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Q&A: Creating a Safe Space for Survivors of Sexual Exploitation in the Aid...
Panel at the Safeguarding Conference in London. the Department for International Development (DFID) held a Safeguarding Summit which brought together 500 people to commit to prevent sexual...
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Rwanda Action Plan Aims to Make Cities Green
Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, is described as one of the safest and cleanest cities in Africa. The country is now implementing its national development plan to create green secondary cities. Credit:...
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Q&A: Ready to Help India Access Climate Finance for a Greener Economy
The Indian government launched the Saubhagya scheme in 2017 and aims to provide electricity across the entire country. Credit: Stella Paul/IPSBy Stella PaulNEW DEHLI, Oct 31 2018 (IPS)Even in remote...
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South Korea Looks at How to Accelerate its Transition to Renewable Energy
A night market in South Korea. The country plans to ensure that 20 percent of all electricity generated is renewable by 2030. Credit: Yeong-Nam/CC BY 2.0By Ahn Mi YoungSEOUL , Nov 1 2018 (IPS)While...
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The post Q&A: How to Transition One of the Fastest-Growing Economies in the World to a Green Growth Model appeared first on Inter Press Service.Excerpt:Karolien Casaer-Diez is the new country...
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Youth Create Businesses that Are Geared to Protecting the Environment
Brian Kakembo Galabuzi who founded Waste to Energy Youth Enterprise (WEYE) Clean Energy Company Ltd in Uganda which makes carbonised fuel briquettes from agricultural waste materials and organic waste....
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Senegal Talks Green Growth this Week
Arid drylands landscape near Niassante, Senegal. Baobab and acacia trees in the North Senegalese arid drylands landscape in Niassante Rural Community, Saint Louis Region, Senegal. Participants are...
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Fostering Green, Made-In-Africa Innovations
Frank Rijsberman Director-General, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) speaking in Kigali, at a week-long Africa Green Growth Forum 2018 to discuss how to foster green growth. Courtesy: Emmanuel...
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Rwanda to Build Ecotourism Park in Kigali
Francesco La Camera of the Italian Ministry of Environment Land and Sea commissioning Rwanda's first ecotourism Park in Kigali, the country’s capital. Courtesy: Emmanuel HitimanaBy Emmanuel...
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Q&A: How Political Will can Accelerate Green Growth in Africa
Okechukwu Daniel Ogbonnaya, the Acting Country Representative and Lead Advisor for Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), says the enabling environment in Rwanda is because there is a high level of...
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Indonesia Commits to Low Carbon Development and a Green Economy at COP24
A traffic jam, in Indonesia's capital Jakarta. Air pollution in Jarkarta is triple the the maximum “safe” level recommended by the World Health Organisation. The country's government says it is...
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Study Shows How African Countries are Preparing for Green Development
A wind energy generation plant located in Loiyangalani in northwestern Kenya. The plant is set to be the biggest in Africa, generating 300 MW. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPSBy Isaiah EsipisuKATOWICE,...
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Q&A: Making Green Growth a Success Across the Globe
Global Green Growth Institute’s Director General Frank Rijsberman at COP24. GGGI is organising over 15 events at the conference focused on low carbon development, green finance, transparency, capacity...
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Decoding Article 6 of the COP24 Climate Negotiations
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) side event at COP24 that discussed transparency and NDC implementation. Credit: Sohara Mehroze Shachi/IPSBy Sohara Mehroze ShachiKATOWICE, Poland, Dec 14 2018...
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Q&A: For Vietnam, the Quality of Economic Growth is Starting to Matter
City view of Hanoi, Vietnam. Vietnam is prioritising green growth. Credit: Adam Bray/IPSBy Pascal LaureynPHNOM PENH, Dec 18 2018 (IPS)Vietnam’s shift from a centrally planned to a market economy has...
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Q&A: ‘There’s a Lot More Climate Finance Available than People Think’
Communities in rural Papua New Guinea install their own cost effective and energy efficient solar panels. GGGI says that governments should rather invest in renewable energy. Credit: Catherine...
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Building Mongolia’s Green Future
January 2018 alone saw temperatures drop to -50 degrees Celsius. This has had vast impacts on Mongolia’s herders. Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPSBy Tharanga Yakupitiyage and IPS CorrespondentUNITED...
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Moving Beyond South Korea’s Hierarchal Business Structure for Sustainable...
The work culture in South Korea is different and managers here often say that they are used to the rigid hierarchy at work.By Ahn Mi YoungSEOUL, Jan 21 2019 (IPS)Despite the international rise of South...
