Green Cities
Over two-thirds of global population are forecast to live in urban areas by 2050. The implications of this phenomenon are significant. Many of the world’s cities are urbanizing in a largely unplanned manner, which has high negative externalities including poor air quality, infrastructure that is not climate resilient, inadequate provisioning of basic services and a lack of social inclusion and opportunity. Cities have a vital role to play in transitioning from resource inefficient patterns of growth and increasing access to services, and in so doing, supporting the transition to green growth.
Greening cities provides opportunities to create sustainable livelihoods through providing green jobs, reducing GHG emissions, and increasing access to sustainable infrastructure and services.
GGGI’s thematic approach to green cities supports an integrated and cross-sectoral approach and responds to local, national, and global needs and commitments, through its five priority areas, namely:
1. Mainstreaming green growth into urban planning and management;
2. Resource efficient and low carbon cities;
3. Solid waste management: managing waste as resource;
4. Decentralized sanitation and wastewater solutions;
5. Sustainable transportation and mobility: connected and healthy cities.
GGGI aims to address these gaps through responding to demand in policy development at the national and municipal level, with a focus on supporting secondary and emerging cities. To support the change that is needed for urban transformation, we link project ideation to finance and build capacity which both enhances understanding of green growth in relation to cities, but also acts as a platform for identifying innovative projects for implementation. In doing so, GGGI strives to realize pro-poor, smart and inclusive cities in which sustainable urban services and green jobs are created to address the unmet needs of under-serviced and urban poor communities.
Projects
UG17
Thematic Areas
Countries
UG17 Strengthening Solid Waste and Feacal Sludge Management Capacity of the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (Phase 1)
Start Date | Q1 13th September 2021 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 2,350,000 |
Status | Active |
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RW31
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW31-Smart and Electric Public Transport Services for Low-Carbon City Development in Rwand
Start Date | Q3 2021 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 150,000 |
Status | Active |
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RW28
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW28- Rwanda Greenpreneurs Network
Start Date | Q1 2021 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 0 |
Status | Active |
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RW27
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW27-Supporting the Transition to E-mobility in Rwanda
Start Date | Q1 2021 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 47,574 |
Status | Active |
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RW21
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW21-E – Waste to Resources: Improving Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and Hazardous Waste Management in Rwanda
Start Date | Q1 |
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Funding Source | |
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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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 5,532,179 |
Status | Active |
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MM19
Thematic Areas
Countries
MM19 Support for National Low Emission and Climate Resilient Development in Myanmar
Start Date | Q4 2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 438,512 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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VN13
Thematic Areas
Countries
VN13 MSWTE Finance Facility in Viet Nam
Start Date | Q1 Jan 07, 2021 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 3,000,000 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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IN22
Thematic Areas
Countries
IN22 Road map for Electric Vehicle (EV) adoption and charging infrastructure for the urban freight sector in Maharashtra
Start Date | Q3 20-08-2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 0 |
Status | Active |
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BF13
Thematic Areas
Countries
BF13 The Social Housing Energy Efficiency Cooling Program
Start Date | Q2 2021 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 617,100 |
Status | Upcoming |
Thematic Area |
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VN11
Thematic Areas
Countries
VN11 Sustainable Urban Cooling in Viet Nam Cities
Start Date | Q1 Jan 01, 2021 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 2,500,000 |
Status | Active |
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KH22
Thematic Areas
Countries
KH22 Generating Revenue for Financially Sustainable Sanitation and Waste Management in Kep
Start Date | Q4 20201001 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 155,887 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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KH16
Thematic Areas
Countries
KH16 Greening Mobility – Phase II
Start Date | Q4 20201001 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 112,265 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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MN17
Thematic Areas
Countries
MN17 Energy Performance Contracting for Residential Retrofitting in Ulaanbaatar City
Start Date | Q1 Jan 1 2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 429,096 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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RW26
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW26 Supporting Rwanda’s Green Economic Recovery: Urbanization through Affordable Housing and Climate Resilient Urban Settlements
Start Date | Q1 01-01-2021 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 50,000 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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RW23
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW23 Sustainable Solid and Liquid Waste Management and Valorization in Rwanda’s Green Cities
Start Date | Q1 01-01-2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 217,165 |
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 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 169,528 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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RW20
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW20 GCF Readiness Support to Capacitate Rwanda’s Sub-National Level Actors in Green Growth and Climate Resilience
Start Date | Q1 05-07-2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 699,940 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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RW19
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW19 Strengthening, Prioritizing, and Investing in Non-Motorized Transport Infrastructure
Start Date | Q1 01-01-2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 93,800 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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RW17
