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.

Yelim Ku
Programme Support Intern
Biography
Yelim is a Programme Support intern at the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) to support the knowledge generation, management and sharing of the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP). She is a senior at George Mason University on track to major in Global Affairs and minor in Marketing.
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Yeoeun Shim
Intern
Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP)
Biography
Yeoeun Shim is an intern at the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP), where she supports the dissemination of knowledge resources and conducts research on National Implementation Plans (NIPs) submitted by the Parties to the Stockholm Convention. She also contributes to the development of regional outreach strategies for 32 countries, as...
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Yeun Lee
Knowledge Management Support Consultant
Biography
Yeun is a Knowledge Management Support Consultant at the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership. She is a Korean national, holding a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of Manchester.
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Yimeng Liu
Assistant Professor
Biography
Dr. Yimeng Liu is an Assistant Professor at the School of Economics and Resource Management of Beijing Normal University (BNU). She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from BNU and did research for a year at Queen Mary, University of London in UK during 2009-2010. Her research interests include natural resource...
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Ying Zhang
Programme Management Officer, Environment and Trade Unit
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Biography
Ying Zhang is the Programme Management Officer of the Resources and Markets Branch of UNEP. She has over 16 years professional experience in economic and environmental policy. Her work in UNEP focuses on sustainable and climate-resilient value chains, clean technology, nexus between trade and environmental policy, and transition to an...
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Yolanda Kakabadse
International President, WWF, Former Ecuadorian Minister of Environment
Biography
Yolanda Kakabadse is WWF’s International President and the former Ecuadorian Minister of Environment. President Kakabadse’s work with the environmental conservation movement officially began in 1979, when she was appointed Executive Director of Fundación Natura in Quito, where she worked until 1990. During this time she helped Fundación Natura become one...
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Young Eun Jo
Business Development Intern
Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP)
Biography
Young Eun has joined GGKP team as an intern, to manage content uploaded to Green Policy Platform, Green Industry Platform, and Green Finance Platform. Prior to joining GGKP, She worked as an intern in the marketing department of a TBL management-style startup company. She is a South Korean national with...
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Young-Ran Hur
Programme Management Officer UNEP & Regional Coordinator GO4SDGs - Asia Pacific
Biography
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Youngchae Ko
Programme Support Intern
Biography
Youngchae is a Programme Support Intern at the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership(GGKP). She is a Korean national, holding a master's degree in Family Studies and bachelor's degree in Family Resource Management and Global Cooperation from Sookmyung Women's University.
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Yvo de Boer
Director-General of the Global Green Growth Institute
Biography
Yvo de Boer is the Director-General of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), a Seoul-based international organization. He was appointed as the Director-General by the GGGI Assembly, GGGI’s supreme governing body to serve a four-year term beginning on April 15, 2014. Previously, Mr. de Boer served as KPMG’s Global Chairman...
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