Lilibeth Acosta

Lilibeth Acosta

Dr. Lilibeth Acosta is a Principal Specialist in the Climate Action and Inclusive Development Division in the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and Deputy Director, Program Manager for GGGI’s Green Growth Performance Measurement (GGPM). The GGPM is responsible for developing the Green Growth Index and Simulation Tool, which GGGI applies to measure performance in achieving SDG targets and assess SDG co-benefits of climate actions in its Member Countries and Partners. Lilibeth has over 20 years of experience in indicator development, integrated assessment, and scenario modeling of climate change vulnerability and adaptation, as well as sustainable development in the fields of ecosystem and biodiversity, agriculture and land use, and renewable energy. Before joining GGGI, she worked as an international consultant in the ADB, UNCCD, and UNCTAD. She also worked as a development specialist at the National Economic Development Authority in the Philippines, a senior scientist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany, an adjunct professor at the University of the Philippines, and a researcher in the Environmental Science departments at universities in Japan, Belgium, and the UK. She holds a PhD in Agricultural Policy from the University of Bonn (Germany), an MPhil in Economics and Politics of Development from the University of Cambridge (England), and a BSc in Agricultural Economics from the University of the Philippines.

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    Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
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    Principal Specialist
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