Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

• It was fi rst launched as a think tank in 2010 by Korean President Lee Myung-bak and was later converted into an international treaty-based organization in 2012 at the Rio+20 Summit in Brazil.
• Headquarter: It is headquartered in Seoul, Republic of Korea
• Key Functions: It works to produce three major outcomes: adoption and implementation of green growth plans; provision of research for policymakers; and private sector engagement in the implementation of the national green growth plans.  The organization uses three approaches to achieve these outcomes: Green Growth Planning & Implementation (GGP&I), Knowledge Development & Management (KDM), and Public-Private Cooperation (PPC).
• Funding: Funds are given by contributing members.
  • Contributing members are defi ned as Member countries that make a multi-year fi nancial contribution of core funding of no less than USD 15 million over three years.
  • Participating members are defi ned as Member countries that are not contributing members.
• GGGI has been working in India to promote green growth and sustainable development since 2013.
  • At the state level, GGGI worked closely with the governments of Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh (HP), and Punjab to develop comprehensive green growth strategies together with each.