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Rwanda Prepares the Foundations for Climate-Resilient Cities
Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, is the country’s largest city. However, the country hopes to soon implement the first stage of a new dynamic plan for the development of six climate-resilient secondary...
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Q&A: How Vietnam went from Zero to Hero in Developing Solar Projects and What...
Global Green Growth Institute’s Director General Frank Rijsberman pictured here at COP24. Credit: Sohara Mehroze Shachi/IPS By Samira SadequeUNITED NATIONS, Sep 27 2019 (IPS) A week ago, downtown New...
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Is Thailand Making Progress Towards Reaching its Climate Change Mitigation...
Runoff from the north into the Chao Phraya River, heavy rains and high tides all pose major flooding threat to Bangkok. Credit: Ron Corben/IPSBy Sinsiri TiwutanondBANGKOK , Aug 1 2018 (IPS) As...
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How Safe Drinking Water in Rural Vanuatu Will Save Women Time While Aiding in...
By Nalisha AdamsJOHANNESBURG, Aug 27 2018 (IPS) Access to safe water for drinking and an adequate supply of water for other purposes is challenging in the rural areas of Vanuatu. A new project, that...
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Why India’s Solar Water-Drawing ATMs and Irrigation Pumping Systems Offer...
A man draws water from a solar-powered water ATM in New Delhi’s Savda Ghevra slum settlement. Thanks to these machines, which allow users to withdraw water with a rechargeable card, waterborne diseases...
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Q&A: Achieving Sustainable Goals: “In the End it is All About People. If...
On Bangladesh's extensive estuaries, millions of poorest climate vulnerable families eke out a paltry living from inter-tidal fishing like this father-son team that is selling their catch of catfish to...
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Freezing Inside UAE’s High Rise Buildings While Temperatures Soar Outside
The United Arab Emirates is also paying the price of rapid economic development in terms of climate change. Air-conditioning has proved to be a major challenge to climate change mitigation and because...
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Ethiopia’s Struggle Against Climate Change Gets a Boost from Green Climate Fund
Women living in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, which is particularly prone to drought, say how hard it is to live off the land and support their families. Credit: James Jeffrey/IPSBy James...
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Q&A: Why Young and Smart Greenpreneurs are the Future of Sustainable Development
Members of the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CEYN) clean debris from a river in Trinidad. GGGI has developed a new platform for young entrepreneurs with a flair for business development that is...
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Q & A: Why Switching to Renewable Energy Sources is No Longer a Matter of...
The Bangui Wind Farm located in the northern Philippines hosts 20 wind turbines with a capacity of 33 megawatts. GGGI works mainly with governments that express an interest in sustainable growth and is...
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How to Green Uganda’s Cities
Old taxi Park in Uganda's Capital Kampala. The Green Growth Strategy in Uganda seeks to introduce rapid bus transport and light railways to avoid this type of congestion. Credit Wambi Michael/IPSBy...
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Leveraging the Potential for Green Growth in Vulnerable Countries
A farmer walks past the solar panels used to pump water in the Soan Valley. The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) works closely with countries to diversify their economies, promote solar energies,...
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Rwanda Leverages Green Climate Fund’s Opportunities to Fast-Track Sustainable...
Greening practices are being adopted in Rwanda which include the terracing on hillsides to control erosion like here in Rulindo district, Northern Rwanda. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPSBy Aimable...
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Indonesia Unveils Low Carbon Development Framework
A woman works in her vegetable patch at the foot of Mount Sinabung, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Indonesia is one of the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG) that cause global warming on our...
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Students Go Green to End Global Energy Poverty
A Congolese man transports charcoal on his bicycle outside Lubumbashi in the DRC. Credit: Miriam Mannak/IPSBy Busani BafanaBULAWAYO, Zimbabwe , Oct 15 2018 (IPS) In Africa, over 640 million people –...
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Helping Ethiopia Achieve Green Growth and Avoid Industrialised Nations’...
Ethiopia is not an industrialised country but is looking at alternative economic activity that allows a low-carbon economy and means of living. Credit: James Jeffrey/IPSBy James JeffreyADDIS ABABA, Oct...
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Supporting Morocco’s Quest to Close USD24 Billion Green Investment Gap
Morocco has in recent years emerged as a continental leader in terms of modelling green growth. Credit:Celso Flores/CC By 2.0 By Friday PhiriPEMBA, Zambia, Oct 22 2018 (IPS) Science has increasingly...
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