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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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Pratap Hegde
Founder and CEO
Biography
Pratap Hegde, Founder, CEO and ED, Rane t4u, comes with over 3 decades of experience in IT/ITES domain and has served in key leadership/strategic management positions in various domains and industries. He is a serial entrepreneur, technocrat and agriculturist, with a distinctly unique and innovative approach that finds inspiration from...
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Pratima Divgi
Director of CDP Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand
CDP
Biography
Pratima Divgi leads CDP’s regional efforts in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. In her role as Director, she engages with corporates, investors and cities in their efforts to measure and manage environmental impact. In her previous career, Pratima spent 17 years in finance, most recently in private...
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Prayank Jain
Special Assistant to the CEO
Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
Prayank-Bio
Biography
Prayank Jain is an international lawyer and non-profit sector professional. He works at the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) in New Delhi as Special Assistant to the CEO. In his current role, he manages international collaborations and stakeholder relationships, supports the Council's government and industry relations in India...
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Priscilla Negreiros
Manager
Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)
Priscilla Negreiros_CPI
Biography
Priscilla Negreiros is a Manager at Climate Policy Initiative, based in London. At CPI, she manages the Cities Climate Finance Alliance (the Alliance), which is a platform for cooperation, partnerships, and advocacy in the field of subnational climate finance. The Alliance works to ensure that finance will be deployed at...
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Prof. Dr Edeltraud Guenther
Director
United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES)
Prof. Edeltraud Guenther, UNU-FLORES
Biography
Prof. Edeltraud Guenther is the Director of the United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources ( UNU-FLORES) in Dresden, Germany. An internationally recognised expert in environmental management and sustainability assessment, she took over the leadership of UNU-FLORES on 1 September 2018. Her research focuses...
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Prof. Kevin Urama
Acting Chief Economist and Vice President for Economic Governance and Knowledge Management
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Biography
Professor Kevin Chika Urama, FAAS is currently the Acting Chief Economists/Vice President for Economic Governance & Knowledge Management, African Development Bank Group. He is also the Senior Director of the African Development Institute at the African Development Bank Group, responsible for shaping and leading the bank-wide capacity development in the...
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Prof. Wang Jinnan
President
Biography
Prof. Wang Jinnan is President of the Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning (CAEP) and Director of the State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Planning and Policy Simulation. He is also an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) and member of the Environment and Resources Protection Committee of...
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Prudence Dato
Research Fellow, Savoie Mont Blanc University
Biography
Prudence Dato holds a PhD in Economics from Savoie Mont Blanc University (USMB) in France and a Master’s degree (PhD track) in environmental and resource economics from Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), France. He is currently a temporary teaching and research fellow at USMB and his main research interests are...
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Pushpam Kumar
Senior Economic Advisor
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Biography
Pushpam Kumar is Senior Economic Advisor for UN Environment. In the past he has worked as the Chief, Ecosystem Services Economics Unit, during 2010-2015 and as Coordinator, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Branch during 2015-16 in the Ecosystems Division, the UN Environment. He has been instrumental in designing, implementing and providing...
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Qendresa Rugova
Managing Director and Founder
Enfinit
Biography
Qendresa Rugova has over eleven years of experience in financial services focusing on the energy industry (power generation and energy efficiency). Her experience combines investment banking, advisory and project development. She began her career at BNP Paribas’ Structured Finance team where she participated in advisory mandates for power generating projects...
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