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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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Usman Iftikhar
Policy Specialist Environmental Economics
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Biography
Usman is the Policy Specialist Environment Economics, Sustainable Development Cluster, the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) based in New York. He leads UNDP’s work on environmental economics, focusing on the interface between natural capital and poverty, jobs and livelihoods and broader economic indicators...
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Vaibhav Pratap Singh
Analyst
Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)
Biography
Vaibhav Pratap Singh is an Analyst in the Climate Policy Initiative ( CPI) Delhi office. At CPI, his work focuses upon providing analysis to develop the financial instruments under the India Innovation Lab for Green Finance. Additionally, he also supports the US-India Clean Energy Finance initiative, which drives access to...
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Val De Oliveira
Press and PR Manager
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Val De Oliveira has more than 10 years of experience within the Communications and Public Relations industries. She has designed and executed dozens of internal and external communication strategies for major corporations, including Robert Bosch, Electrolux, FIWARE Foundation, and Cowork Hub.
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Valentina Giannini
Researcher and Architect
Biography
Valentina Giannini is a researcher at the Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change (since 2009) where she is developing methods to support decision-making and foster knowledge integration for climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, urban and land-use planning, and natural resources management. Her main task is to coordinate research efforts to...
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Valentina Stoevska
Senior Statistician, International Labour Organisation
Biography
Valentina Stioevska is a Senior Statistician in the International Labour Organisation, Department of Statistics. She has been leading the work on the development of the statistical definition of employment in the environmental sector and green jobs, as well as development of statistical tools for measuring employment in the envronemntal sector...
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Valeria Esquivel
Senior Employment Policies and Gender Officer
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Valeria López-Portillo
Climate and Ecosystem Coordinator
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Biography
Valeria is a Climate and Ecosystem Coordinator at WRI México. She is responsible for coordinating research projects on climate change and ecosystem conservation, addressing economic, social and environmental variables, as well as interacting with partners on the design and dissemination of policy proposals and methodologies on climate change and ecosystems...
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Vanessa Erogbogbo
Chief, Sustainable and Inclusive Value Chains
International Trade Centre (ITC)
Biography
Vanessa Erogbogbo is Chief, Sustainable and Inclusive Value Chains section at the International Trade Centre and a member of the Management Action Group. She has over 20 years of experience in private sector development having worked in both international development and the private sector. She oversees ITC’s work on sustainable...
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Vanessa Ushie
Ag. Director of the African Natural Resources Centre
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Vanessa Ushie
Biography
Dr. Vanessa Ushie is the Acting Director of the African Natural Resources Management and Investment Centre (ANRC) of the African Development Bank (AfDB). In this role, she leads the AfDB’s work on nature, biodiversity, and natural resources. She also serves as Manager of the Centre's Policy Analysis Division. The Centre...
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Vibhuti Garg
Associate, International Institute for Sustainable Development
Biography
Vibhuti Garg is a power sector expert with a focus on economic and statistical analysis. She has a deep understanding of power sector including acts and policies in India. Vibhuti has been involved in identification and quantification of producer subsidies in India, market design mechanisms to promote short-term markets, clean...
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