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.

Gina Lovett
Head of Advocacy and Communications
Biography
Gina is a sustainability communications expert and strategist with more than a decade of experience spanning journalism, content, outreach, design and environmental education across international knowledge environments dealing with complex global issues. she holds an MSc Human Geography from the University of Amsterdam, specialising in climate and water governance. Prior...
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Gina Ziervogel
Associate Professor
University of Cape Town
Biography
Associate Professor Gina Ziervogel is a geographer by training, with 15 years of experience in the field of adaptation and vulnerability to global environmental change. She is a lecturer in the Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, and a Research Chair at the African Climate and Development Institute at the...
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Giorgio Presidente
Consultant
Biography
Giorgio Presidente is a consultant for the World Bank, where he studies the impact of energy, investment and trade policies on manufacturing' competitiveness. From 2015 to 2017 he worked at the OECD on topics related to automation and investment in Information Technology. Previously, he was involved in the CompNet project...
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Giovanni Marin
Post-doctoral Researcher, IRCrES-CNR
Biography
Giovanni Marin is Assistant professor of Applied Economics at the Department of Economics, Society, Politics at the University of Urbino Carlo Bo (Italy) since November 2016 and research affiliate of the Inter-University Research Consortium SEEDS (Sustainability Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies). He teaches Environmental Economics, Economics of Innovation and Applied...
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Gireesh Shrimali
Precourt Scholar, Sustainable Finance Initiative
Stanford University
Biography
Gireesh Shrimali is a Precourt Scholar at the Sustainable Finance Initiative at Stanford University. He is also a visiting scholar at the Energy Technologies Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab as well as at the Center for Climate Finance and Investment at Imperial College. Previously, he was the Director of...
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Gitika Goswami
Programme Director
Development Alternatives (DA)
Biography
Gitika Goswami is working in Development Alternatives as Programme Director and is responsible for managing the sustainability policy research and planning programme. She has over 19 years of experience in various capacities from field action, academic research, policy studies in natural resources conservation and management. In Development Alternatives she is...
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Giulio Berruti
Associate Director, Climate
Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)
Biography
Giulio Berruti works within the Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) climate change practice team, focusing on climate strategy and resilience with companies, collaborative initiatives, and research. Prior to joining BSR, Giulio worked as a sectorial manager at climate change consulting firm EcoAct. There, he was in charge of project management...
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Giulnara Jusupjanova
Chairperson
Biography
Giulnara Jusupjanova is Chairperson of Kyrgyz NGO "For Quality." Ms. Jusupjanova has 10 years of experience in a manufacturing enterprise, where she was engaged in the development and implementation of technical processes. Then she worked for 10 years in Kyrgyzstandart (National body for standardization and metrology of the Kyrgyz Republic)...
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Giuseppe Nicoletti
Head of Division, Economics Department
Biography
Giuseppe Nicoletti, a Ph. D. in Economics from New York University, has been heading since 2004 the Structural Policy Analysis Division at the OECD Economics Department in Paris, where he is i n charge of cross-country structural studies presented at the Working Party No. 1 of the OECD Economic Policy...
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Glenn-Marie Lange
Senior Economist, World Bank Group
Biography
Dr. Glenn-Marie Lange is a Senior Environmental Economist who has led the last two editions of the World Bank flagship, The Changing Wealth of Nations. Dr. Lange’s work addresses the interdependence of natural resources, economic development, and poverty reduction. She has pioneered the use of Natural Capital Accounting to integrate...