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.

Monique Ntumngia
Executive Director
Green Girls Organisation
Biography
Monique Ntumngia is a sustainable entrepreneur and human rights advocate for climate-gender justice.
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Motoko Aizawa
President
Biography
Motoko Aizawa is President of the Observatory for Sustainable Infrastructure, a research organization that aims to bridge the sustainability gap of mega-infrastructure development, investment and finance through data collection and policy research. Ms. Aizawa spent more than two decades at the World Bank Group in various capacities, including as Sustainability...
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Moussa P. Blimpo
Economist, World Bank
Biography
Moussa P. Blimpo is an Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist for the Africa Region (AFRCE) at the World Bank. Prior to this position, he was an Assistant Professor of economics and international studies at the University of Oklahoma and a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University's Institute for...
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Moustapha Kamal Gueye
Coordinator
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Biography
Dr. Moustapha Kamal Gueye is Coordinator, Green Jobs Programme, at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva, working to promote positive employment outcomes of policies on climate change, green economy and sustainable development. Previously, Kamal served as Head, Green Economy Advisory Services at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and as...
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Moustapha Kamal Gueye
Coordinator, Green Jobs Programme
Biography
Moustapha Kamal Gueye is Coordinator of the Green Jobs Programme at the International Labour Organisation in Geneva. Kamal comes from UNEP where he served as Acting Head, Green Economy Advisory Services from 2009 to 2012. Before UNEP, he was for three years Senior Programme Manager-Environment Cluster at the International Centre...
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Mr. Willing Zvirevo
Director for Resource Mobilisation and Climate Finance Infrastructure
Biography
Willing is a holder of a Bachelor of Accountancy (Hons.) Degree from the University of Zimbabwe and is a qualified Chartered Accountant with diverse professional experience covering audit, accounting, investment banking, lending and structured finance. He has worked in middle and senior managerial positions for KPMG Corporate Finance, NMB Bank...
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Ms. Anne-Mareike Vanselow
Deputy Head of Division
Biography
Anne-Mareike Vanselow is the Deputy Head of the Division “United Nations, 2030 Agenda; Developing Countries and Emerging Economies” at the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). In this function, she is BMU’s focal point for UNEP and the UN Environment Assembly and is responsible...
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Muhammad Ery Wijaya
Senior Analyst
Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)
Biography
Muhammad Ery Wijaya is a Senior Analyst in the Indonesia Office. Prior to joining CPI, Ery worked for seven years on the integration of the Indonesian energy and environment sectors, serving as an academician and a consultant. He worked at World Resources Institute as a Climate Policy Consultant gathering intelligence...
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Muhammed Omotola
Associate Programme Officer
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Biography
Muhammed Omotola leads UNEP’s work on Waste Lead Acid Batteries in the Pollution and Health Unit in Nairobi, Kenya. He has more than 20 years of experience in International Chemicals and Waste Management, program management and development, and in the negotiations of various chemicals and waste multilateral environmental agreements. Prior...
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Musonda Mumba
Director
Rome Centre for Sustainable Development Nature - Climate and Energy
Biography
Musonda Mumba is the Director for The Rome Centre for Sustainable Development under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in close collaboration with the Italian Government’s Ministry of Environment and Ecological Transition. The Centre focuses on three priority areas: climate change, sustainable development, and nature protection. In her role, Mumba...
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