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The “Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on Green New Deal Projects: Climate Finance, Technology, Entrepreneurship” co-organised by South Korean-based Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) with state-owned Korea Development Bank (KDB Bank) and hosted by the South Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance on March 2. Photo supplied
Cambodia to back green-entrepreneur drive
Sun, 7 March 2021
Cambodia has committed its support for a regional initiative to develop a programme that abets home-grown innovative entrepreneurs with climate tech solutions, according to an official at the Ministry of Environment.
The pledge was made at the “Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on Green New Deal Projects: Climate Finance, Technology, Entrepreneurship” co-organised by South Korean-based Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) with state-owned Korea Development Bank (KDB Bank) and hosted by the South Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance on March 2.
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Promotion of sustainable energy practices in garment sector in Cambodia The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has partnered with the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) to implement the promotion of sustainable energy practices in the garment sector in Cambodia. This four-year project, co-funded by the European Union through the Switch-Asia programme, currently implements activities promoting sustainable consumption and production in 24 countries.
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Sustainable infrastructure can drive development and COVID-19 recovery: UNEP report
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Zimbabwe has long struggled with crippling power outages, some of which can last up to 18 hours a day. The cuts have been especially hard on the country’s hospitals and clinics, forcing nurses to deliver babies by candlelight and doctors to postpone emergency surgeries.
But that is starting to change. Since 2017, Zimbabwe has installed solar panels atop more than 400 healthcare facilities, steadying power supplies and replacing expensive and polluting diesel-fired generators. The Solar for Health initiative is a prime example of the type of sustainable infrastructure development that will be vital to combating climate change, improving public services and driving the economic recovery from COVID-19.
[INTERVIEW] New Dominican envoy looks to Korea as inspiration for sustainable development
Posted : 2021-02-22 10:12
Updated : 2021-02-28 22:37
New Dominican Ambassador Federico Alberto Cuello Camilo speaks during an interview with The Korea Times at the embassy in Seoul, Feb. 16, on the occasion of the anniversary of the Dominican Independence Day on Feb. 27, 1844. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk
Ambassador beckons Korea to be top source to shoot film in Caribbean nation
By Yi Whan-woo
With his first celebration of Dominican Independence Day in Korea coming Feb. 27, new Dominican Ambassador Federico Alberto Cuello Camilo is interested in the resemblance between his country s post-independence development and Korea s economic success.