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.

Sarwat Chowdhury
Policy Specialist: Green Economy, Natural Capital & Productive Capacities
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Biography
Sarwat Chowdhury manages the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) environment programme in Korea and is a co-focal point for the multi-UN agency Partnership for Action on Green Economy initiative. Sarwat has over 20 years of work experience in sustainable development, climate change, circular economy, gender, renewable energy, forestry, water, and...
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Sasiwimon Warunsiri Paweenawat
Assistant professor
Biography
Sasiwimon Warunsiri Paweenawat is an assistant professor at the School of Economics, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce.
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Saskia Mösle
Member, Research Center International Division of Labor
University of Kiel
Biography
Saskia Mösle is a member of the Research Center International Division of Labor at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel). She is also a PhD candidate in Quantitative Economics at Kiel University.
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Saugato Datta
Managing Director, ideas42
Biography
Saugato Datta is a Managing Director at ideas42, where he oversees the bulk of the organisation's work in low- and middle-income countries in South and South-east Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. He works with partners in government, NGOs and firms focused on low-income populations to design, test and scale applications of...
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Saurabh Trivedi
Senior Analyst
Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)
Biography
Saurabh Trivedi is a senior analyst in CPI’s Delhi office. At CPI, his work is primarily focused on financial instrument design, research and policy analysis. He is presently researching on innovative solutions to unlock the private investments in Indian clean energy sector. He has also done analysis on designing a...
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Scott A. Muller
Co-chair, LEDS GP Working Group on Sub-national Integration
Biography
Scott studied environmental engineering at Vanderbilt University and has been working internationally for 2 decades in the public and private sectors; implementing projects for low emission development, urban sustainability and the valorization of ecosystem services. He currently co-chairs the LEDS GP working group on Sub-national Integration. From 2007-2012, he was...
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Scott McFatridge
Research Associate
Smart Prosperity Institute (SPI)
Biography
Scott is a graduate of the Queens School of Policy Studies with a keen interest in sustainability issues facing the land-use, agri-food and energy sectors. Before joining Smart Prosperity Institute, Scott worked as a consultant for the World Agroforestry Centre and as a Research Associate for the International Institute for...
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Se Young PARK
Programme Support Intern
Biography
Se Young is a Programme Support Intern at Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP). She is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s degree at Korea University. She has experience working on urban environmental problems across Asia Pacific at CityNet Secretariat. She has also previously worked at the US Embassy and Consulate in the...
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Sean Kidney
CEO and co-founder of Climate Bonds Initiative
Biography
Sean Kidney CEO and co-founder of Climate Bonds Initiative is also a member of the Board of the Network of Sustainable Financial Markets. He is also a member of the Commonwealth Expert Group on Climate Finance; the Finance Advisory Board of the European Wind Energy Association; Mercer’s Sustainability Opportunities Fund...
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Sebastian Levi
Visiting Researcher
Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC)
Biography
Sebastian Levi is a PhD candidate at Freie Universität Berlin and a visiting researcher at Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC). His research focuses on the political and economic conditions that benefit stringent climate policy and the role of public knowledge on climate change in cross-country...
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