Annual Reports

Annual Report 2024
Annual Report 2023
Annual Report 2022
Annual Report 2021
Annual Report 2020

Knowledge Notes

Grant Transition Knowledge Note 1
Knowledge Note 4
Knowledge Note 3
Knowledge Note 2
Knowledge Note 1

Sector Guidebooks

Sector Guidebook 5 Urban Transport
Sector Guidebook 4 Environment
Sector Guidebook 3 Energy
Sector Guidebook 2 Agriculture
Sector Guidebook 1 KE 2018

Newsletters

2024

2025

 

 

2023

2022

2021

News & Blogs

"The Fascinating Journey of Inchul Hwang"
By EAP Communications Team, , World Bank Group

"Look to Other Geographies for Business Models and Not Just Their Tech; Takeaways from World Bank’s Africa-Korea Agtech Summit"
By Lucy Ngige, , AgFunder Network Partners

"Data Now to Inform Funding of World Bank Projects"
By Graham Kajilwa, , The Standard

"Plastic Waste Causing Serious Environmental, Health and Economic Impacts in Laos"
By Latsamy Phonevilay, , The Laotian Times

"Insect and Hydroponic Farming Could Boost Food Security, Business, and the Circular Economy"
, Press Release by the World Bank

Resources

Previously Featured

KGID 2025 hailed a success!
KGID 2025 hailed a success!

K-Partnership Connect: Korea’s Expertise Shared with the World
K-Partnership Connect: Korea’s Expertise Shared with the World

Publication | Reboot Development: The Economics of a Livable Planet
Publication | Reboot Development: The Economics of a Livable Planet

KGGTF AI Assistant now available!
KGGTF AI Assistant now available!

Green Growth: The Path to Sustainable Jobs -- KGID 2025 at WBG HQ in Washington, D.C.
Green Growth: The Path to Sustainable Jobs -- KGID 2025 at WBG HQ in Washington, D.C.

Towards a Green, Secure, and Climate-Resilient Data Infrastructure and Environment in West Africa
Towards a Green, Secure, and Climate-Resilient Data Infrastructure and Environment in West Africa

From Food Insecurity to Global Innovation: How Korea’s Rural Development Administration is Transforming Agriculture through International Partnerships
From Food Insecurity to Global Innovation: How Korea’s Rural Development Administration is Transforming Agriculture through International Partnerships

From Mines to Miracles: South Africa’s Green Transformation Inspired by Korea
From Mines to Miracles: South Africa’s Green Transformation Inspired by Korea

Youth, In Their Shoes: Lessons from the KGGTF Internship Program
Youth, In Their Shoes: Lessons from the KGGTF Internship Program

Bridging Green Growth and Youth Aspirations: My KGGTF Internship Journey
Bridging Green Growth and Youth Aspirations: My KGGTF Internship Journey

Nature’s Paradox: Can the Environment Be a Pathway Out of Poverty?
Nature’s Paradox: Can the Environment Be a Pathway Out of Poverty?

How Data Sharing Strengthens Resilience: Key Takeaways
How Data Sharing Strengthens Resilience: Key Takeaways

KGGTF Youth Internship Program Closing Day Celebrates Future Green Growth Leaders
KGGTF Youth Internship Program Closing Day Celebrates Future Green Growth Leaders

Greening Industry, Growing Jobs: How Haiti Is Building a More Resilient Future
Greening Industry, Growing Jobs: How Haiti Is Building a More Resilient Future

2024 KGGTF Annual Report, Smart Development For A Livable Planet, now available!
2024 KGGTF Annual Report, Smart Development For A Livable Planet, now available!

Green Growth Sharing & KGGTF 2024-2025 youth interns closing ceremony
Green Growth Sharing & KGGTF 2024-2025 youth interns closing ceremony

Korea Inspires Green Digital Futures for Mozambique and Madagascar
Korea Inspires Green Digital Futures for Mozambique and Madagascar

Dodoma Integrated Sustainable Transport (DIST) Project receives US$200m World Bank investment
Dodoma Integrated Sustainable Transport (DIST) Project receives US$200m World Bank investment

Leading Green Growth: Global Perspectives from KGGTF partners
Leading Green Growth: Global Perspectives from KGGTF partners

Korea’s Vision for the Global Voluntary Carbon Market
Korea’s Vision for the Global Voluntary Carbon Market

Enhancing Pollution Management in Bangladesh through Green Growth Policies
Enhancing Pollution Management in Bangladesh through Green Growth Policies

Building a Sustainable Future: Ghana Transport Team Explores Korean Models
Building a Sustainable Future: Ghana Transport Team Explores Korean Models

How KGGTF and other World Bank Trust Funds Embody Partnership
How KGGTF and other World Bank Trust Funds Embody Partnership

Strengthening Partnerships and Progress in Kenya and Tanzania
Strengthening Partnerships and Progress in Kenya and Tanzania

KGGTF's 2024-2025 Youth Internship program launches!
KGGTF's 2024-2025 Youth Internship program launches!

