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.

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Colin McCormick
Innovation Program Lead and Senior Advisor, Global Green Growth Institute
Biography
Colin McCormick is an Innovation Program Lead and Senior Advisor at the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). Prior to working for GGGI, Colin was the Senior Advisor for Research and Development in the Office of the Energy Undersecretary for four years, both in the Office of the Undersecretary and in...
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Colin Strong
Research Associate, Corporate Water Stewardship
World Resources Institute (WRI)
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Colm Hastings
Consultant, Green Development and Climate Change
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Biography
Colm Hastings is a Consultant at UNITAR’s Green Development and Climate Change Programme in Geneva, working primarily on green industrial policy and trade. Prior to joining UNITAR he gained work experience with UNEP’s Law and Economy Divisions in Nairobi and Geneva respectively, with his work focusing on green economy and...
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Conny Czymoch
Moderator
G20 Resource Efficiency Dialogue
Biography
Conny Czymoch is an experienced international moderator, presenter and media coach, passionate about creating solutions for the future of humanity and life on this planet. Her areas of expertise include sustainability, global climate and sustainable development goals, resource efficiency, agriculture and food systems, sustainable supply chains, green jobs, corporate social...
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Constant Van Aerschot
Executive Director, Business Council for Sustainable Development Singapore
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Biography
Constant Van Aerschot is a construction-sector expert and heads the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Singapore. This business association serves its Member companies as a policy advocacy platform on buildings, water, food and energy in Southeast Asia. In addition, he works as a senior policy expert in the Future...
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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
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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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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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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