Director-Investment Services at Green Climate Fund. Lawyer by training. Passionate gardener.

Seoul, South Korea
Joined June 2011
Achala C. Abeysinghe retweeted
🎉 We're excited to announce Professor Sang-Hyup Kim as GGGI's new Director-General (2025-2028)! With his experiences #greengrowth #sustainability, we look forward to continuing our green growth journey! 🌍🌱 👉 bit.ly/GGGINewDG
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Productive meetings with Bali Transport Agency and the Planning Agency to discuss our #SustainableTransport project for Bali, #Indonesia. It was also great to visit our office in Bali. Thank you ⁦@GGGIIndonesia⁩ for the amazing work. ⁦@gggi_hq⁩ ⁦@GGGIAsia⁩
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Interesting discussions on challenges & opportunities related to #climatechange in #ASEAN and the leadership of the region in taking action. ⁦GGGI will present the proposed ASEAN- Korea project on methane emissions mitigation at the meeting.⁦@gggi_hq⁩ ⁦@GGGIAsia⁩
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Achala C. Abeysinghe retweeted
We just launched 🇩🇪-funded green🏫 project in 🇰🇭. Excited to be joined by Helena McLeod, GGGI DDG, Dr. Achala Abeysinghe, Asia Regional Director & 🇩🇪Ambassador. Helena McLeod of GGGI: green building offers a win-win situation for #Cambodia. Press Release: tinyurl.com/59xbt8xb
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Together with partners, GGGI weaves a sustainable future for the Cambodian garment industry. Of course, there are more to be done, but today marked the successful completion of chapter 1. Our story recapped: tinyurl.com/2ayu93dd
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Achala C. Abeysinghe retweeted
🌱🏢 The Asia Low Carbon Buildings Transition project launches today, propelling 🇰🇭 towards sustainable buildings and reducing energy consumption. Led by GGGI, we're committed to a greener, more sustainable future! #SustainableCambodia 🌏🌿
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Thank you @SwitchGarment, the EU team and our consortium partners for the great collaboration to successfully deliver this project in #Cambodia. We at @GGGICambodia @GGGIAsia look forward to the next phase of the project.
As a leading market for Cambodia’s garment and textile products, the EU 🇪🇺 is committed to supporting green transformation of the industry. After 4 years of dedicated work promoting sustainable energy practices in the Cambodian 👗👟garment sector @switchasia @SwitchGarment has come to its completion. PRESS RELEASE 👉 t.ly/KejTt @EUinCambodia @EU_Partnerships @EUAmbCambodia @EnvCambodia @GGGICambodia @Geres_en
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Achala C. Abeysinghe retweeted
Welcome to 🇰🇭. To kickstart the tour, Ms. Helena McLeod, Deputy Director General & Dr. Achala Abeysinghe, Asia Regional Director, visited VeryWords ⚡️ 🏍️ Assembly Plant to learn about the landscape of EV in 🇰🇭. Excited to see progress & how the sector is growing. #GGGICambodia
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Meeting with the Ambassador of Tajikistan to Republic of Korea today. We discussed the Tajikistan membership of GGGI. @GGGIAsia @gggi_hq
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Achala C. Abeysinghe retweeted
🌱Inspirational meeting captured between the Prime Minister of #SriLanka, Dinesh Gunawardena, and GGGI President and Chair, H.E. Ban Ki-moon! 💚 🤝Strengthening green #partnerships for a sustainable future! 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3U482tT
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GGGI Regional Directors leading Asia, Africa, Pacific & LAC with our DDG. Intense few days planning & strategising with this dream team. ⁦@MahametTounkara⁩ joined us online.⁦@gggi_hq⁩ ⁦@GGGIAsia⁩ ⁦@HelenaCMcLeod⁩ ⁦@KSyngellakis⁩ ⁦@MalleFofana⁩
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Achala C. Abeysinghe retweeted
✨💡FINAL INSIGHTS: SCP and Circular Economy are key drivers in reducing carbon emissions by transitioning from a linear to a circular model. @EUinNepal @EU_in_India @EUPakistan @EU_in_Sri_Lanka @gggi_hq @EU_Partnerships @GJanaway @AchalaC @switchasia
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Achala C. Abeysinghe retweeted
🌟 Farewell to 2023, a year of growth and success. Thanks to all who joined us! Now, let's welcome 2024 with hope and drive for a prosperous, green future. Happy New Year from GGGI Sri Lanka Team! 🎉
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Achala C. Abeysinghe retweeted
🎉We are LIVE on YouTube! Watch the official Launch of the ALCBT with @beeindiadigital, @EESL_India, @GermanyinIndia, @GggiIndia and @MoHUA_India! (2) Launch of the Asia Low Carbon Buildings Transition Project - YouTube @gggi_hq
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Achala C. Abeysinghe retweeted
Replying to @AchalaC
You are so right, Achala. The space we working just feels empty now in some ways. But you know what, he would say, okay, it’s not good, but there’s work to do and we need to get back to it.
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Beautifully written. It could well be my own story and my own words. You captured what many of us are feeling Erin. How all our hearts are broken. How many of us don’t know how to recover from this loss. How many of us feel aimless 💔🥲
📜In remembrance of Prof. @SaleemulHuq of @ICCCAD who passed away this weekend in Dhaka, Bangladesh, @Rininreallife recounts the man, his legacy, and all of the many reasons she is grateful for having known Saleem❤️. Read “Remembering Saleemul Huq" here: lossanddamagecollaboration.o…
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Starting the Green Growth in South Asia conference with a long tribute to ⁦@SaleemulHuq⁩ - to his relentlessness, his belief in hope over fate and his strength on creating communities and movement. These tributes make it real that Saleem has really gone 💔🥲⁦@ICCCAD⁩
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