Innovating for Resilience: How K-water and the World Bank Are Finding Water Solutions
Innovating for Resilience: How K-water and the World Bank Are Finding Water Solutions

Knowledge Exchange on Korea’s Rural Transformation and Agricultural Innovation for Cambodian Delegates
Knowledge Exchange on Korea’s Rural Transformation and Agricultural Innovation for Cambodian Delegates

Check out KGGTF's Fall 2024 trailer to learn more about us!
Check out KGGTF's Fall 2024 trailer to learn more about us!

KGID 2024: The countdown has begun!
KGID 2024: The countdown has begun!

KGGTF, in collaboration with KPOK, launches e-learning series on Jeju Island's pioneering actions toward carbon neutrality
KGGTF, in collaboration with KPOK, launches e-learning series on Jeju Island's pioneering actions toward carbon neutrality

Applications now open for 2024-2025 KGGTF Youth Internship Program!
Applications now open for 2024-2025 KGGTF Youth Internship Program!

KGGTF donor, Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance, approves 20 grant proposals in 2024 funding cycle!
KGGTF donor, Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance, approves 20 grant proposals in 2024 funding cycle!

Follow KGGTF on LinkedIn!
Follow KGGTF on LinkedIn!

KGGTF grants set example for World Bank teams, highlighted in recently launched 'World Bank Transport Academy!'
KGGTF grants set example for World Bank teams, highlighted in recently launched 'World Bank Transport Academy!'

Korea Green Innovation Days (KGID) 2024, "Green Growth for a Livable Planet"
Korea Green Innovation Days (KGID) 2024, "Green Growth for a Livable Planet"

A Story of Urban Development in Korea
A Story of Urban Development in Korea

World Bank Group Announces Sangbu Kim as Vice President for Digital Transformation
World Bank Group Announces Sangbu Kim as Vice President for Digital Transformation

Bangladesh Achieving Green Growth: From a Shared Vision to Action
Bangladesh Achieving Green Growth: From a Shared Vision to Action

"Detox Development: Repurposing Environmentally Harmful Subsidies" report receives 2024 World Bank VPU Award!
"Detox Development: Repurposing Environmentally Harmful Subsidies" report receives 2024 World Bank VPU Award!

"Greening Digital in Korea: Korea Case Study for Greening the ICT Sector" report now available in Korean
"Greening Digital in Korea: Korea Case Study for Greening the ICT Sector" report now available in Korean

Empowering Tomorrow's Leaders: Commemorating the Conclusion of KGGTF's 2024 Youth Internship Program
Empowering Tomorrow's Leaders: Commemorating the Conclusion of KGGTF's 2024 Youth Internship Program

KGGTF 2023 Annual Report now available!
KGGTF 2023 Annual Report now available!

KGGTF grant recipient reflects on impactful collaboration with Korea Land & Housing Corporation
KGGTF grant recipient reflects on impactful collaboration with Korea Land & Housing Corporation

KGGTF 2024 (Year 12) Call for Proposals now open!
KGGTF 2024 (Year 12) Call for Proposals now open!

Join us on May 21 for an International Forum on Green Growth & the 2024 KGGTF Youth Internship Program Closing Ceremony
Join us on May 21 for an International Forum on Green Growth & the 2024 KGGTF Youth Internship Program Closing Ceremony

KGGTF hosted a green growth session at GEEF 2024 in Seoul, Korea on March 15, 2024
KGGTF hosted a green growth session at GEEF 2024 in Seoul, Korea on March 15, 2024

KGGTF and WB Mongolia Country Office hosts 'Green Growth' workshop in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on March 21, 2024
KGGTF and WB Mongolia Country Office hosts 'Green Growth' workshop in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on March 21, 2024

