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.

Jehan Sauvage
Trade Policy Analyst, OECD
Biography
Jehan Sauvage is a Trade Policy Analyst in the Trade and Agriculture Directorate of the OECD, where he specialises on questions at the interface of trade and environmental policies. In this capacity, he has conducted a number of studies on topics such as electricity markets and the trade impacts of...
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Jenitha Badul
Senior Policy Advisor: Sustainability Programmes and Projects
South Africa Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)
Biography
Jenitha Badul is the Senior Manager/Policy Advisor for Sustainability Programmes and Projects, at the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries and has been with the Department since February 2003. Her professional experience is on the coordination of green economy project planning and coordination and of implementation across spheres of government...
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Jennifer Martin
Executive Director, Center for Resource Solutions
Biography
Jennifer Martin is the executive director of Center for Resource Solutions, where she brings over two decades of NGO and private-sector experience in renewable energy, energy efficiency, distributed generation, electricity markets and technology development, and electricity sector and climate change policy and regulation. She is a member of the WREGIS...
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Jennifer Temmer
Project Officer, SDG Knowledge Group
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Biography
Jennifer Temmer is a Project Officer with the International Institute for Sustainable Development ( IISD) SDG Knowledge group. She brings her background in agriculture, rural planning and international development to the team. Jennifer has worked with many First Nations communities in Manitoba, developing northern garden projects and compost programs, organizing...
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Jenny Larsen
Communications Expert, Directorate of External Relations and Policy Research
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Biography
Jenny Larsen is Communications Expert, Directorate of External Relations and Policy Research at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). She is a freelance writer and editor specializing in development issues. She has worked for UNIDO and other international organizations on industrial development, the environment, energy and gender. She previously...
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Jens Kristian Nørgaard
Technical Key Expert, Sustainable Consumption and Production
SWITCH to Green Facility
Biography
As Key Expert on Circular Economy and Sustainable Consumption and Production for the SWITCH to Green Facility (with DG INTPA F2), Jens Kristian Norgaard supports INTPAs strategy for the transition towards a circular economy in EU Partner Countries.
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Jeremy McDaniels
Senior Advisor
Institute of International Finance (IIF)
Biography
Jeremy McDaniels serves as Senior Policy Advisor, Sustainable Finance, in the IIF Global Policy Initiatives department. In this role, Jeremy is responsible for the IIF's Sustainable Finance Working Group (SFWG), leading projects on climate risk assessment, disclosure, terminology and definitions. Jeremy also supports the IIF’s engagement on sustainable finance policy...
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Jeremy Tamanini
Founder, Lead Consultant, Dual Citizen
Biography
Jeremy Tamanini is the founder at Dual Citizen LLC, a Washington, DC - based consultancy. Dual Citizen works with governments, international organizations and private firms on leveraging data analytics and strategic communications to advance their growth and development agendas. To support this work, Dual Citizen produces two analytic products. The...
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Jessica Cheam
Founder and Managing Director
Biography
Jessica is the founder, editor and Managing Director of Eco-Business; an award-winning journalist, TV presenter, director, producer, and a social entrepreneur. She has more than a decade of experience in media, journalism and sustainable development and is a columnist for national print and digital publications. She is on the Board...
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Jessika Berns
Senior Communications Officer
Biography
Jessika Berns was Senior Communications Officer at the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) from 2017-2022—a fast-paced and exciting growth period for the partnership and its knowledge and user base.
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