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.

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...
Gloria Mannazzu
Biography
Gloria Mannazzu joins the communications team of the GGKP as social media and digital communications consultant. She brings to the position more than 9 years of work experience dealing with communications and audiovisual productions, with 6 years of experience working in international organisations, namely the Council of Europe and the...
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Gloria Ordóñez Valenzuela
Environmental Education and Sustainable Lifestyles Consultant, Resource Efficiency Unit, Regional Office Latin America and the Caribbean
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Biography
Gloria Ordóñez Valenzuela is a specialist in Environmental Education and Sustainable Lifestyles at the Regional Office of Latin America and the Caribbean at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Her work is focused on the design and implementation of programs and policies for environmental education, sustainable consumption and production, and...
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Godfrey Mambo
Senior Corporate Banker, Corporate Lending Africa
Rabobank
Biography
Godfrey Mambo is working as a Senior Corporate Banker, Corporate Lending Africa at the Rabobank Africa regional office in Nairobi, Kenya. With over 15 years of experience in providing financing solutions, as well as serving as a trusted advisor to both commercial and corporate clients at a senior management and...
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