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW17 GCF National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Readiness and Preparatory Support for Building Flood Resilience Capacities in Rwanda
Start Date | Q1 03-01-2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 1,823,993 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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News
News • June 28, 2022
South-South Knowledge Exchange Program on Sustainable Solid Waste Management between Lao PDR and Pakistan
June 10 – 15. Islamabad, Pakistan – A Lao delegation with 4 GGGI Lao PDR staff visited Islamabad and Mardan, Pakistan for South-South Knowledge Exchange (SSKE) Program between Lao PDR and Pakistan, aiming to enhance solid waste management in Lao PDR by learning from the best practices of Pakistan. The delegation consisted of the government […]
News • June 22, 2022
Access to climate finance as path to private sector investment in NDC and Green Emergent Plan
The country representative of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) reiterated, on Thursday, the support of this structure to the State of Senegal in the formulation and adoption of policies to increase green investment. ”I would like to recall that within the framework of our mandate and under its strategic objectives, the GGGI supports the […]
News • June 16, 2022
Government of Rwanda and GGGI Sign and endorse the new 2021-2025 Rwanda Country Planning Framework (CPF)
On 13 May, Kigali , Rwanda the Minister of State , Ministry of Infrastructure Eng Patricie Uwase and the GGGI Rwanda Country Representative Okechukwu Daniel Ogbonnaya have officially endorsed & signed the new five year 2021-2025 Rwanda Country Planning Framework (CPF). The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) would like to thank all the stakeholders and […]
News • June 8, 2022
GGGI District Technical Assistants (DTA’s) lead the Awareness raising workshop for the environmental protection committee’s members
Rwanda Environment Managament Authority in collaboration with GGGI Rwanda through the implementation of the the GCF Readiness & Preparatory Support Project to capacitate Rwanda’s Subnational Level Actors in Green Growth & Climate Change Resilience organized training workshops for Environmental Committees members in secondary cities. The training workshop was for Environmental Committees members from Nyagatare District […]
News • June 7, 2022
Draft Gulu Physical Development Plan Handover
Gulu City, June 6, 2022 Gulu City has received the final draft of the Physical Development Plan. The plan has been developed under the greening Uganda’s urbanization and industrialization project, funded by the European union. The plan is a spatial expression of the social and economic environment or other policy, at National, regional, district, city […]
News • May 31, 2022
Sustainable Energy for All Forum in Kigali
May 17-19 2022; Kigali Rwanda – The Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and the Government of Rwanda welcomed more than 1,300 people from around the world to the global SEforALL Forum in Kigali. The much-anticipated, landmark event for sustainable energy had to be postponed twice due to Covid-19, but the wait proved to be worth […]
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 27, 2022
GGGI AT COP15 ON DESERTIFICATION
UNCCD CoP 15 was held in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire from May 9 to 20, 2022. This was GGGI’s first participation at the desertification CoP, marked by a video message from P&C of GGGI Mr. Ban Ki Moon, and a statement from DDG Mrs. Helena Mcleod at the Heads of State summit, in which GGGI pledged […]
News • May 3, 2022
GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support Project -knowledge sharing and closure Workshop in Rwanda
29th April 2022, Kigali Rwanda, Global Green Growth Institute in collaboration with Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) hosted the GCF Readiness Preparatory Support Project Knowledge Sharing Workshop. With diverse audience that include NGO;s, GCF representatives, Rwanda Land Management Authority (RLMUA) , National Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA), Cleaner Production and Climate Innovation Center (CPCIC), […]
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 • May 3, 2022
Rwanda Plastic Waste Web Portal Launch
30th March, Kigali Rwanda the Global Green Growth Institute in collaboration with Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA), and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and Save The Environment Initiative (SEI) officially launched the Plastic Waste Web portal , the hybrid event took place at the newly renovated Norrsken House. The event was attended by different […]
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 21, 2022
GREEN COCKTAIL
On March 25th, 2022, was held an exchange event which turned around the project “support for the establishment of a national financial vehicle focusing on buildings and ecological infrastructures, the development of a system of minimum compliance of ecological buildings and the application in direct access for Cote d’Ivoire”. The exchange meeting, called Green […]
News • April 6, 2022
GGGI – KOICA teams hold a familiarization visit to Kiteezi Landfill
On 29 March, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) staff visited the Kiteezi landfill to check the status quo of the landfill, collect information on how the landfill is managed, observe how much waste is coming in and out, how data is managed by KCCA, and to identify challenges. This […]
News • March 24, 2022
Grand opening of Integrated Resource Recovery Center (IRRC) and handover ceremony of electric waste collection trucks held in Vientiane Capital
March 23, 2022. Vientiane, Lao PDR. The grand opening of the Integrated Resource Recovery Center (IRRC), the first city government -led facility to process organic waste from municipal waste, and handover ceremony of electric waste collection trucks were held on 23 March 2022, marking a great milestone for waste-to resource initiatives in the capital city […]
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 • March 24, 2022
Climate Finance and Women
Out of 1.3 billion people living in poverty, seventy percent are women. Women are seen as more vulnerable than men to the impacts of climate change since they represent the majority of the world’s poor and more dependent on the threatened natural resources in comparison. While gender equality is proven as ‘smart economics’ that would […]
News • March 24, 2022
Working towards resilient green cities
Country-wide urbanization in Uganda has continued amidst institutional challenges. Previous interventions in the water and sanitation sector have not addressed the underlying issues of poorly managed urbanization processes. Poor urbanisation is linked to low productivity, urban poverty, unemployment, limited capacity to plan and offer basic services as well as a failure to enforce urban standards. […]
News • March 24, 2022
GGGI Promoting a Self-Help Model for Cleaning Up Cities in Uganda.
On June 5, 2021, the Global Green Growth Institute in collaboration with the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and key environmental activists/ Civil Society Organizations conducted a one-day outreach at the Ggaba beach market and landing site, a suburb in Kampala Central Division to commemorate the World Environment Day 2021. The purpose of the outreach […]