Green Buildings and Industry
With the building and construction industry responsible for almost 40% of global CO2 emissions, it is imperative that the efforts to meet the Paris Agreement engage the industry adequately. There is immense opportunity in mitigating the projected emissions from buildings and urban infrastructure as 70% of the infrastructure needs anticipated for 2050 are not yet constructed. GGGI emphasises the scaled transition of buildings and urban infrastructure towards lower carbon, less carbon intensive forms as a priority in the 2030 Strategy.
Global warming is expected to reduce industrial productivity significanlty by 2030. The ILO predicts that by 2030 global warming will significantly decrease work productivity resulting in a 2.2%. Industrial workers in hotter regions with large numbers of low wage workers will be hit worst with as much as 5% of all working hours to be lost in South Asia for example. Greening industrial buildings is critical to reduce the impact of heat stress in terms of climate change mitigation and adaptation. There are a range of active and passive measures which will allow factories to reduce costs to maintain safe, acceptable working conditions for the most vulnerable in the global workforce.
Projects
NP15
Thematic Areas
Countries
NP15 Green Hydrogen Value Chain and Green Ammonia Plant in Nepal
| Start Date | Q1 February 15, 2022 |
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| Actual Budget (USD) | 0 |
| Status | Active |
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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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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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UG15
Thematic Areas
Countries
UG15 Greening Uganda’s Urbanization and Industrialization
| Start Date | Q1 July 2020 |
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| Actual Budget (USD) | 5,532,179 |
| Status | Active |
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CI01
Thematic Areas
Countries
CI01 Supporting Direct Access in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
| Start Date | Q4 2019 |
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| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 119,784 |
| Status | Active |
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RW22
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW22 Greening Rwanda’s Existing Public Building Stock
| Start Date | Q1 01-01-2020 |
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| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 169,528 |
| Status | Active |
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News
News • June 6, 2023
Stakeholders gather to build capacity for a greener building sector in Fiji
SUVA, FIJI, 26 May 2023 – One-hundred Twenty Fijian stakeholders completed training that supports implementation of the Sustainability Chapter to the Fiji National Building Code (FNBC). The Sustainability Chapter, supported by GGGI and adopted in March 2022, includes guidance for incorporating climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience in the building stock of Fiji. It also provided […]
News • April 12, 2023
Launch of the Advanced Diploma Course in Energy and Sustainability Management
12 April 2023, Phnom Penh— The Advanced Diploma in Energy and Sustainability Management welcomes its first batch of trainees at the Cambodian Garment Training Institute (CGTI). This long-term diploma course is a joint effort by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Cambodia together with Cambodian Garment Training Institute (CGTI), Group for the Environment, Renewable Energy […]
News • March 20, 2023
Pre-Information Workshop for the Terai Agribusiness and Enterprise Challenge Fund (TAECF)
March 2-3, 2023, Janakpur, Nepal – KOICA-GGGI Climate Smart Agriculture Project concluded two Pre-Information Workshops and shared about its Terai Agribusiness and Enterprise Challenge Fund (TAECF). The workshop gathered 150 participants, representing different government organizations, private sectors, farming community, development agencies, etc. The workshop was successful in familiarizing participants with the TAECF, its processes and […]
News • February 13, 2023
Boosting Uganda’s Green Path to Industrialization.
