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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David Passarelli
Executive Director
United Nations University
David Passarelli, UNU
Biography
David Passarelli is the Executive Director of United Nations University Centre for Policy Research. At UNU-CPR, he oversees new institutional development, partnerships, and growth strategies, and will lead research and policy advisory programming in the areas of migration, inequality, and development. Dr Passarelli has worked with UNU since 2008 and...
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David Paterson
Research and Development Technical Consultant
Leyton
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Dr David Paterson is a Research and development technical consultant at Leyton UK. He works My role combines his expertise in engineering with tax legislation in order to provide an efficient tax solution for companies who undertake research and development. He holds a n engineering doctorate (EngD) from the Advanced...
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David Popp
Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs
Maxwell School of Syracuse University
Biography
David Popp is the Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is an economist with research interests in environmental policy and the economics of technological change. Much of his research focuses...
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David R. Boyd
Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment
United Nations (UN)
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Biography
Dr. David R. Boyd is the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment (2018-2024) and an associate professor of law, policy, and sustainability at the University of British Columbia, jointly appointed at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability and the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs...
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Global
David Rouhani
Junior Advisor
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
David Rouhani
Biography
Working as junior advisor for a GIZ global project, David Rouhani supports transformation processes towards an inclusive green economy at global and country level, with an emphasis on social inclusiveness. Prior to joining GIZ, he has worked in media and journalism. He holds a MA in Political Science and has...
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David Rubia
Programme Management Officer UNEP & Regional Coordinator GO4SDGs - Africa
David Rubia
Biography
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Africa
David Ryfisch
Consultant, Climate Change and Sustainability Division, Inter-American Development Bank
Biography
David Ryfisch is a consultant on climate change mitigation, adaptation, and financing at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). His current work aims at identifying the knowledge gaps in climate change adaptation in Latin American and the Caribbean. Previously, he had the opportunity to research on the green economy, in particular...
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Davinah Milenge
Principal Program Coordinator, Climate Change and Green Growth Department
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Davinah Milenge
Biography
Davinah coordinates several special initiatives on climate change within the Climate Change and Green Growth Department of the African Development Bank. These include: the Africa Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Hub, a platform hosted at the African Development Bank to support African countries implement their Paris Agreement climate commitments; The Secretariat...
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Davor Percan
Head of Unit, Bilateral & Regional Environmental Cooperation, DG Environment
Biography
Davor Percan has more than 20 years of operational and managerial experience in international environmental relations and development assistance. Prior to joining the European Commission in 2006, he worked in the energy sector, researching energy efficiency and renewable energy policies and managing related international assistance in Zagreb, Croatia. Upon joining...
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Daye Eom
Programme Management Intern, Green Growth Knowledge Platform
Biography
Daye Eom is a Programme Management Intern at the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) secretariat based in Geneva, Switzerland. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science and Engineering from Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea. Before joining GGKP, she completed a Master’s degree program in Engineering Systems and Management...
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