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.

Julia Wandke
Policy Advisor
Biography
Julia Wandke works as an advisor to the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) at the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). Her work focuses on issues of sustainable economic development, inclusive green growth and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Goal 8, 9, 10...
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Julian Barungi
Research Fellow
Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE)
Biography
Julian Barungi is a Research Fellow at Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment ( ACODE). She holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Land Use and Management both obtained from Makerere University. Julian’s research interests are in the areas of agri-food system governance...
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Juliane Jansen
Policy Analyst
Biography
Juliane Jansen is a Policy Analyst at the Budgeting and Public Expenditures Division of the Public Governance Directorate at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD), where she works on Green Budgeting, sustainable capital budgeting and related topics. Before joining the Governance Directorate, Juliane worked in the OECD’s...
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Juliano Assunção
Director
Professor in the Department of Economics
Biography
Juliano is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and Executive Director at the Climate Policy Initiative Brazil. His research focuses on different aspects of development economics, including agricultural economics, institutions, and financial intermediation. He is a member of the...
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Julie Evain
Project Manager - Finance
Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE)
Biography
Julie Evain works as a research fellow in the Finance, Investment and Climate Division on climate risks analysis topics for financial players. She also follows more broadly the issues related with green and sustainable finance and financial regulation. Graduate of a Master’s degree in International Affairs and Environmental Policy at...
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Julieta Leo Lozano
Project Leader
Centro Mario Molina (CMM)
Biography
Julieta completed a Masters Degree in Urban Planning at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), where she also got her Undergraduate Degree in Economics. She has taken courses in Environmental Economics as well as in Environmental Consulting. She has taught classes in the field of Sustainable Development at the...
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Juliette Pugliesi
Natural Capital Officer
Biography
Juliette Pugliesi is Natural Capital Officer at WWF France. Before joining the natural capital team, she worked as corporate engagement officer at WWF France. Juliette Pugliesi has previously worked as auditor and consultant on environmental issues, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and ethics at Mazars on different sectors and around the...
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Julius Chupezi Tieguhong
Chief Forestry Officer
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Biography
Dr Tieguhong is currently the Chief Forestry Officer at the African Natural Resources Centre (ANRC), African Development Bank (AfDB) based in Abidjan. Prior to joining the Bank, he worked with CIFOR, FAO and Bioversity International. He holds a PhD in forestry from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He has...
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Jun Rentschler
Economist
Biography
Jun Rentschler is an Economist (YP) at the World Bank working at the intersection of climate change and sustainable resilient development. Prior to joining the World Bank, he was a Doctoral Researcher at University College London ( UCL), as well as a visiting research fellow at the Oxford Institute for...
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Justine Garrett
Policy Analyst, Environment Directorate, OECD
Biography
Justine Garrett is a Green Growth and Sustainable Development Policy Analyst in the OECD Environment Directorate. She works with the coordinator of the OECD’s Green Growth Strategy to oversee the mainstreaming of green growth work across the OECD’s work programme. Prior to joining to OECD Environment Directorate, Justine worked at...
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