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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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Mariana Heinrich
Director, Energy
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Biography
Mariana Heinrich leads WBCSD’s energy program, facilitating global coalitions of business and external stakeholders to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world by implementing innovative business models in the energy industry. She supports companies in their development of sustainable business strategies and implementation or investment in innovative energy solutions. Mariana...
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Mariana Mazzucato
Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value
University College London (UCL)
Director of Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
University College London (UCL)
Mariana Mazzucato
Biography
Professor Mariana Mazzucato (PhD) holds the Chair in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value and is Founder and Director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, University College London (UCL). She previously held the RM Phillips Chair at SPRU, University of Sussex and has held academic positions at...
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Mariana Vijil
Trade Economist, DG Treasury, French Ministry for the Economy and Finance, and FERDI
Biography
Mariana Vijil holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA). She is a trade-economist at DG Treasury, French Ministry for the Economy and Finance and a research associate at the Foundation for International Development Study and Research (FERDI). Her research interests are related to...
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Marianne Fay
Chief Economist
Biography
Marianne Fay is Chief Economist for Sustainable Development at the World Bank and Co-Director of the World Development Report 2010 on Climate Change. At the World Bank she has served in multiple regions, including Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Africa, working on infrastructure, urbanization...
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Marianne Haahr
Executive Director
Green Digital Finance Alliance (GDFA)
Biography
Marianne is Executive Director of the Green Digital Finance Alliance with the objective to harness the power of fintech to unlock financing for the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. It was founded as a public-private partnership between the UN Environment Program and Ant Financial Services...
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Marijana Novak
Data Lead
Circle Economy
Biography
Marijana Novak is the Data Lead at Circle economy, with many years of experience working to leverage data and digital to scale the circular economy. She holds a BA in the Advanced Mathematics of Finance from Witwatersrand University and a Master's Degree in Sustainable Finance from Maastricht University.
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Marina Fischer-Kowalski
Founder, Institute of Social Ecology, Vienna, Professor at Alpen Adria University, Senior Lecturer at the University of Vienna
Biography
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Marina Fischer-Kowalski, is the Founder of the Institute of Social Ecology, Vienna, and Professor at Alpen Adria University, Senior Lecturer at the University of Vienna. Guest professor at the universities of Yale, Roskilde, Griffith and Rio de Janeiro. She is member of UNEP’s International Resource Panel and lead...
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Marina Venâncio
Vice-Chair, Steering Committee
Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD)
Photo of Marina Venacio
Biography
Marina Venâncio is an environment and youth advocate, with over nine years of experience in the field of environmental law research and practice. She is the Vice-Chair of the Steering Committee of the Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD) and has previously worked with several intergovernmental and international civil society...
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Mariski Nirwan
Knowledge and Capacity Development Program, Indonesia
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
Biography
Mariski Nirwan leads the Indonesia’s Knowledge and Capacity Development Program where she is responsible for the development and implementation of green growth trainings for civil servants, capacity building programs, and knowledge sharings including north/south-south learning. Mariski holds a Master’s degree in Economics from California State University East Bay and learned...
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Marisol Rivera Planter
Deputy Director
National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change (INECC)
Biography
Marisol Rivera Planter is a deputy director of sectoral and regional models in Instituto Nacional de Ecologia y Cambio Climatico (INECC), Mexico. She holds bachelor degree in Economics Instituto Tecnologicao Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM), studied corporate finance in ITAM and project evaluations in UNAM. In 1998, she worked in coordinating...
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