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.

Ania Rok
Governance & Social Innovation Coordinator
Biography
Ania Rok is the Governance & Social Innovation Coordinator at ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, a global network of cities dedicated to sustainable development. She focuses on people, power and partnerships in local sustainability transitions. She is a sociologist, feminist and a public sector believer.
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Anil Markandya
Distinguished Ikerbasque Professor
Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3)
Honorary Professor of Economics
University of Bath
Biography
Professor Markandya has worked extensively on environmental problems from an economic viewpoint. He was a lead author for Chapters of the 3rd and 4th IPCC Assessment Reports on Climate Change, which were awarded a share of the Nobel Peace in 2007. He has also been a Lead Author for the...
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Anil Sookdeo
Coordinator for Chemicals and Waste
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Biography
Anil Sookdeo is the Coordinator for Chemicals and Waste at the GEF. He works towards a pollution free, zero waste future through supporting the GEF’s work on the implementation of the chemicals and waste multilateral environmental agreements including the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Minamata Convention on Mercury...
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Anirban Ghosh
Chief Sustainability Officer
Biography
Anirban Ghosh leads Sustainability at the USD 20.7 billion Mahindra Group. Under his leadership Mahindra has developed an award-winning Sustainability framework, become the first to have a certified carbon neutral factory in India, doubled energy productivity in a company, and enabled 21 locations to become zero waste to landfill. He...
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Anita Bhatia
Assistant Secretary General and Deputy Executive Director
UN Women
Biography
Anita Bhatia is the Assistant Secretary General and Deputy Executive Director at UN Women. Ms. Bhatia has had a distinguished career at the World Bank Group, serving in various senior leadership and management positions, both at Headquarters and in the field. She brings extensive experience in the area of strategic...
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Anja von Moltke
Head of Unit
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Biography
Anja von Moltke is the Head of the Environment and Trade Unit in the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment). She has also worked as Senior Advisor on Green Economy and Rio+20, and led for many years UN Environment’s work on economic instruments, environmental fiscal reform and environmentally harmful subsidies...
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Ann Harrison
Dean
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
Biography
Ann E. Harrison is the dean of the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. A renowned economist, she has dedicated her career to creating inclusive and sustainable policies in development economics, international trade, and global labor markets. Prior to joining Haas, Harrison taught at the MBA...
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Ann-Cathrin Pedersen
Programme Manager and Initiative Co-Focal Point
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Biography
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Anna Pegels
Senior Researcher, German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Biography
Dr. Anna Pegels is senior researcher at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), one of the leading research institutions and think tanks for global development and international development policy worldwide. At DIE, she has lead several research projects on ecologically sustainable development. Her research focuses on...
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Anna Schulz
Climate Diplomacy Specialist
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
Biography
Dr. Anna Schulz is the Climate Diplomacy Specialist at the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). In this role she supports the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations. Prior to working at GGGI she work for Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) on their...
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