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.

Katerina Sebkova
Director
Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment (RECETOX)
Biography
Katerina Sebkova has a degree and PhD in chemistry. She works as expert for the field of chemicals management, legislation, inventories, strategies as well as monitoring and education. She coordinates activities, cooperates with stakeholders and identifies opportunities to use research outputs, expertise and instrumentation, laboratory and other capacity of the RECETOX...
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Kateryna Shor
Project Manager, Information Center
Biography
Kateryna Shor is a Project Manager at Information Center Green Dossier, an environmental NGO established in Ukraine in 1994. Ms Shor is a lawyer, member of the official working groups within the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Ministry of Economy e.g. on Organic Legislation, on Climate Change in Agriculture etc.Kateryna...
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Katharina Koschek
Head of Department, Polymeric Materials and Mechanical Engineering
Biography
Katharina Koschek is the Head of the Polymeric Materials and Mechanical Engineering department at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM. Katharina studies functional and sustainable polymers for lightweight engineering, joining technology, and smart materials. Stimuli-responsive, and bio-based polymers are of her particular interest with the overall...
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Katharina Pröstler
Gender, Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialist
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Biography
Ms. Katharina Pröstler is Gender, Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialist, as well as Gender and Youth focal point in the Department of Energy at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and responsible for promoting gender equality and the empowerment of youth and women, as well as for ensuring compliance...
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Katherine Monahan
Senior Research Associate
Smart Prosperity Institute (SPI)
Biography
Katherine is a Senior Research Associate at the Smart Prosperity Institute (SPI). She is working with SPI under an interchange agreement from Environment and Climate Change Canada, where she has worked since 2008. She’s held various roles at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), including on the development of Canada’s...
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Katherine S Miles
Advisor
Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED)
Biography
Drawing on over 18 years of international experience, Katherine advises multilateral and bilateral international development agencies including among others UNCDF, UN Women and GIZ on private sector development, gender and women's economic empowerment, financial inclusion and the social dimensions of climate change. She has recently produced a series of guidance...
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Kathryn Janda
Senior Research Fellow
University of Oxford
Biography
Dr. Janda is a senior research fellow at the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford, where she leads the Energy, Organisations, and Society theme within the ECI's Energy Research programme. Her work explores the role of building professionals in creating 'middle-out’ change; implications of data availability and ownership...
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Katia Karousakis
Programme Lead, Biodiversity, Land Use and Ecosystems
Biography
Katia works in the Environment Directorate at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), where she leads the programme on Biodiversity, Land Use and Ecosystems (BLUE). Her work focuses on the economics and policy of biodiversity, covering areas such as effective design of policy instruments, biodiversity finance and mainstreaming...
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Katie Lebling
Associate
Biography
Katie Lebling is an Associate in WRI's Climate Program where she works on research and analysis of technological carbon removal approaches. She previously supported work on the development and implementation of global data platforms like Climate Watch. Before joining WRI, she worked at The Asia Group, and interned at the...
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Kehua Hu
Deputy Director, Office for Social Responsibility
Biography
Mr. Kehua HU, Deputy Director of Office for Social Responsibility at China Textile and Apparel Industry Council (CNTAC), also works as Sustainability Stewardship Director in charge of Sustainability Stewardship Programs to accelerate sustainability transition in the Chinese industry. Mr. HU is managing director of Fashion Climate Fund, and has been...
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