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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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Mai Thin Yu Mon
Co-Chair
Global Indigenous Youth Caucus
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Biography
Mai Thin Yu Mon is a dedicated Indigenous People's rights activist based in Myanmar. For the past decade, she has been working at the grassroots level with a focus on indigenous youths and women. A former Management team member of Myanmar Indigenous Peoples Network and a former member of the...
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Maia Colodenco
Head of the International Affairs Unit
Biography
Maia Colodenco is Head of the International Affairs Unit at Argentina's Ministry of the Economy. Maia Colodenco is an economist from the University of Buenos Aires with a Master’s Degree in International Studies from Torcuato Di Tella University. During her career, Colodenco gained a high level of expertise in international...
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Mairi Dupar
Global Public Affairs Co-ordinator, CDKN
Biography
As Global Public Affairs Coordinator for the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), Mairi aims to encourage debate on climate compatible development. She manages CDKN's flagship publications and knowledge-sharing programme and is managing editor for CDKN's website, www.cdkn.org Her work involves commissioning articles, films and events for CDKN and coordinating...
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Makaio Witte
Head of Sustainable Finance, Cluster Financial Systems Development
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Biography
Makaio Witte is the Head of Sustainable Finance, Cluster Financial Systems Development at the German development agency GIZ. In his current position as advisor to the program to support the Partnership “Making Finance Work for Africa” he is in charge of the program’s work on banking regulation and supervision across...
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Malik Amin Aslam Khan
Global Vice President, IUCN; Former Minister of State for Environment, Pakistan; Climate Change Advisor, UNDP; Party spokesman for Environment, PTI Pakistan
Biography
Malik Amin Aslam is currently serving as the Global Vice President of IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) as well as being the UNDP-Climate Change advisor to Pakistan. He has been engaged as a Climate Change expert for the past decade, and has advised (through the UN) a number...
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Mamadou Bady Baldé
Regional Director for Africa
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)
Biography
Mamadou Bady Baldé is the Regional Director for Africa of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Secretariat, a role in which he supports and monitors EITI implementation across the organisation's 24 African member countries. Bady also leads the Secretariat’s work on transparency in commodity trading between State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and...
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Manish Anand
Associate Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Biography
Manish Anand is an Associate Fellow at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi, leading the interdisciplinary policy research area of Science, Technology and Innovation. Prior to joining TERI in 2007, he has worked as Research Associate at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He holds a Bachelor of...
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Manju Seal
Head of Sustainable Finance, Advisory
BMO Capital Markets
Biography
Manju Seal is Head of Sustainable Finance, Advisory, BMO Capital Markets, leading efforts with corporate and institutional clients to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into their investment considerations. She also spearheads broader Enterprise wide strategy and thought leadership around sustainable finance and ESG investment considerations. She collaborates with...
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Mansi Konar
Lead Ocean Economist, Sustainable Ocean Initiative
World Resources Institute (WRI)
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Biography
Mansi is the lead Ocean Economist in WRI’s Sustainable Ocean Initiative. She provides economic advice and carries out economic analysis to advance the Sustainable Ocean Initiative, particularly in its support of the Friends of Ocean Action and the High-Level Panel for Sustainable Ocean Economy. Prior to joining WRI, Mansi worked...
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Manuel Albaladejo
Representative of UNIDO for Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Paraguay
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Biography
Manuel Albaladejo is the Representative of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) for Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Paraguay. He is UNIDO’s project manager for Biovalor in Uruguay and a project to use organic waste for energy generation in agriculture and agro-industries in Argentina. He also supports the development of...
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