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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Gerhard Mulder
Senior Advisor Green Finance, IUCN Netherlands
Biography
Gerhard Mulder is Senior Advisor Green Finance at IUCN Netherlands where he advises companies and governments on financing of green infrastructure, climate mitigation and adaptation, and sustainable development. He initiated the Green Finance Academy with Nyenrode Business School and Wageningen University to build a bridge between the financial community and...
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Geurt van de Kerk
Chairman, Sustainable Society Foundation
Biography
Geurt van de Kerk is chairman of the Sustainable Society Foundation (SSF, www.ssfindex.com). His work experience has gradually raised his personal interest in sustainability issues in general. This resulted in the establishment of the SSF. He developed, in close cooperation with Arthur Manuel, the Sustainable Society Index, SSI, which measures...
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Ghita Hannane
Morocco Country Officer
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Biography
Ghita is a climate finance expert, with 11 years’ experience working with the United Nations and financial institutions.Ghita is the International Finance Corporation (IFC) country officer for Morocco. Prior to joining IFC, Ghita was a Programme Officer at the Energy Finance Unit of the UN Environment Programme. She worked with...
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Gianguglielmo Calvi
Senior Knowledge Management Systems Expert
Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP)
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Gianguglielmo Calvi serves as a Senior Knowledge Management Systems Expert at the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) and GEF ISLANDS Programme. With his two decades of experience in international projects, he plays a key role in advancing knowledge management systems that facilitate knowledge and information sharing and foster virtual communities'...
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Gilbert E. Metcalf
Professor of Economics, Tufts University
Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research
Biography
Gilbert E. Metcalf is a Professor of Economics at Tufts University and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Metcalf has taught at Princeton University, Harvard University, and MIT. He has frequently testified before Congress and served on a number of expert panels including a National Academies...
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Gillian Dick
Principal, Place Strategy & Environmental Infrastructure, Development Plan Group at Glasgow City Council
Glasgow City Council
Gillian Dick
Biography
Gillian is the Principal of the Place Strategy & Environmental Infrastructure team within the Development Plan Group at Glasgow City Council. She has a BSc (Hons) in Town Planning from Heriot-Watt University and BSc (Hons) in Human Geography from the Open University. She is a chartered member of the Royal...
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Gillian Tett
Editor-at-large
Financial Times
Gillian Tett, Financial Times
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Gillian Tett is chair of the editorial board and editor-at-large, US of the Financial Times. She writes weekly columns, covering a range of economic, financial, political and social issues. In 2014, she was named Columnist of the Year in the British Press Awards and was the first recipient of the...
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Gina Lovett
Head of Advocacy and Communications
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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
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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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