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.

Luca De Lorenzo
Senior Director, Head of Sustainability and Mandate
Nordic Investment Bank
Biography
Luca De Lorenzo is Senior Director, Head of Sustainability and Mandate at Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and Member of the Executive Committee. Prior to NIB, Luca De Lorenzo headed the climate, energy and society unit at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), researching how to transform energy politics, economics and business...
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Lucas Bozzo
Initiative Co-Manager
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Biography
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Lucía Ruíz Ostoic
Minister of the Environment
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Biography
Lucía Ruíz Ostoic is the Minister of the Environment of Peru. She is a lawyer with an MA in Business Administration, an MA in Sustainable Development and an MA in Legal Research, as well as complementary studies in governance and political management, environmental and natural resources law, public management, among...
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Luciana Mermet
Policy Specialist, Bureau for Development Policy, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Biography
Luciana is currently working with the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) Bureau for Development Policy. As a Policy Specialist, Trade and Poverty, with the Poverty Practice, Luciana works with the Inclusive Globalization team on the trade portfolio. Her main areas of work include supporting UNDP’s role in the Enhanced Integrated...
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Luciane Lenz
Researcher
Biography
Luciane Lenz is a researcher in the “Climate Change in Developing Countries” research unit at RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research in Germany. Her research focuses on the adoption of energy technologies and subsequent impact on energy use, economic wellbeing, health and the environment. She is involved in impact...
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Lucy Kitson
Research Officer & Economist
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Biography
Lucy Kitson works as an economist in the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Geneva office. Her focus areas are Climate Change, Energy and Trade. She has over seven years’ experience in the Energy Sector, which includes five years working as a commercial analyst in the oil and gas industry...
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Luis Alberto Andrés
Lead Economist, Water Global Practice, World Bank
Biography
Luis Andrés is Lead Economist in the Water Global Practice at the World Bank. Earlier, Dr. Andres held positions in the Sustainable Development Department for the Latin America and the Caribbean, and the South Asia Regions. His work at the World Bank involves both analytical and advisory services, with a...
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Luis Alberto Rodriguez
Director General
Biography
Luis Alberto Rodríguez is Director General of the National Planning Department of Colombia. He was born in Valledupar, north of Colombia. He is an Economist from the National University of Colombia and has a master’s degree in Economic Policy from Columbia University in New York. He has worked as an...
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Luis Mundaca
Professor and Research Coordinator on Policy Analysis, International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, Lund University
Biography
Luis Mundaca, Ph.D. is Professor and Research Coordinator on Policy Analysis at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Lund University, Sweden. He is also Research Associate at the Centre for Energy and Environmental Economics at University of Seville, Spain. Luis is an environmental economist who works in...
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Luis Munoz
Regional Executive for the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Chapter
Network for Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECPnet)
Biography
Luis Muñoz has 16 years’ experience in the implementation of cleaner production strategies and related tools and methods. With a degree in Chemical Engineering and specializations in Cleaner Production and Energy Efficiency, he has worked at the Guatemalan Cleaner Production Center since 2001, and has been its Executive Director since...
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