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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.

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Jochen Hinkel
Senior Researcher, Global Climate Forum, Co-ordinator of the GREEN-WIN project
Biography
Dr. Jochen Hinkel is senior researcher at the Global Climate Forum (GCF) in Berlin, a lecturer at the Division of Resource Economics at Humboldt University in Berlin and a member of the Berlin Workshop in Institutional Analysis of Social-Ecological Systems (WINS) and a Co-ordinator of the GREEN-WIN project. At GCF...
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Joe Grice
Chairman
UK Office for National Statistics Economic Experts
Biography
Joe Grice is the Chairman at the Office for National Statistics Economic Experts. Prior, he was an Executive Director and Chief Economist at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for 10 years, responsible for the production and interpretation of UK economic statistics, such as the GDP, inflation and labour market...
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Joel Houdet
Senior Research Fellow
African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)
Biography
An environmental scientist and accountant by training, Dr Joël Houdet is a Senior Research Fellow at the African Centre for Technology Studies (Johannesburg) and an IPBES expert. He undertakes research, capacity building, policy analysis and advisory work in the governance and management of Africa’s natural capital, biodiversity and ecosystem services...
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Joel Jaeger
Research Associate
World Resources Institute (WRI)
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Joëlle Noailly
Head of Research
Centre for International Environmental Studies (CIES)
Lecturer
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Biography
Joëlle Noailly is Head of Research of the Centre for International Environmental Studies (CIES) and Lecturer in the Department of International Economics at the Graduate Institute. She also holds an appointment as Associate Professor in Environmental Economics at the Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam and is a co-Editor of the journal...
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Joerg S. Hofstetter
President
International Forum on Sustainable Value Chains (ISVC)
Biography
Joerg S. Hofstetter is President of the International Forum on Sustainable Value Chains (ISVC), faculty member of Business School Lausanne (BSL), and lecturer at University of St. Gallen and Leuphana University Lüneburg. His work, revolving around sustainability and the management in multi-tier, multinational, multi-institutional value chains with particular attention on...
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Johan Kieft
Head of the Green Economy Unit at the United Nations Office for REDD+ Coordination in Indonesia (UNORCID)
Biography
Johan Kieft is currently working as the Head of the Green Economy Unit at the United Nations Office for REDD+ Coordination in Indonesia (UNORCID). During his career, Johan focused on climate change, green growing mainstreaming in development planning and sustainable development with a variety of development agencies and the United...
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Johan Rockström
Director
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Johan Rockstrom
Biography
Prof. Dr. Johan Rockström is the Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Professor at the Institute of Earth and Environmental Science at Potsdam University. Rockström is an internationally recognized scientist on global sustainability issues, who led the development of the new Planetary Boundaries framework for human...
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Johanna Benavides
Sustainable Finance Specialist
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Johanna Benavides
Biography
Johanna is the Sustainable Finance Specialist of the FARM Project in Ecuador, implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Johanna has over fifteen years of professional experience in the microfinance and sustainable development sectors. Her work focuses on the design of innovative financial mechanisms, institutional strengthening, and the integration...
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Agriculture
 Region:
Latin America & the Caribbean
Johanna Brühl
Senior Consultant
Anchor Environmental Consultants
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Johanna Brühl is a senior consultant at Anchor Environmental Consultants in Cape Town. She holds a master’s degree in Applied Economics from the University of Cape Town’s School of Economics and a Bachelor of Science in International Business from the Copenhagen Business School. Over the past few years, Johanna’s work...
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