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.

Jessika Luth Richter
Postdoctoral Fellow, International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, Lund University
Biography
Jessika is a postdoctoral fellow at Lund University, Sweden. She is interested in policies and initiatives for closing loops in a circular economy, and evaluation of environmental economic instruments for a green economy. She has experience evaluating a wide range of policies including emissions trading, green stimulus packages, and extended...
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Jetske Bouma
Senior Researcher, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Biography
Dr. Jetske Bouma is senior researcher in the field of environmental and development economics. Before joining the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) in May 2014, she worked as senior researcher at VU University, the Netherlands, at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), India, and the Dutch ministry of Infrastructure and...
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Jewel Batchasingh
Director
Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean (BCRC-Caribbean)
Biography
Ms. Jewel Batchasingh is a career environmental management practitioner and has over twenty (20) years of diverse experience in environmental management at national, regional and international levels under the thematic areas of biodiversity, climate change and waste and chemicals management. Her qualifications include a BSc. in Environmental Biology, University of...
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Jia Hua
Research Intern
Biography
Jia Hua is a Research Intern at the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) in Gevena, Switzerland. Prior to joining GGKP, Jia studied for her Master's of Science in Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment at University College London. Jia is a Chinese citizen with experience in finance. At...
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Jiao Wang
Associate, China Water Team
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Biography
Jiao is an Associate with the World Resource Institute ( WRI) China Water Team. She leads the development of Aqueduct China: Baseline Water Stress, a water stress mapping tool and its applications based on geospatial and statistical analysis. Jiao has worked with government, academia, business, and fellow NGOs to apply...
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Jiaxin Guo
Research and Communication Intern
Biography
Jiaxin Guo supports the knowledge sharing and management for the Green Growth Knowledge Platform. She is currently a Master’s candidate in Environmental Management at Duke University. Prior to joining GGKP, she interned at the Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy on green economy policy. She has also worked as...
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Jihoo Park
Programme Support Intern
Biography
Jihoo is a Programme Support Intern for the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership. She is a South Korean national with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Marketing from Washington University in St. Louis. She is currently pursuing a Master's degree from KAIST. Prior to joining GGKP, she worked as an ESG...
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Jillian Campbell
Chief Statistician, UN Environment
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Biography
Jillian Campbell currently leads UN Environment’s work on the SDG indicators. This includes developing methodologies for the Tier III indictors, managing data reporting for the Tier I and II indicators and designing capacity building initiatives to support countries in monitoring the SDGs. Jillian has been a Statistician within the United...
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Jim Hall
Director
Biography
Professor Jim Hall FREng is Director of the Environmental Change Institute in the University of Oxford, where he is Professor of Climate and Environmental Risks in the School of Geography and the Environment, a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Engineering Science and fellow of Linacre College. His research...
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Jim Hempstead
Managing Director
Moody's Global Project & Infrastructure Finance Group
Biography
Jim Hempstead is a Managing Director in Moody’s Global Project & Infrastructure Finance Group where he helps manage the North American Regulated Utility and Power Team. Jim also acts as a rating chair across all segments of the Global Infrastructure and Project Finance franchise, is a member of the Infrastructure...
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