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.

Dirk Messner
Director of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut fuer Entwicklungspolitik
Biography
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Dirk Röttgers
Researcher, Policy Analyst
Biography
Dirk Röttgers has worked in the field of energy economics and climate mitigation policy for more than 10 years, more than 3 of which as policy analyst for the OECD. His current work focusses in particular on empirical analysis of finance, investment and innovation in green infrastructure as well as...
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Dirk Willem te Velde
Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)
Biography
Dr Dirk Willem te Velde is the head of the International Economic Development Group of The Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in the United Kingdom. He is currently leading the European Report on Development 2014 on Financing and other Means of Implementation in a post-2015 world (having previously led ERD2012), is...
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Diying Wu
JD candidate
University of Ottawa
Biography
Diying is a JD candidate at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law currently serving as a Work-Study Student at the Smart Propserity Institute. She holds a BA from Mount Holyoke College and an MA from the University of Chicago in Latin American Studies. Diying is originally from Shanghai, China...
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Djaheezah Subratty
Head, Policy Unit, Energy, Climate, and Technology Branch Economy Division, UN Environment
Biography
Djaheezah Subratty works as Head, Policy Unit, Energy, Climate, and Technology Branch Economy Division, UN Environment. Her work focuses on energy and climate mitigation policies in the area of feed-in tariffs, energy efficiency, decentralized systems, mitigation readiness and the Sustainable Energy for All initiative. She favours multi-stakeholder engagement approaches. She...
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Domenico Rosa
Head of Unit, Strategic Partnerships with Africa and with the ACP
Biography
Domenico is Head of the Unit INTPA/A/1 on the Strategic partnerships with Africa and OACPS at the Directorate General for International Partnerships (INTPA) of the European Commission. He also leads the INTPA Post-Cotonou Task Force, which steered the negotiations leading to the new agreement to be concluded between the EU...
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Dominic MacCormack
Environmental Scientist and Policy Analyst
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Biography
Dominic is a public policy analyst and environmental scientist with specialization in land use planning, water resource management, and climate adaptation. Before joining UNEP, he managed a national coastal wetlands conservation program for the United States Environmental Protection Agency, where he mobilized government and NGO stakeholders to reduce and reverse...
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Dominic Waughray
Senior Advisor to the CEO
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Biography
Dominic Waughray is Senior Advisor to the CEO at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Before joining WBCSD, Dominic was Senior Director and Head of Environmental Initiatives of the World Economic Forum. In this role, he was responsible for the organisation’s climate change and water security programs. Dominic...
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Dominic Waughray
Senior Advisor to the CEO
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Biography
Until 2021, Dominic championed the environmental sustainability agenda at the World Economic Forum (WEF) from his arrival in late 2005 as the inaugural Director of Environmental Initiatives. In January 2019 he became a Managing Director and Member of the Managing Board. During his tenure at the WEF, Dominic worked with...
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Dongyang Pan
UK Coordinator
The International Institute of Green Finance (IIGF)
Biography
Dongyang Pan is currently a doctoral researcher at University College London (UCL). He also serves as the UK coordinator for the International Institute of Green Finance (IIGF), and a member of editorial office for the Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment (JSFI). Dongyang obtained both his Bachelor’s and Research Master’s...
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