Project Database

There is an urgent need to ensure that countries’ infrastructure systems are able to support sustainable development in a changing climate. There are a growing number of good practices in doing this, but they remain the exception rather than the norm. Capacity and financial constraints are hindering the uptake of...

The advent of electric vehicles is exciting to consumers everywhere because they are cheaper to maintain and fuel, are good for the environment, and also fun to drive. However, due to a lack of affordable options and a minimal supply in the used car market, total sales of EVs remain...

The objective of the Project is the growth of development of green urban development plans and pilot green urban development initiatives related to energy efficiency and sustainable transport in small and medium cities in Belarus.

A growing number of African countries are amongst the fastest growing economies worldwide. Still the level and speed of lifting a vast majority of the African people from poverty remains low. A key question, therefore, is how the growth can transform the African economies towards efficient and competitive engines that...

In Mexico, the pollution created within cities and by the industrial sector is currently estimated to cost the economy almost seven per cent of its gross domestic product due to the environmental damage it causes. Largely unsustainable consumer behaviour and environmentally unfriendly manufacturing processes are adding on to these environmental...

Many developing countries and emerging economies are currently defining country-specific strategies for their economies to become more inclusive, climate-friendly, resilient and resource-efficient. However, governments often face strong economic and social pressure, and transformational policies are difficult to advocate – unless proven socially and economically viable.

This is where the project...

GGGI is supporting the Government of India in achieving inclusive, sustainable economic growth through the Green Growth Planning Strategies project, which is:

• Developing an integrated sustainability assessment in support of growth objectives outlined in the national government’s 12th Five Year Plan
• Carrying out technical studies of inclusive green growth options at the national and subnational...

​Addressing challenges such as adequate urban infrastructure and services, efficient land use planning, sustainable urban mobility and healthy urban ecosustem and biodiversity, will be critical if Indian cities are at the core of the economic transformation as envisaged by the Government of India (GoI). GGGI has worked to support...

The Government of Colombia has identified green growth as critical to maintaining development in the years to come and has made it a priority to implement inclusive and environmentally sustainable growth principles into the country’s development planning. GGGI is supporting the Government of Colombia to establish green growth as a...

The project “Enhancing South-South Cooperation – Building the Capacity of Developing Countries to Promote Green Economies” was based on the often-articulated wish of developing countries to exchange and share good practices with other countries of the South. The project had two key objectives. The first was to facilitate knowledge exchange...