Georgetown : President Bharrat Jagdeo has accepted an invitation to join the Board of Directors of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). On June 19, the President attended a meeting of the Board in Seoul, Korea.
GGGI is dedicated to pioneering a new model of economic growth, known as "green growth” that aligns work to address poverty reduction, job creation and social inclusion, with work that addresses environmental sustainability, such as mitigation of climate change and biodiversity loss and security of access to clean energy and water.
Speaking after the Board meeting, President Jagdeo said, “GGGI provides a new and unique opportunity to make green development a positive development option. It was encouraging to hear the views of other Board members, who are global leaders in working out to how to align social and economic development with low carbon and broader green growth. What sets GGGI apart it is attitude and its belief that solutions for the developing world must come from the developing world.”
Today President Jagdeo is expected to join Korean President Lee Myung-bak to open the Organisation for Economic Development’s Green Growth Summit, which is also taking place in Seoul.
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