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.

Ibrahim Elsayed Kshanh
Director
Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company
Biography
Ibrahim Elsayed Kshanh is an Energy and sustainability expert with 15+ years of professional experience, holding MSc in energy science and policy, Ajou University, South Korea. (Ajou University GSIS Best Thesis award, 2019) He has assisted numerous industrial and commercial organizations to improve energy performance, through Implementing energy management system...
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Ilmi Granoff
Senior Research Fellow, Climate and Environment, Overseas Development Institute
Biography
Ilmi Granoff is a Senior Research Fellow at ODI leading the institute’s work on green growth. He is an attorney with over 15 years of experience and expertise in environmental law and policy, sustainable development, energy and infrastructure finance and public-private partnerships. He recently served as the sole environmental and...
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In Woo Jung
Seoul Office Manager
Biography
In Woo Jung manages the GGGI-Seoul office for the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership. Prior to joing GGKP, In Woo has worked on country implementation, reporting and outreach at the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) from UN Environment. He is a South Korean national and holds dual degree in...
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Inger Andersen
Executive Director
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
United Nations Under-Secretary General
Biography
Inger Andersen was appointed Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme by UN Secretary-General António Guterres in February 2019. Between 2015 and 2019, Ms. Andersen was the Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Ms Andersen brings a passion for conservation and sustainable development with...
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Ingrid Jegou
Manager, Global Platform on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainable Energy, ICTSD
Biography
Ingrid Jegou is the Manager of the Global Platform on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainable Energy at the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) since 2011, and serves on ICTSD’s Committee for Operations and Strategy. Ms. Jegou, an economist from Lund University in Sweden, joined ICTSD in 2009...
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Ingvild Solvang
Head, Climate Action and Inclusive Development Unit
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
Biography
Ingvild Solvang is the Head of Climate Action and Inclusive Development (CAID) unit with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). She has nearly 20 years experience working in international development and humanitarian affairs. Based in Southeast Asia for nearly two decades, she has responded to emergencies, while also managing development...
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Inhee Chung
Head of Unit
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
Biography
Inhee heads the Sustainability and Safeguards Unit at GGGI, supporting more than 35 projects across Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Middle East/North Africa and Latin America to mainstream environmental and social safeguards, poverty reduction, gender equality and social inclusion in GGGI's 26 country programs. Prior to GGGI, Inhee worked with the Environmental...
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Innocent Onah
Chief Natural Resources Officer at the Africa Natural Resource Management and Investment Centre
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Biography
Dr. Innocent Onah is the Chief Natural Resources Officer at the Africa Natural Resource Management and Investment Centre of the African Development Bank, Abidjan, Cote d’Iviore.
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Iordanca-Rodica Iordanov
Executive Director
Biography
Iordanca-Rodica is a nationally recognized expert and experimental trainer on organizational development, environmental law, public participation, civil society, and good governance. She currently serves as the Executive Director at EcoContact. Since 1995, Iordanca-Rodica has been active in Moldavian civil society for human rights and environment, the main activities for the...
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Irene Giner-Reichl
Co-Founder and Senior Advisor
Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET)
Biography
Her main area of expertise is economic and social development, women’s rights’ issues, environment, energy, and development cooperation. She directed the international department of the Austrian Ministry for the Environment, was Austria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, IAEA, UNIDO and CTBTO in Vienna, and headed the UNIDO Office in New...
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