Expert Connect

Green Growth Expert Connect provides policymakers direct access to world-leading technical and policy experts for quick and tailored guidance on a range of green growth topics.

The service is available, at no cost, to government agency representatives from developing countries and supporting technical institutes. To request support, simply submit a request and the GGKP will match you with a leading green growth policy expert.

Specialised experts are available on a range of green growth topics, including fiscal reform, access to finance, indicators and metrics, natural capital approaches, sustainable trade, and government procurement. Experts will provide tailored support, including to review draft strategies, analyse policy options, share experiences from other countries, and facilitate networking.

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Juliano Assunção

Director

Professor in the Department of Economics

Biography

Juliano is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and Executive Director at the Climate Policy Initiative Brazil. His research focuses on different aspects of development economics, including agricultural economics, institutions, and financial intermediation. He is a member of the...

Expertise

Themes:

Climate Change

Region:

Latin America & the Caribbean

Kelly Levin

Senior Associate

Biography

Kelly Levin is a senior associate with WRI’s global climate program. She focuses her work on supporting countries in the design and tracking of climate commitments, as well as planning for long-term transitions associated with decarbonization. Kelly closely follows the negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and...

Expertise

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Climate Change

Maria Mendiluce

Managing Director Climate & Energy WBCSD, Chief Executive Officer, We Mean Business

World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Biography

Dr. María Mendiluce has over 20 years’ experience in sustainable development, energy and climate action. She sits in the Senior Management Team of WBCSD, guiding over 200 member companies on transformative climate policy and energy transition. In addition to her role at WBCSD, María is also CEO of the We...

Expertise

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Energy

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Climate Change

Orestes Anastasia

Deputy Head, Office of Thought Leadership, and Head of Knowledge Sharing

Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

Biography

Orestes Anastasia is GGGI’s Deputy Head of the Office of Thought Leadership and the Head of Knowledge Sharing. Hr oversees integrated knowledge development, management, and sharing in cooperation with GGGI’s strategic international partners as well as across GGGI. Mr. Anastasia has worked for more than 20 years developing and overseeing...

Expertise

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Climate Change

Development

Region:

Asia

Theodoros Zachariadis

Associate Professor and Dean

Cyprus University of Technology (CUT)

Biography

Theodoros Zachariadis holds a Diploma and a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. His postdoctoral work focused on the economic analysis of energy and environmental issues. He has worked as a researcher at the National Technical University of Athens and as a European Marie Curie...

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TU Ruihe

Head of UNEP China Office

Biography

With more than 30 years of experience in the field of environment and sustainable development, Mr. Tu has successively engaged in the fields of environmental impact assessment, cleaner production, climate change, river basin water management, pollution prevention and biodiversity protection, environmental impact assessment for infrastructure development, and has rich experience...

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Valentina Giannini

Researcher and Architect

Biography

Valentina Giannini is a researcher at the Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change (since 2009) where she is developing methods to support decision-making and foster knowledge integration for climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, urban and land-use planning, and natural resources management. Her main task is to coordinate research efforts to...

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Latin America & the Caribbean

North America

Zhou Xin

Principal Policy Researcher

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Biography

Dr. Xin Zhou is the Leader of Green Economy Area and a Principal Policy Researcher at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan. Her background has more than 20 years of experience in the field of environmental policy analysis, including nearly 10 years working with IGES on sustainability policy-making...

Expertise

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Energy

Manufacturing

Themes:

Climate Change

Indicators and Measurement

Jobs

Region:

Asia