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.

Carla Montesi
Director
Biography
Carla Montesi is currently Director at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA – former DG DEVCO). She is responsible for the Directorate “Green Deal and Digital Agenda”, which covers policy areas such as climate change, environment, sustainable energy, agri-food systems and transport, technology and digitalisation. In the...
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Carlo Carraro
President Emeritus
Universitá Ca' Foscari Venezia
Biography
Carlo Carraro is President Emeritus and a Professor of Environmental Economics at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. He holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University. He was President of the University of Venice from 2009 to 2014. He was also President of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (...
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Carlos Chávez
Professor, Department of Economics, Universidad de Concepción
Biography
Carlos Chávez is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the Universidad de Concepción, Chile. He is also the Director of the Research Nucleus in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, an Environment for Development (EfD) center supported by the Millenium Science Initiative of the Chilean Government at the Universidad...
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Carlos Dionisio Pérez-Blanco
Research Fellow, Euro-Mediterranean Center for Climate Change and FEEM
Biography
Carlos Dionisio Pérez-Blanco holds a Ph.D in economics and started his career as a researcher and lecturer at the University de Alcalá in Spain. Since then he has worked as a researcher at the University of Salamanca, Spanish Research Council and IMDEA Water (Spain). He is currently a research fellow...
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Carlos Rosero
Project Assistant, FARM Ecuador
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Biography
Carlos Rosero is a Project Assistant of the FARM Project in Ecuador, implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Carlos has experience in international cooperation projects with a focus on sustainable development and institutional strengthening . His work focuses on budget monitoring and operational coordination in support of the...
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Carmen Schuber
Gender Expert, Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women Office
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Biography
With more than ten years of international experience in advancing gender equality and women's empowerment, Carmen works on policies and programmes in the intersection of gender equality and sustainable industrial development. Prior to joining UNIDO, she was Gender and Law Specialist at the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) and held...
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Carolina Gonzales-Mueller
Project Manager for Country-Level Intervention in Egypt
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Biography
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Carolina Merighi
Climate Finance Expert
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Biography
Carolina supports projects to kick-start investments in clean energy technology markets and assists countries to access international climate finance. Prior, Carolina worked for Intesa Sanpaolo (Spanish Branch) in providing corporate and investment banking products and services to large and medium-sized corporations and financial institutions. Carolina is an economist by training...
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Caroline Ott
Senior Associate
RMI
Biography
Caroline Ott is a Senior Associate in the climate finance program of the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). Prior to RMI, Caroline worked in the World Bank's Climate and Carbon Finance Unit, where she implemented a $50 million project piloting the use of auctions to allocate climate finance. Caroline has also...
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Caroline Uriarte
LEDS Global Partnership Secretariat
Biography
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