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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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Jules Schers
PhD student, CIRED
Biography
Jules Schers is a PhD student at CIRED (France) working on the question of the environment-economy nexus for South Africa, meaning: under which conditions a carbon tax could benefit both a reduction of CO2 emissions and inclusive economic development. For this he develops a South African version of CIRED’s IMACLIM...
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Julia Karst
Advisor on green growth to the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Biography
Julia Karst works as an advisor on green growth to the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development at the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). Previous to this role, she worked in a project supporting macroeconomic reforms for GIZ in Vietnam as well as in a reconstruction project in...
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Julia Keenan
Research Fellow, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining
Biography
Since joining CSRM in 2007, Julia’s work has spanned a range of social sustainability issues related to the extractive industries in Australia and internationally. She specialises in researching the relationship between mining companies and local communities, with particular focus on agreement-making with Indigenous Peoples, gender and community development, and methodologies...
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Julia Okatz
Associate
Biography
Julia Okatz is an Associate at SYSTEMIQ. Julia joined SYSTEMIQ to help drive global resource policy. Before, Julia completed a Masters degree with distinction in Global Politics at the London School of Economics after having worked in a climate foundation in Brazil and a consultancy firm in Germany. With a...
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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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