The president and chairman of Global Green Growth Institute ( GGGI), Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has agreed upon a shared strategy for its green growth approach in developing countries for 2015-2020.
Yudhoyono was elected by the GGGI Assembly and Council to serve as both President and Chair of the organization at the meetings in Korea, hours before the strategy plan.
Upon his election, Yudhoyono presided over the Council, where the Members unanimously approved GGGI’s new five-year strategic plan.
The plan will help to relocate GGGI’s focus to least developed countries (LDCs), to escalate efforts in Member countries, and to developing more projects.
This strategic plan will help to focus much more strongly on Member countries and the least developed countries as well as renewed focus on collaboration with international institutions. The plan is the result of a very rigorous consultation exercise that has taken place over the past 6 months with all Members, said, Yvo de Boer, director-general, GGGI.
It’s based on an honest assessment of where GGGI is at the moment and at the same time look forward to where it can have the maximum impact over the next five years. The suggestions of Members for the organization to place more focus on Member countries and to create a leaner, more efficient organizational structure had been incorporated, Boer added.
The strategy identifies GGGI’s primacies to focus on issues related to green city development, energy, land-use, and water.
GGGI’s best days are still ahead with a bright future. Thanks to the leadership of the Secretariat, the continued commitment of members and the future engagement of new members and partners, GGGI will fulfill its potential as an international institution recognized for its leadership, vision, creativity and ability to deliver for its members, explained Yudhoyono.
In another major development, the UK will fund GGGI in the order of GBP14.8 million or $23 million over the next three years.
The UK has been a GGGI partner country since 2011 and a founding member since GGGI became an international organization in October 2012.
The Republic of Indonesia announced they will contribute $15 million over the course of three years.
Sabeena Wahid
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