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.

Geoff McCarney
Director of Research
Smart Prosperity Institute (SPI)
Biography
Geoff McCarney is Assistant Professor of Environment and Development in the School of International Development and Global Studies, at the University of Ottawa. Geoff is also the Director of Research for the Smart Prosperity Institute, a national research network and policy think tank based at the University of Ottawa and...
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Geoffrey Heal
Donald C. Waite III Professor of Social Enterprise, Columbia Business School
Biography
Geoffrey Heal, Donald C. Waite III Professor of Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School, is noted for contributions to economic theory and resource and environmental economics. He holds bachelors (first class), masters and doctoral degrees from Cambridge University, where he studied at Churchill College and taught at Christ’s College. He...
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Geoffrey Omedo
Knowledge Community Manager and Initiative Co-Focal Point
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Biography
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Georg Pallaske
Senior Associate
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Biography
Georg Pallaske is an IISD associate and has worked with the organization in different capacities over the past five years. He has more than five years of experience in economic modelling and policy analysis within the field of sustainable development. Areas of professional expertise include the use of systems approaches...
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George C. Varughese
President
Development Alternatives (DA)
Biography
Responsible for building up trans-disciplinary group of professionals at Development Alternatives capable of addressing various facets of environment and sustainable development. Co-ordinated or actively participated in most activities undertaken by the group. Conceptualised and spearheaded several of the major initiatives including the Community Led Environment Action Network (CLEAN-India), Corporate Environment...
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George Neba Akwah
Senior Programme Management Officer & Congo Basin Project Lead
Biography
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Georgina Lloyd
Regional Coordinator, Environmental Governance
Biography
Fostering Dialogue and Partnerships for Sound Environmental Management In Asia Pacific, UN Environment works at the regional, sub-regional and national levels. There are five sub-regions: Northeast Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Pacific. Work is focused on UN Environment’s six cross-cutting thematic priorities: Climate change Disasters and conflicts Ecosystem...
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Geraldine Ang
Senior Policy Analyst, Green Finance and Investment
Biography
Geraldine Ang works as a senior policy analyst on green finance and investment at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which she joined in 2011. Under the OECD Centre on Green Finance and Investment, she has developed several projects to support the global green finance and investment agenda...
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Gerard Belmans
Programme Management Intern
Biography
Gerard Belmans is a former Programme Management Intern at the Green Growth Knowledge Platform secretariat. Gerard is a Belgian citizen and holds a Masters in Molecular Plant Sciences from Imperial College London and a Bachelors in Biotechnology from the University of British Columbia.
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Gerhard Fourie
Chief Director, Department of Trade and Industry
Biography
Gerhard Fourie is Chief Director at South Africa's Department of Trade and Industry (the dti).
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