Kyung-Nam Shin
Senior Advisor
01 Green Investment
GGGI’s Green Investment Services (GIS) Global Practice supports the organization’s Member and Partner countries in mobilizing green finance needed for meeting their NDCs and green growth targets. As part of these efforts, GGGI has leveraged US$ 2 billion of climate finance for 60 projects during 2015-2020. In 2021, GGGI has mobilized additional US$ 5 billion, totaling over US$ 7 billion of initial investment commitment for climate projects since 2015. The core focus of these efforts work was to bridge the gap between financiers and projects, i.e. the lack of well-designed green projects that meet the risk-reward expectations of investors, and creating National Financing Vehicles (NFVs) with the aim to blend public and private sources of finance, both international and domestic, to expedite the finance flow to address the gap between financiers and projects. An external evaluation of GGGI’s mobilization efforts conducted in 2019 confirmed that the majority of GGGI-initiated projects move forward to financing & implementation.
The first Global Operational Priority in GGGI’s Strategy 2030 is to catalyze and accelerate access to climate finance/green investment and the GIS Global Practice supports the organization’s ambition to mobilize USD 2 billion of green investment commitments annually by 2030. The intention is to scale the mobilization efforts by expanding GGGI’s engagements around green/climate bonds and by greening domestic banks in emerging markets, while developing and deepening partnerships with strategic investors, institutions, and platforms with a deep understanding of, and a long-term commitment to, green growth in developing countries and emerging markets. GIS Global Practice is collaborating with leading organizations in the field — currently leading the partnership with the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility as a knowledge partner and engaging as an observer to the Green & Social Bond Principles of the International Capital Market Association.
Projects
ROA25, KH049, ID064, LA046, PH050, VN028
Collaborative R&DB Programme for Promoting the Innovation of Climate Technopreneurship
GGPI17
Global Green Bond Initiative
News
News • July 17, 2026
Empowering the Next Generation of Energy Efficiency Innovators in Viet Nam
Hanoi, Viet Nam, June 30, 2026 – At Hanoi University of Science and Technology, the Department of Innovation, Green Transformation and Industrial Promotion (IGIP) under the Ministry of Industry and […]
News • July 15, 2026
Lao PDR to Launch a Climate Technopreneurship Programme to Promote Green Businesses and Investment
Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR – July 14, 2026 – A new Programme designed to support Lao entrepreneurs in adopting climate solutions, attract investment, and accelerate green economic growth is soon […]
News • July 14, 2026
SFC and GGGI advance sustainable finance and environmental, social, and climate risk management in Colombia
[Encuentre la versión en español abajo] Bogotá, D.C., July 2026. This month, 253 officials from the Financial Superintendence of Colombia (SFC, in spanish) completed the Sustainable Finance and Environmental, Social, and Climate Risk […]
News • July 14, 2026
GGGI and the Ministry of Environment Support BANFONDESA’s Sustainable Bond Impact Report
Dominican Republic, June 2026 — The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of the Dominican Republic, have announced the publication of the Impact and Resource Allocation Report for BANFONDESA’s Sustainable […]
News • July 14, 2026
GGGI and African Union Celebrate Successful Close of Climate Finance Program’s First Phase, Launch Phase 2 to Scale Green Investment Across Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13 July 2026. The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) today marked the successful conclusion of Phase 1 of the Transformative Climate Finance […]
News • July 2, 2026
Climate Finance Awareness and Training Workshop in Benin Strengthens Capacity to Advance Green Finance
Cotonou, Benin | 26 June 2026 The Government of Benin, with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the funding of the Luxembourg Development Cooperation Agency (Luxdev), launched a two-day […]
News • July 2, 2026
Kiribati Advances Establishment of Kiribati Otabwanin Fund Through Stakeholder Consultations and Workshop Series
Tarawa, Kiribati 23 June 2026 – The Government of Kiribati has successfully completed a series of bilateral consultations, technical workshops and a stakeholder retreat to advance the establishment of the […]
News • July 2, 2026
Côte d’Ivoire Secures USD 50 Million to Strengthen Climate-Resilient Agriculture
