Phnom Penh, Cambodia – June 28, 2024 – In a significant step forward for green finance in Cambodia, Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ (RGPPSEZ), announced the issuance of KHR 41 billion (approximately USD 10 million) green bond in the first…
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, June 26, 2024 – The Government of the Dominican Republic, through the Ministry of Finance, has successfully issued its first sovereign green bond to fund sustainable projects in clean energy,…
Dakar, Sénégal, June 27, 2024 –As part of efforts to achieve food security and strengthen farmers’ resilience to the impact of climate change, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Government of Senegal have inaugurated the…
Kigali, Rwanda – June 19, 2024, Rwanda’s Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) celebrated a major milestone in the country’s waste management journey by inaugurating pilot municipal waste…
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…
Georgetown, Guyana, June 18, 2024 – Guyana’s leading climate adaptation organizations under the Ministry of Agriculture today kicked-off a Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) funded project to support adaptation planning…
Press Release – For Immediate Release 19 June 2024 – Kigali, Rwanda The Rwanda Ministry of Environment and Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) have today inaugurated pilot municipal waste valorization facilities at Nduba dumpsite. The…
South Tarawa, Kiribati June 14, 2024 – In collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Agricultural Development (MELAD) and the Qatar Fund for Development, the “Climate Smart Agriculture for Kiribati” (KCSA) project proudly…
Nukus, Uzbekistan, May 8, 2024 – The final awareness-raising youth trainings on climate change adaptation (CCA) were held for students of the vocational school of the Karauzyak district and secondary school No. 20 of the Chimbay district,…
April-May, 2024, Madhesh Province, Nepal – As a part of the KOICA-funded Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Project, GGGI Nepal Country Office conducted 12 orientation sessions from April 9, 2024, to May 31, 2024, on weather forecasts and…
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, JUNE 10th, 2024–The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka are delighted to announce the official entry into force of the Host Country Agreement (HCA),…
Bogotá, Colombia, June 2024 – As part of the Supporting Preparedness for Article 6 Cooperation Program (SPAR6C), the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has published the Readiness and Needs Assessment for Article 6 in Colombia. This…
Bogotá, Colombia, May 2024 – On May 15, the SPAR6C Program in Colombia held its second national event with to facilitate discussions and highlight global trends in the preparation and implementation of Article 6 (A6) of the Paris Agreement…
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, June 7, 2024 –The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) held an official ceremony today for the opening of a country office in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, after the Host Country Agreement was ratified in March 2024.…
Islamabad, Pakistan, May 30, 2024 –The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, and with support from the UN Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN) and…
This year’s World Environment Day is placing the spotlight on some of Africa’s most pressing challenges: land degradation, desertification, and drought. It is estimated that 45 percent of Africa’s population currently lives in drylands…
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – June 5, 2024 – GGGI, Geres, TAFTAC, and CGTI, in collaboration with Sevea, organized a roundtable meeting on “Green Job Market in Cambodia”. Funded by USAID, the roundtable meeting aimed to promote awareness of the…
Seoul, Republic of Korea – 04 June 2024- Leaders from Africa, the Republic of Korea and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) have jointly called for more collaboration and cooperation to bridge the climate finance gap and tackle the…
Seoul, Republic of Korea, June 4, 2024— The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) hosted an immersive exhibit on the sidelines of the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit, spotlighting the evolving dynamics of Korea-Africa relations. This multi-faceted…
Kigali, Rwanda, May 30, 2024 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Rwanda, in collaboration with the Rwanda Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI), hosted a workshop to validate the preliminary study on agrivoltaics in…
St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, May 29, 2024 — To address the urgent climate crisis at Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in collaboration with the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,…
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire – 27 May 2024 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) have signed a Grant Funding Agreement of 8,250,000USD to implement a groundbreaking initiative aimed at…
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 24 May 2024 – With the decentralization process underway in Burkina Faso, local authorities develop their local development plans every 5 years, in accordance with the main orientations of the State. The Special…
Seoul, 23 May 2024- The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) will host two High-level Forums on the sidelines of the upcoming Korea-Africa Summit. The two Forums, set to be held on June 4, will discuss two themes critical to Africa’s…
DOHA, QATAR – May 21, 2023 – In preparation for the upcoming Subsidiary Bodies of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC SB60) in Bonn, and the Conference of Parties (COP29) in Azerbaijan, the Ministry of…
Kampala, May 16, 2024 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Ministry of Water and Environment-Climate Change Department (CCD), and Makerere…
Vientiane, Lao PDR, May 17,2024 – The Government of Lao PDR through its Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), in cooperation with Global Green Growth Institute Lao PDR (GGGI), launched the commencement of the National…
Vientiane, Lao PDR, May 13, 2024 – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Lao PDR, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Government of Australia held a multi-stakeholder consultation on the Decree on Carbon Credits…
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…
Phnom Penh, Cambodia -9 May 2024, Collaboration between the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) was formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) presided over by H.E. Peng…