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.

Saboury Ndiaye
Impact Evaluation and Climate Change Specialist
University of Thies
Biography
Saboury Ndiaye have a diploma of Agriculture Economist Engineer and a PhD on Impact Evaluation of climate Change on Food Security and Income in rural area in University of Thies, Senegal. He has ten years experiences on design and implemented several development projects on climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies...
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Sadof Alexander
Communications Specialist
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Biography
Sadof Alexander is the Communications Specialist for Cities4Forests. In this role, they manage day-to-day communications for the initiative and collaborates with research experts to raise political action from cities to protect forests.
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Saeful Muluk
Research and Analysis
Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)
Biography
Saeful Muluk provides research and analytical support to Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)'s Indonesia Fiscal Policy Program. Joining CPI as a Consultant in 2017, his work focuses on fiscal policy and instruments at both national and sub-national levels as one of the key policy levers for the governments in meeting their...
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Saleemul Huq
Director
International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)
Professor
Independent University Bangladesh
Associate
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Biography
Prof. Saleemul Huq is the Director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) and Professor at the Independent University Bangladesh (IUB) as well as Associate of the International Institute on Environment and Development (IIED) in the United Kingdom as well as the Chair of the Expert Advisory...
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Salimata Soumare
Senior Natural Resources Governance Officer
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Biography
Salimata is a Senior Natural Resources Governance Officer at the African Natural Resources Centre (ANRC) of the African Development Bank.
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Salman Hussain
Global Coordinator
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)
Biography
Salman Hussain is the global coordinator of The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) and the Head of the Ecosystem Services Economics Unit in UN Environment. The TEEB portfolio includes a work stream on the application of SEEA Experimental Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA-EEA) in Brazil, India, China, South Africa and Mexico...
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Sam Asher
Economist
Biography
Sam Asher is an economist at the Development Research Group (DECRG) at the World Bank. He is also an associate of the Center for International Development (Harvard University) and an affiliate at the Centre for Policy Research (New Delhi). He received his PhD in economics from Harvard University and was...
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Sam Bickersteth
Chief Executive Officer, Climate and Development Knowledge Network
Biography
Sam Bickersteth has led the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) since January 2011. He is responsible for the Anglo-Dutch CDKN programme which supports decision-makers in developing countries in the design and delivery of climate compatible development. CDKN is now operating 160 projects in 70 developing countries providing support around...
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Samantha Ashman
Associate Professor of Economics
University of Johannesburg
Biography
Sam Ashman is Associate Professor of Economics in the School of Economics at the University of Johannesburg. She acts as director of the university’s MPhil programme in Industrial Policy which is run jointly with UN-IDEP in Senegal and which aims to enhance the knowledge and capacity of African policy makers...
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Samantha De Martino
Economist, Behavioral Science Unit
Biography
Samantha De Martino is an Economist in the Mind, Behavior, and Development (eMBeD) team, the behavioral science unit of the World Bank. Her research is at the nexus of applied microeconomics and behavioral science, with a focus on developing and testing new measures for understanding and promoting behavioral change. Her...
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