2021
First Meeting of Community of Practice for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion on Climate Change
On April 26, 2021, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Ethiopia Office and SouthSouthNorth (SSN) in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and Environment Forest and Climate Change Commission (EFCCC) of Ethiopia organized the first meeting of the Community of Practice (CoP) Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) on Climate Change in Bishoftu, Ethiopia. […]
News • May 4, 2021
Green and Resilient Recovery Brochure
In partnership with Members and peers, GGGI has developed a flexible model and service offering to stimulate Green and Resilient Recovery based on international best practices and insights. Click here to download WEB version. Click here to download PRINT version.
News • May 4, 2021
Induction of elected local government leaders in the beneficiary local government on the greening Uganda’s urbanization and industrialization project
On May 2 to 6, 2021, the National Planning Authority with technical support from the European Union and Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) will conduct an induction of elected local government leaders from four (4) newly established districts, and beneficiary local government on the Greening Uganda’s Urbanization and Industrialization project. The induction will include a […]
News • April 22, 2021
4th B2B virtual webinar on Innovation and Sustainability. Identifying synergies between Rwanda and Italy
30th March 2021 , Kigali Rwanda Environmental Management Authority (REMA) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), co-organised the 4th business to business (B2B) virtual webinar on “Innovation and Sustainability: Identifying synergies between Rwanda and Italy”. Rwanda’s ecosystem has attracted many evolving startup ,with several local entrepreneurs developing sustainable and impactful products and services that […]
Reports
GGGI Staff
Ingvild Solvang
Deputy Director and Head of Climate Action and Inclusive Development