GGGI Uganda under the European Union funded Greening Uganda’s Urbanization and Industrialization project and organized a workshop on the 31st of January 2023. This workshop aimed at raising awareness about green industrial approaches and enabling the Uganda Free Zones Authority (UFZA) and the private sector to gain a deeper understanding of the nuggets embedded in […]
News • January 4, 2023
Energy Efficiency in Rwandan Non-Residential Buildings and Facilities – The role of Detailed Energy Audits
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in collaboration with the Rwanda Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA), are implementing a project preparatory work to assess the energy efficiency market in Rwanda and develop a new financial vehicle that can support the implementation of the energy efficiency initiatives. The preparatory work is funded by the Korea Ministry of […]
News • November 23, 2022
The signing of Uganda’s Country Planning Framework
26th October 2022 marks the signing of Uganda’s Country Planning Framework (CPF) which is the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)’s planning document that presents the strategic initiatives that GGGI aims to pursue in partnership with the Republic of Uganda. The CPF was signed by both GGGI Director General, Dr. Frank Rijsberman and Hon. Matia Kasaija […]
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 • July 26, 2022
GGGI and UNCDF expand their partnership to support small green businesses in the Pacific
Suva, Fiji – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) signed an amendment to their existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand areas of cooperation on 29th June. The document was signed virtually by Gerard O’Donoghue, on behalf of GGGI Director General and Mr Bram Peters, Regional Manager-Pacific of UNCDF. The […]
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 […]
News • May 28, 2022
Building sector community of practice discussion with key actors
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; May 20th, 2022 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in collaboration with UN Habitat, Order of Architects of Burkina Faso, and the Ministry of Urban Planning, Land Affairs and Housing, organized a technical workshop on the newly founded energy efficiency Community of Practice and the capacity building needs of its members. […]
News • May 3, 2022
Training Workshop on Sustainable Waste Management for Building Managers in Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda from 20-21st April , 2022 the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in partnership with COPED, a leading waste management company operating in Rwanda since 1999, conducted a two days’ workshop on Sustainable Waste Management and greening concept for building managers of hotels, commercial buildings and public office buildings. This workshop part of the […]
News • May 3, 2022
Greening the New Bugesera Airport Validation Meeting
29 March 2022, Kigali, Rwanda: The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in collaboration with Aviation, Travel and Logistics (ATL) Holding Ltd, an entity affiliated to the Rwanda Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA) hosted a virtual validation meeting on the Greening of the new international airport in Bugesera. Participants that joined the virtual meeting were representatives from […]
News • April 28, 2022
Uganda Building committees in 5 Districts trained on Green Buildings
What are building committees? In 2013, the Building Control Act of Uganda established a building committee in each district and urban authority. The act also established the National Building Review Board (NBRB) to oversee the activities of the building committees. The building committee is responsible for issuing building permits after reviewing the building proposals submitted […]
News • April 26, 2022
GGGI develops Sustainability Chapter for Fiji Building Code
Suva, Fiji – 31 March 2022 – Stakeholders from government departments of Energy, Water and Buildings, as well as development partners and industry stakeholders, gathered today at an event to handover to the Government of Fiji the Sustainability Chapter developed by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). The Sustainability Chapter will support government’s ongoing […]
News • March 24, 2022
Green Champions on Sustainable Use of Forests
March 21, 2022 is the World Forestry Day. The Green champions had chance to offer their views on the sustainable use of forests. The big question: Knowing that the construction sector is a big consumer of forestry resources, what are the green building options to safeguard our forests eco systems? Read more here: 2022-03-21 Pullout […]
News • February 28, 2022
Burkina Faso: Technical workshop for the revision of the Building Code
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; February 21st to 25th 2021 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in collaboration with Burkina Faso’s Ministry in charge of Housing and Urbanism, organized a workshop in the framework of the revision of the Urbanism and Building Code initiated by the Government. Since the last revision of the code of urban […]
News • February 28, 2022
KICK-OFF WORKSHOP ON GGGI GCF SECOND READINESS IN COTE D’IVOIRE “Support for the Establishment of a National Green Building and Infrastructure Financing Vehicle, Development of Green Building Minimum Compliance System, and DAE Application in Côte d’Ivoire”
On February 24th, 2022, GGGI in partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MINEDD) held the kickoff workshop of the second GCF readiness implemented by GGGI entitled “Support for the Establishment of a National Green Building and Infrastructure Financing Vehicle, Development of Green Building Minimum Compliance System, and DAE Application in Côte d’Ivoire”. […]
News • February 28, 2022
Audience with His Excellency Minister Governor of the Autonomous District of Abidjan
February 16th, 2022, a courtesy call was held between GGGI Country Representative Mrs. Olola VIEYRA and His Excellency Mr. Robert Beugré MAMBE, Minister Governor of the Autonomous District of Abidjan at the City Hall. This meeting aimed at presenting GGGI’s actions in Côte d’Ivoire and prospects for collaboration in the field of green finance and […]
News • February 11, 2022
Sustainable Urban Wetlands Development within Kigali City- Nyandungu Wetland Eco-park
A rapid growing urban population comes with enormous challenges for city planners and managers. They have to ensure that cities today can deliver not only basic services but that these cities are safe, resilient and environmentally friendly. One of the underlying causes of wetland degradation is lack of knowledge and skills on how wetlands can […]
News • January 11, 2022
Accelerating investment in nature for the green recovery in Senegal strategic workshop held
The strategic orientation workshop was held on December 16, 2021 for the project “Accelerating investment in nature for the green recovery in Senegal through the structuring of the green PES” organized in partnership with the Operational Office for the monitoring of the PES, the MAVA Foundation and the European Union. The objective was to share […]