Korea National University of Transportation Hosts Egyptian Ministry of Transportation Officials
Korea National University of Transportation Hosts Egyptian Ministry of Transportation Officials

Grant Output Video: Greening Urban Development in Bamako, Mali
Grant Output Video: Greening Urban Development in Bamako, Mali

KGGTF Youth Intern Blog: Unveiling Tomorrow: KGGTF Interns Dive into World Bank’s Expertise, Empowered for Global Impact
KGGTF Youth Intern Blog: Unveiling Tomorrow: KGGTF Interns Dive into World Bank’s Expertise, Empowered for Global Impact

KGGTF Youth Intern Blog - Greening the Future: Ajay Banga's Insights on Sustainability and Youth Engagement
KGGTF Youth Intern Blog - Greening the Future: Ajay Banga's Insights on Sustainability and Youth Engagement

Blog - Redefining Housing Policies for Better Living Conditions
Blog - Redefining Housing Policies for Better Living Conditions

Newly funded KGGTF grant, EgCITE, highlighted at COP28
Newly funded KGGTF grant, EgCITE, highlighted at COP28

Blog | 2023 한국 녹색 혁신의 날: 나일강변에 흐르는 초록의 물결
Blog | 2023 한국 녹색 혁신의 날: 나일강변에 흐르는 초록의 물결

Blog | Building Green, Resilient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Transport Systems in Egypt
Blog | Building Green, Resilient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Transport Systems in Egypt

Blog | Cairo, Egypt: Sharing Best Practices from Around the World
Blog | Cairo, Egypt: Sharing Best Practices from Around the World

Nov. 16 KGGTF webinar: Identifying effective tools for measuring climate change mitigation & adaptation in the construction sector
Nov. 16 KGGTF webinar: Identifying effective tools for measuring climate change mitigation & adaptation in the construction sector

KGID 2023 dubbed a great success!
KGID 2023 dubbed a great success!

KGID 2023 Conference Videos now available!
KGID 2023 Conference Videos now available!

It’s time to raise the status of Korea’s green growth in the international community
It’s time to raise the status of Korea’s green growth in the international community

Korea Green Innovation Days (KGID) 2023
Korea Green Innovation Days (KGID) 2023

Richard Damania, Chief Economist of the Sustainable Development Practice Group, visits the Republic of Korea
Richard Damania, Chief Economist of the Sustainable Development Practice Group, visits the Republic of Korea

Publication | Reality Check: Lessons from 25 Policies Advancing a Low-Carbon Future
Publication | Reality Check: Lessons from 25 Policies Advancing a Low-Carbon Future

Publication | Lessons from Korea’s Energy Efficiency Policies in the Industrial Sector
Publication | Lessons from Korea’s Energy Efficiency Policies in the Industrial Sector

The World Bank & Korea: Lasting Development Partners
The World Bank & Korea: Lasting Development Partners

Publication | Innovative Korea: Leveraging Innovation and Technology for Development
Publication | Innovative Korea: Leveraging Innovation and Technology for Development

Reducing air pollution in Greater Cairo involves switching from private vehicles to improved public transport
Reducing air pollution in Greater Cairo involves switching from private vehicles to improved public transport

Publication - KGGTF Annual Report 2022
Publication - KGGTF Annual Report 2022

Talking Development: Korea – Learning from a Development Success
Talking Development: Korea – Learning from a Development Success

Rebuilding Resilience: A Journey from Destruction to Renewal
Rebuilding Resilience: A Journey from Destruction to Renewal

2014 KGGTF grant, Innovative and Green Growth for Rural Areas: Investing & Scoping, continues to pay dividends
2014 KGGTF grant, Innovative and Green Growth for Rural Areas: Investing & Scoping, continues to pay dividends

Open Learning Campus course, “Introduction to Air Quality Management”
Open Learning Campus course, “Introduction to Air Quality Management”

Blog - Study Tour for Supporting Uzbekistan’s Capacity Building and Water Academy
Blog - Study Tour for Supporting Uzbekistan’s Capacity Building and Water Academy

Building a Global Career as a Korean Woman - A Conversation with Jie-ae Sohn
Building a Global Career as a Korean Woman - A Conversation with Jie-ae Sohn

Blog - Empowering change: Lake Victoria Basin Stakeholders knowledge exchange with South Korea on Lakewide Inclusive Sanitation
Blog - Empowering change: Lake Victoria Basin Stakeholders knowledge exchange with South Korea on Lakewide Inclusive Sanitation

