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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Emmanuela Shinta
Dayak leader, activist, environmentalist, filmmaker and writer
Emmanuela Shinta
Biography
Emmanuela Shinta is a Dayak leader, activist, environmentalist, filmmaker and writer with a reputation for leading and empowering young indigenous people. In 2016, Shinta started the Youth Act Campaign, a movement which calls out for young people to actively engage in demanding climate justice and involve in climate action as...
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Emmanuelle Auriol
Professor, Toulouse School of Economics
Biography
Since 1998 Emmanuelle Auriol has been a full professor at Toulouse School of Economics. She is a fellow of the IUF, EEA, CEPR, EUDN, CESifo and an editor of several academic journals. Her research interests include industrial organization, regulation, labor economy and development economics. Throughout the years she received several...
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Emmie Oliver
Research Analyst
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Emmie Oliver, WRI
Biography
Emmie Oliver is a Research Analyst II with the Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure teams at WRI, where she works with multilateral institutions, utilities, cities, and NGOs to develop strategies to design and implement economically, environmentally, and socially beneficial Nature-based Solutions (NBS) projects.
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Enrico Botta
Policy Analyst
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Biography
Enrico Botta works within the OECD Green Growth and Global Relations division (GGGR) where he focuses on the design of environmental policies and their impacts. Prior to joining the OECD, Enrico has been working on the topics of environmental policies, innovation and green finance for several organisations, including GGGI and...
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Eoin Sinnott
Director, Valuing Nature Initiative
Eoin Sinnott Photo
Biography
Eoin Sinnott is Director of the Valuing Nature Initiative at the World Wildlife Foundation-US. He bridges complex science, business and political interests to bring the value of natural capital assets up front in public policy narratives and private investments. He believes transformational change is possible; it’s a matter of solving...
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Eric Kemp-Benedict
Senior Scientist
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
Co-leader
Biography
Eric Kemp-Benedict is a senior scientist at SEI-US in Somerville, MA. He is a co-leader of the SEI Initiative on the Water, Energy and Food Nexus. His research focuses on economic analysis for sustainable consumption and production. From the time Eric joined SEI in 1997, he has contributed to studies...
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Eric Oyare
Leader of WWF - Blue Heart of Africa Initiative
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Photo of Eric Oyare
Biography
Eric Oyare is the Leader of WWF - Blue Heart of Africa Initiative, responsible for providing Freshwater technical programme development, business development, advocacy and communication support to 10 Country Offices and 7 transboundary landscapes where WWF implements Water Resources Management in Africa. For over 18 years, Eric has worked with...
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Erica Sohn
Programme Management Intern
Biography
Erica (Jungmin) Sohn is a former intern at the Green Growth Knowledge Platform secretariat based in Geneva, Switzerland. She is currently an undergraduate student in Environmental Science at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Republic of Korea. She primarily supported the Expert Connect service.
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Erik Solheim
Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme
Biography
Following an extensive career focusing on environment and development in government and international organizations, Erik Solheim was elected to become Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on May 13, 2016. Prior to joining UNEP, Solheim was the chair of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organization for...
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Erika Jorgensen
Economic Adviser, World Bank
Biography
Dr. Erika Jorgensen is an Economic Adviser in the World Bank's Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice where she focuses on the economics of green growth and climate action. She recently led a major program of analytic work and technical assistance on green growth for FYR Macedonia. She is the...
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