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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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Antonio Mediavilla
Senior Project Manager
Centro Mario Molina (CMM)
Biography
Antonio Mediavilla works at the Centro Mario Molina ( Mario Molina Center), as Senior Project Manager on Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Energy issues. Before this, Antonio worked at several senior public service positions for more than 20 years in areas such as Energy Efficiency, Low Emissions Development, and Air...
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Antonio Pedro
Director, Sub-regional Office for Central Africa
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
Expert Member
International Resource Panel (IRP)
Biography
Antonio M.A. Pedro is a mineral exploration geologist with more than 30 years of broad experience of and exposure to development issues and management at national, sub-regional, and continental levels. He joined the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in 2001, where he is currently the Director of ECA’s...
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Anu Ramaswami
Professor
University of Minnesota
Anu Ramaswami
Biography
Professor Anu Ramaswami is the Chair Professor of Science Technology & Environmental Policy at the University of Minnesota and among the leading scholars on sustainable urban infrastructure. She has seen her work adopted as policies and protocols for developing sustainable cities in the United States and internationally. She is lead...
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Anuja Malhotra
Research Fellow
Biography
Anuja Malhotra is Research Fellow at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), working on the UNDP project ‘SECURE Himalaya’. Under this project, her work has involved updating the Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (BSAP) for Sikkim (Eastern Himalayan State in India), while also curating a resource mobilization...
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Anushika Karunaratne
Lead safeguard specialist
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Biography
Anushika Karunaratne is a Lead safeguard specialist with the World Wildlife Fund. In this capacity she ensures oversight of WWF’s implementation of environment and social policies and procedures for all Green Climate Fund (GCF) and Green Environment Facility (GEF) projects. She also advises the WWF network and WWF partners on...
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Aparna Vashisht
Research Associate, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Biography
Aparna Vashisht is a multi-disciplinary research professional with the 'Green Growth Strategies' Area at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in New Delhi. With training in the field of core economics, and environmental and resource economics; her research interests include ecosystems valuation, sustainable development policy, institutional and policy analysis.
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Apoorva Bajpai
Infrastructure Sustainability and Resilience Analyst
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
Biography
Apoorva Bajpai is an Infrastructure Sustainability and Resilience Analyst at United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), with a background in urbanization and international development, urban planning and architecture. She has experience working on urban infrastructure development projects in South Asia, with a focus on social and environmental sustainability.
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Arab Hoballah
Team Leader
SWITCH-Asia SCP Facility
Biography
Mr. Arab Hoballah is the Team Leader of SWITCH-Asia SCP Facility. Mr. Arab Hoballah, as a Team Leader since October 2017, aims to further induce and enable relevant stakeholders in Central, South and Southeast Asian Countries in developing and delivering policies and actions in support to transformative change for sustainable...
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Arame Tall
Senior Operations Officer, Climate Change
Biography
With over 10 years of work experience at the interface of climate & society, Dr. Tall is one of the world experts on global climate services, adaptation, resilience building and community-based early warning systems, operating at the nexus of climate knowledge and societal benefits. She started her career with the...
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Arantza Aguilar Ramirez
Initiative Resource Efficiency and Climate Protection
Biography
Arantza Aguilar Ramirez current works with in the Initiative Resource Efficiency and Climate Protection at the German Corporation for International Cooperation / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH ( GIZ). This project was commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) to the...
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