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.

Nazira Kerimalieva
Head of Sustainable Development and Environmental Statistics Department
Biography
Nazira Kerimalieva is the Head of Sustainable Development and Environmental Statistics Department, National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic.
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Nhat Do
Programme Management Intern, Green Growth Knowledge Platform
Biography
Nhat Do is Programme Management Intern at GGKP secretariat based in Geneva, Switzerland. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado USA. He is working on his Master’s degree in International Development at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the...
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Nicholas Evans
Green Growth and Global Relations
Biography
Nicholas Evans works within the OECD Green Growth and Global Relations team where he is helping to organise the upcoming 2018 Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum. In this capacity, he also supports the OECD’s contributions to the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP). From 2014-17 he worked as a teacher...
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Nicholas Howarth
Research Fellow
King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)
Biography
Nicholas Howarth is an applied economist specializing in economic growth, energy and natural resource and environmental economics. He is currently leading King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center ( KAPSARC) research on energy productivity. He has received several awards for his published work, including recognition for his first book on...
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Nick Johnstone
Head of Division
Biography
Nick Johnstone is Head of the Structural Policy Division of the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry. He provides leadership to the OECD’s work on new sources of growth, innovation, productivity and entrepreneurship, and the role of industry and industrial policies. He supports the Committee on Industry, Innovation and Entrepreneurship...
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Nick Robins
Professor in Practice
Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
Biography
Nick Robins joined the Grantham Research Institute in February 2018 as Professor in Practice for Sustainable Finance. Nick leads the sustainable finance research theme. The focus of his work is on how to mobilise finance for climate action in ways that support a just transition, promoting the role of central...
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Nick Wilson
Assistant Coordinator
Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED)
Biography
Nick Wilson is the Assistant Coordinator of the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED) Secretariat. The DCED is a forum for learning about the most effective ways to create economic opportunities for the poor, based on practical experience in Private Sector Development. It brings together 22 members – funding and...
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Nicola Cantore
Researcher
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Biography
Nicola Cantore holds a Ph.D in environmental economics and management at the University of York and a Ph.D in economics at the Universita` Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan. He worked as a junior researcher at the FEEM (Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei) in Milan, as a senior researcher at the...
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Nicola Frost
Deputy Head Of Secretariat, Sustainable Ocean Initiative
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Biography
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Nicolas Gerber
Senior Researcher. Center for Development Research (ZEF)
University of Bonn
Biography
Nicolas Gerber is a Senior Researcher at the Center for Development Research (ZEF) of the University of Bonn, which he joined in 2007. Since then he has officiated as lead researcher and manager in several project teams in the fields of land use and food security, as well as health...
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