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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Elke Weber
Jerome A. Chazen Professor of International Business and Professor of Management and Psychology, Columbia University,
(Co-Chair of GGKP Advisory Committee)
Biography
Elke U. Weber is the Jerome A. Chazen Professor of International Business and Professor of Management and Psychology at Columbia University. Her MA and PhD are from Harvard in behavior and decision analysis. She is an expert on judgment and decision-making under uncertainty, specifically in financial and environmental contexts. At...
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Elliott Harris
Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Biography
On 1 April 2015, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Elliott Harris as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Mr. Harris joined UN Environment as Director of the New York Office and of the Secretariat of the UN Environment Management...
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Eloise Touni
Programme Officer, Chemicals and Wastes, GEF Team
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
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Biography
Eloise manages UNEP’s portfolio of GEF projects supporting the Global Framework on Chemicals. She is the FARM Programme Task Manager. She has over 15 years of experience in project and programme management. Before joining UNEP in 2016, Eloise worked on pesticide and waste management projects with FAO and NGOs, and...
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Emanuela Gregorio
Economist and Fashionomics Africa Coordinator
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Biography
Ms. Emanuela Gregorio is an Economist specialized in SME financing. She has more than 10 years of professional experience working in international development with a focus on Africa. She has been responsible for identifying, appraising, implementing and supervising projects in different sectors with a focus on SMEs, mainly agriculture and...
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Emanuela Pozzan
Senior Specialist, Gender Equality
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Emanuela Pozzan, ILO
Biography
Ms. Emanuela Pozzan is a Senior Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Specialist at the International Labour Organization (ILO) Gender, Equality and Diversity /ILOAIDS Branch in the WORKQUALITY Department. Ms. Pozzan has over 20 years of experience working in the Middle East, Africa and Asia on gender equality and non-discrimination in the...
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Emily Benson
Director of Engagement
Green Economy Coalition (GEC)
Biography
Emily Benson is Director for Engagement for the Green Economy Coalition (GEC), the world’s largest alliance of organisations committed to accelerating the transition to green, fair economies. She leads on developing the policy narratives, stories of transition, and communication strategies for the GEC and it’s 50+ members around the opportunities...
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Emily Benson
Project Manager, Green Economy Coalition, IIED
Biography
Emily Benson leads communications efforts for the Green Economy Coalition which is currently housed at IIED. Her areas of expertise include c ommunications; media outreach; stakeholder engagement; conducting global consultations to develop policy; and assessing the quality of stakeholder participation. Prior to IIED, Emily was Head of Communications and Engagement...
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Emily McKenzie
Chief Adviser
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Emily McKenzie
Biography
Emily McKenzie is Chief Adviser on Economics and Sustainability for the WWF Global Science Team. She co-leads a project in the Arctic called IDEEAS (Informing Decisions for Ecological and Economic Arctic Sustainability). Emily is on the Leadership Team of the Natural Capital Project, a decade-long partnership of WWF, Stanford University...
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Emma Nijssen
Project Support Intern
Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP)
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Biography
Emma supports the growth and upkeep of the Green Policy Platform, as well as various projects related to natural capital and agriculture. Emma holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Sustainable Development from Yonsei University, and is completing a Master's degree in Development Studies at the Geneva Graduate Institute...
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Emmanuel Combet
Economist, Centre International de Recherche sur l’Environnement et le Développement (CIRED)
Biography
Emmanuel Combet is economist at the Centre International de Recherche sur l’Environnement et le Développement in Paris (CIRED). He received his master’s degrees in engineering and economics in 2007 and his phD in economics from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in 2013. His doctoral dissertation “Carbon taxation...
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