Ajay Banga Selected 14th President of the World Bank
Ajay Banga Selected 14th President of the World Bank

Training for Construction Workers - General Induction: Safety, Health, and the Environment
Training for Construction Workers - General Induction: Safety, Health, and the Environment

Grant Success Story: Year 7 (Regional E-mobility and Battery Storage Programmatic TA for Pacific Island Countries and Territories)
Grant Success Story: Year 7 (Regional E-mobility and Battery Storage Programmatic TA for Pacific Island Countries and Territories)

Inchul Hwang, Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank Group Korea Office
Inchul Hwang, Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank Group Korea Office

KGGTF 2023 (Year 11) Call for Proposals Now Open!
KGGTF 2023 (Year 11) Call for Proposals Now Open!

International Women's Day 2023 - KGGTF Grant Programs
International Women's Day 2023 - KGGTF Grant Programs

K-water and Korean water startups at CES 2023
K-water and Korean water startups at CES 2023

Event - KGGTF 10th Anniversary Conference
Event - KGGTF 10th Anniversary Conference

WBG KGGTF 10th Anniversary Conference - Green Growth in Action: Reflections and Vision Forward
WBG KGGTF 10th Anniversary Conference - Green Growth in Action: Reflections and Vision Forward

Korea will scale up green ODAs and help developing nations transition to a low-carbon future.
Korea will scale up green ODAs and help developing nations transition to a low-carbon future.

Grant Output - Water Security and Drought Resilience in the South of Angola
Grant Output - Water Security and Drought Resilience in the South of Angola

K-Partner Brochure - Korea Forest Service (2022)
K-Partner Brochure - Korea Forest Service (2022)

Grant Outputs - Green Mobility in UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Cambodia and Lao PDR
Grant Outputs - Green Mobility in UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Cambodia and Lao PDR

Publication - KGGTF Annual Report 2021
Publication - KGGTF Annual Report 2021

Grant Activity - Greening Digital in Korea
Grant Activity - Greening Digital in Korea

Grant Activity - RESILAND CA+ (Resilient Landscapes in Central Asia)
Grant Activity - RESILAND CA+ (Resilient Landscapes in Central Asia)

Blog - Building Resilience of the Ethiopian Road Network
Blog - Building Resilience of the Ethiopian Road Network

Grant Output - Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF) Country-level Implementation: Templates and Tools
Grant Output - Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF) Country-level Implementation: Templates and Tools

Blog & Report - Reducing plastic waste to get "clean and green" in Lao PDR
Blog & Report - Reducing plastic waste to get "clean and green" in Lao PDR

Blog - Protecting Lake Victoria for a green, resilient, and inclusive future
Blog - Protecting Lake Victoria for a green, resilient, and inclusive future

KGGTF & KWPF Joint Webinar - Supporting a Vibrant Digital Agricultural Ecosystem in Africa
KGGTF & KWPF Joint Webinar - Supporting a Vibrant Digital Agricultural Ecosystem in Africa

Blue Skies, Blue Seas: Air Pollution, Marine Plastics, and Coastal Erosion in MENA
Blue Skies, Blue Seas: Air Pollution, Marine Plastics, and Coastal Erosion in MENA

Insect and Hydroponic Farming in Africa: The New Circular Food Economy
Insect and Hydroponic Farming in Africa: The New Circular Food Economy

Green Transition in South Korea: KGGTF Knowledge Note (Green Growth in Action)
Green Transition in South Korea: KGGTF Knowledge Note (Green Growth in Action)

President Moon Jae-in promised carbon neutrality by 2050 at COP 26
President Moon Jae-in promised carbon neutrality by 2050 at COP 26

Green Light to Green Transport - Real Time Traffic in the Philippines
Green Light to Green Transport - Real Time Traffic in the Philippines

Solid Waste Management in Mountain Areas - India, Nepal and Pakistan
Solid Waste Management in Mountain Areas - India, Nepal and Pakistan

Green Growth Strategies and Priorities - Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development (GRID)
Green Growth Strategies and Priorities - Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development (GRID)

A STEP Up for Egyptian Industries - Egypt Mandates Higher Energy Efficiency Standards for Electric Motors
A STEP Up for Egyptian Industries - Egypt Mandates Higher Energy Efficiency Standards for Electric Motors