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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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Cooper Wetherbee
Analyst
Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)
Biography
Cooper Wetherbee is an Analyst on Climate Policy Initiative’s climate finance team, based in San Francisco. He is currently leading CPI’s partnership with SEforALL to develop a new framework for tracking sustainable cooling investment. He co-authored the Paris Misaligned series of reports on global power sector investment trends and the...
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Corli Pretorius
Deputy Director
Biography
Corli Pretorius is a Deputy Director at the UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre, and is responsible for exercising their strategic management responsibilities across programmatic, policy and managerial issues. Her responsibilities include: development and evaluation of new project areas; development and maintenance of effective liaison with key partners and constituencies...
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Corli Pretorius
Deputy Director
UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)
Biography
Corli Pretorius is the Deputy Director of the UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), based in Cambridge, UK. She brings 20 years of experience in global public policy on environment and development, including the last 12 years with the UN Environment Programme – first at its headquarters in Nairobi...
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Cosmas Milton Obote Ochieng
Executive Director
African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)
Biography
Dr. Cosmas Milton Obote Ochieng is the Executive Director of ACTS. Dr. Ochieng has held various positions in a number of university, research, development and conservation organizations around the world. These include IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature); Technical University of Denmark (DTU - UNEP Risoe Centre); Lancaster...
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Cristiana Pasca Palmer
Executive Secretary
Biography
Cristiana Pașca Palmer was appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General as the Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, starting 17 March 2017. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Paşca Palmer served from November 2015 to January 2017 as Romania’s Minister for Environment, Waters and Forests, during...
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Cristina Eghenter
Deputy Director of Department
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Civil Society Thematic Lead, WWF Borneo Programme
Biography
Cristina Eghenter is currently Deputy Director for Governance and Social Development at WWF-Indonesia, and Civil Society Strategy Leader of the Heart of Borneo Global Initiative. Since she joined WWF over fourteen years ago, she has focused on strengthening and mainstreaming social equity and sustainable development in conservation with a focus...
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Cristina Gamboa
CEO
Biography
Cristina Gamboa, CEO of the World Green Building Council is a passionate advocate for green buildings and cities as one of the most effective solutions to climate change and as a means to deliver on social justice and other environmental goals, such as stopping biodiversity loss. Prior to joining WorldGBC...
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Cristina Villaveces Spir
Senior Assistant - Finance, Admin and Procurement
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
Biography
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Dagfinn Høybråten
Secretary General, Nordic Council of Ministers
Biography
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Dale Andrew
Independent Consultant and Former Head of Environment Division, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD
Biography
Dale Andrew has recently retired after working for 37 years at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, where he ended his career as Head of the Environment Division in the Trade and Agriculture Directorate. As a member of the Secretariat, he was responsible for two groups involved with environmental...
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