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.

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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Carolyn Deere Birkbeck
Senior Researcher
Graduate Institute’s Global Governance Centre
Biography
Dr. Carolyn Deere Birkbeck is a Senior Researcher at the Graduate Institute’s Global Governance Centre, where she conducts research on the politics and governance of global trade, environment, sustainable development and intellectual property. She is currently leading a research project on the political economy and regulation of the global plastics...
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Carolyn Fischer
Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future
Marie Skłodowska–Curie Fellow of the European Commission
Biography
Carolyn Fischer is a senior fellow at Resources for the Future and currently a Marie Skłodowska–Curie Fellow of the European Commission, visiting at the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) in Venice, Italy. Her research focuses on policy mechanisms and modeling tools that cut across a variety of environmental and resource...
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Carroll Muffett
President and CEO
Center for International Environmental Law
Biography
Carroll Muffett (he/him) is President and CEO of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), a nonprofit organization that uses the power of law to protect the environment, promote human rights and ensure a just and sustainable society. Prior to joining CIEL, Carroll served as Executive Director of the Climate...
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Carter Brandon
Senior Fellow
Global Commission On Adaptation
Biography
Carter Brandon joined World Resources Institute in February 2019 to lead work on the economics and finance of climate change adaptation in support of the Global Commission on Adaptation. Prior to that, he had a 24-year career at the World Bank, culminating as Global Lead Economist for Environment, Natural Resources...
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Cassandra S. Charles
Urban Water Professional
Biography
Cassandra S. Charles works in the water sector in Melbourne, Australia, focusing on long-term planning for waterway health and sustainable urban water management. She has a bachelor of science and two master's degrees in environmental sustainability and urban planning.
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