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.

Ambiyah Abdullah
Researcher, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Biography
Ambiyah Abdullah obtained her PhD degree in development economics from Nagoya University, Japan. She started her career in June 2012 as a researcher at Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan. Her dissertation was an economic and environmental analysis of palm oil expansion and the REDD project in Indonesia using...
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Ambuj Sagar
Professor of Policy Studies
Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi)
Biography
Ambuj Sagar is the Vipula and Mahesh Chaturvedi Professor of Policy Studies at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. Ambuj’s interests broadly lie at the intersection of technology and development. His recent work has focused on innovation policy for meeting sustainability and inclusivity challenges, energy innovation policy and strategies (in...
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Amélia Delgado
European Climate Pact Ambassador (Food Systems)
Biography
Amélia Delgado is an expert in food science and biotechnological innovation working at the intersection of entrepreneurship and academia. She is a co-author of many scientific publications, 75% of which are in the top 25% of most cited documents worldwide. She is frequently invited as an academic editor, speaker and...
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Amy Cannon
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Biography
Dr. Amy Cannon is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Beyond Benign, an organization that develops and disseminates green chemistry and sustainable science educational resources that empower educators, students and the community at large to practice sustainability through chemistry. Amy holds the world’s first Ph.D. in Green Chemistry from the...
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Amy Daniels
Global Climate Change Knowledge Management Lead, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Biography
Amy led the creation of Climatelinks and provides on-going vision for its content, organization, scope, and functionality. Amy manages the Climatelinks team and is doggedly passionate about climate science translation, capacity building and effective decision-support for a climate-resilient future. She is interested in expanding the availability and reach of technical...
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Ana Birliga Sutherland
Editor
Circle Economy
Biography
Ana is a writer and editor for Circle Economy, with a broad, interdisciplinary education that supports her knowledge of the circular economy. She contributes as an author to a range of Circle Economy’s publications, most notably the Circularity Gap Reports, and ensures the quality and consistency of written work across...
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Ana Gabriela Fernández Vergara
Consultant, Economic and Trade Policy Unit, Economy Division
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Biography
Ana Gabriela Fernández Vergara is a consultant with the Economic and Trade Policy Unit Economy Division of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), supporting the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) and the Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership (SIP). Before joining UNEP, she worked as a law clerk at the Mexican...
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Anabel González
Former Senior Director, Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice
Biography
Anabel González was Senior Director of the World Bank Group’s Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice from July 2014-December 2017. In this capacity, she led a team of 500 people to design and implement the World Bank Group's global and country agenda in the areas of trade, investment climate, competitiveness, innovation...
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Anandajit Goswami
Fellow, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Biography
Anandajit Goswami is a Fellow with the Green Growth and Resource Efficiency Division of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and has been working with TERI since 2004. As TERI Africa Coordinator, he was based at United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Addis Ababa where he coordinated South-South Cooperation...
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Anant Kapoor
Graduate of Singapore Management University
Biography
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