The overall aim of WASCAL is to identify resilient and adaptive land use systems and develop measures to conserve or restore functional ecosystems that support sustainable human development, while preserving the natural resource base for future generations. It will make available to the West African research community the expertise existing...
Public housing and infrastructure developments across rural and peri-urban India are rarely designed to be ‘climate compatible’. Climate-compatible development addresses the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, use fewer resources and make buildings that can withstand weather-related disasters. This project aims to train people to use resources more efficiently and...
The three Andean cities of La Paz, Bolivia, Lima, Peru, and Quito, Ecuador are witnessing negative climate impacts first hand, particularly among the poorest communities. Greenhouse gas emissions from the cities’ industries, transportation systems, water treatment, sanitation and solid waste and other sectors only contribute to climate change as well...
New development partnerships present opportunities for African governments to harness investment flows and establish trade relationships for adaptation and mitigation activities. China and the EU are obvious partners in this endeavour. China is now considered to be the continent’s largest trading partner and is investing widely in infrastructure. It has...
A partnership among the African Technology Policy Studies Network in Kenya and the University of Sussex in the UK (including the STEPS Centre, Sussex Energy Group and Tyndall Centre), this project is funded by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN).
The project aims to inform the development of Climate...
Towards green growth in emerging and developing Asia is a 2-year OECD horizontal project, part of the East Asia Climate Partnership programme. Launched in 2012, it aims to promote green growth in ASEAN countries in line with the region’s development objectives. Building on the OECD’s expertise on green growth and...
The Government of Jordan has committed to developing a National Green Growth Plan (NGGP) that is in line with national objectives of economic, social and environmental performance. GGGI is partnering with the Ministry of Environment (MoENV) to support the development of the NGGP by:
The Government of Morocco is seeking opportunities to forge new paths to more diverse, inclusive and sustainable development. GGGI, in partnership with the United Arab Emirates government, is supporting Morocco’s climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts through the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Green Growth Planning project, which is:
GGGI is supporting the UAE to address environmental challenges in a balanced approach that takes into account the needs of development, this includes helping the government strengthen the resilience of its economy against fluctuations in the global hydrocarbon market, and to further reduce oil-based growth and prioritize economic diversification. GGGI...
The Initiative on Green Growth and Development in India is a collaborative project which is being undertaken by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). The initiative will examine strategies pursued at the national level and for the two states namely Punjab and Himachal...