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.

Dalia Fadly
PhD candidate
Philipps-Universität Marburg
Biography
Dalia Fadly is a PhD candidate in Economics at Philipps-Universität Marburg in Germany since January 2016 and is a research fellow at the Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS). Her research focuses on sustainability transition in developing countries with a special emphasis on environmental policy and green technology...
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Dalton Conner
Programme Management Intern, Green Growth Knowledge Platform
Biography
Dalton Conner is a Programme Management Intern at the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) secretariat based in Geneva, Switzerland, as well as a research intern for The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB). He holds a Bachelor's degree from The University of Washington in Environmental Studies, with a minor in...
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Damon Vis-Dunbar
Director of Communications, International Institute for Sustainable Development
Biography
Damon Vis-Dunbar has spent the last 8 years working in the field of sustainable development. A former journalist, he has a keen interest in making complex policy issues accessible to decision makers and the broader public. Damon has written and published frequently on economic policies and sustainable development. He has...
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Dan Broghan
Environmental Policy Master's Student
Paris Institute of Political Science (Sciences Po)
Biography
Dan worked as a Research Programme Support Intern at the GGKP, Geneva Office. He is an Irish national with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Trinity College, Dublin and also an Environmental Policy Master’s degree from Sciences Po, Paris.
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Dan Lashof
Director
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Biography
Dan Lashof is the Director of World Resources Institute, United States. He coordinates WRI’s work in the United States across climate, energy, food, forests, water and the sustainable cities programs. This includes overseeing the work of the U.S. climate team, which aims to catalyze and support climate action by states...
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Daniel Ella
National Forestry Statistics Officer
Water and Forests Ministry of Gabon
Biography
Daniel Ella works in the General Directorate of Forests within the Water and Forests Ministry of Gabon, where he is in charge of national forestry statistics. Daniel has over eight years of experience at the Water and Forests Ministry. Prior to his current position, he served as Manager of the...
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Daniel Franks
Professor, Sustainable Minerals Institute
Biography
Daniel Franks is a Professor at the University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute. He is known internationally for his work on the interconnections between minerals, materials and sustainable development, with a particular focus on the role of minerals in poverty reduction and the social and environmental change associated with mining...
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Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte
Associate Researcher and Professor
Universidad del Pacífico in Lima
Biography
Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte is a researcher and professor of Natural Resource Management at the Universidad del Pacífico in Lima, Perú and an economic modeling expert. He was a member of the team that adapted the Threshold 21 Model for the green economy analysis in Peru, under the...
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Daniel Mazibuko
Lead Analyst, Sub-Sovereign Group
Moody's Investor Service
Biography
In his capacity as an Associate Lead Analyst, Daniel is responsible for the subsovereign portfolio which includes metropolitan municipalities and government related issuers based in South Africa. Since joining Moody’s in 2007, Daniel has produced a number of research reports in the sector and actively participates in a number of...
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Danny Leipziger
Managing Director
The Growth Dialogue
Biography
Danny Leipziger is the Managing Director of the Growth Dialogue, a network that works to extend economic growth to as many places on the planet as possible. He is former Vice President of the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network (2004–09) at the World Bank. Over the course of his...
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