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, July 02.2026 Côte d’Ivoire has secured USD 50 million with $40M from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), for the Enhancing Sustainable Land Management and Climate-Resilient Agri-food Systems […]
News • July 1, 2026
GGGI Holds a Closing Event for its Climate Finance Project in Central Asia
Maqola O’zbek tilida mavjud. Статья доступна на Русском языке. The article is available in English GGGI Holds a Closing Event for its Climate Finance Project in Central Asia Tashkent, Uzbekistan, June 29, 2026 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) held […]
News • June 30, 2026
BANOBRAS recibe reconocimiento internacional por su liderazgo en finanzas sostenibles
Ciudad de México, 29 de junio de 2026. El Instituto Global para el Crecimiento Verde (GGGI, por sus siglas en inglés) felicita a BANOBRAS por haber sido reconocido con el […]
News • June 27, 2026
I&M Bank Rwanda and Bank of Kigali Advance Green Lending
Kigali, Rwanda | June 2026 The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), through its Leveraging Investments and Finance for a Green Transition (LIFT) Initiative funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation […]
News • June 23, 2026
Ministry of Finance, KOICA and GGGI Launch New Project to Strengthen Climate-tech Investment and Net-zero Readiness in Viet Nam
The new strategic initiative connects Viet Nam, Korea, and global markets while strengthening Viet Nam’s climate-tech ecosystem through startup acceleration and investment mobilization, reinforcing the policy and investment conditions needed […]
News • June 23, 2026
GGGI and the National Agency for Energy Efficiency (NAEE) Join Forces to Promote Clean Energy
Maqola O’zbek tilida mavjud. Статья доступна на Русском языке. The article is available in English GGGI and the National Agency for Energy Efficiency (NAEE) join forces to promote clean energy Tashkent, Uzbekistan, June 16, 2026 – The Global Green […]
News • June 22, 2026
GGGI, Ministry of Agriculture and EBRD Cooperate on the Establishment of an Investment Platform
Maqola O’zbek tilida mavjud. Статья доступна на Русском языке. The article is available in English GGGI, Ministry of Agriculture and EBRD cooperate on the establishment of an Investment Platform Tashkent, Uzbekistan, June 16, 2026 – The Global Green Growth […]
News • June 19, 2026
Taking steps to Advance Green Lending and Climate Finance in Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya |19 June 2026 Building directly on the landmark Green Finance Risk-Sharing Guarantee partnership that I&M Bank and Sida formalized in Nairobi in March 2026 which unlocked up to […]
News • June 19, 2026
Lao PDR Approves Pre-Feasibility Study to Unlock Investments in Waste-to-Energy Initiative
Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR, June 18, 2026 – The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE) of Lao PDR convened a validation workshop to review and validate the findings of a […]
News • June 16, 2026
Operationalizing Uganda’s H-NAP through Climate-Resilient WASH in Health Facilities
Kampala, Uganda, 12 June 2026 — As climate change intensifies across Uganda, health facilities are increasingly facing pressures they were not originally designed to withstand. Erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts, rising […]
News • June 11, 2026
GGGI Co-organizes Viet Nam Innovation and Private Capital Summit 2026, Catalyzing Climate-Tech Investment
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, 28 May 2026 — The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) co-organized the Viet Nam Innovation and Private Capital Summit 2026 (VIPC Summit 2026), a […]
News • June 10, 2026
GGGI Uzbekistan at the EcoExpo 2026
Maqola O’zbek tilida mavjud. Статья доступна на Русском языке. The article is available in English GGGI Uzbekistan at the EcoExpo 2026 Samarkand, Uzbekistan, June 2-4, 2026 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) held a booth at the EcoExpo […]
News • June 9, 2026
West and North African Finance Leaders Convene in Lomé for the First PAFCA Regional Workshop
Lomé, Togo, June 9, 2026. Ministry of Finance and Budget, Togo, in partnership with the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action, the Pan-African Finance Ministers Forum for Climate Action […]
Reports
Modelling the Green Transition: Macroeconomic and Financial Analysis Tools to Support Countries as They Enhance Climate Action and Accelerate the Green Transition
Report
Modelling the Green Transition: Macroeconomic and Financial Analysis Tools to Support Countries as They Enhance Climate Action and Accelerate the Green Transition
White Paper: Policy Recommendations on Sustainable Landscapes, Climate Smart Agriculture, and Forestry Development in the Aral Sea Region for Human Well-being