Europe
WRI Europe represents the World Resources Institute in Europe. Led from a regional hub in The Hague, WRI Europe works to increase the Institute’s global impact by fostering innovative partnerships, sharing WRI research findings, and ensuring that WRI learns from European insights and experience in development and environmental protection.
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The WRI Europe experts and staff listed below are deeply involved in key areas of World Resources Institute work, including Business, Cities, Climate, Energy, Food, Forests, Water and the Ocean. WRI Europe works closely with partners on the issue of natural resources and security, for instance through the Water, Peace and Security initiative. In addition to leading WRI’s engagement across Europe, the WRI regional hub in The Hague is the home of the Partnership for the Acceleration of the Circular Economy (PACE), a public-private collaboration platform advancing the transition to a global circular economy.
WRI Europe also has a large presence in London, home to the food-focused Better Buying Lab, the Coalition on Urban Transitions, and the Food and Land Use Coalition. Additional WRI Europe experts and staff are based in Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland.
Featured Expert

Janneke de Vries
WRI Europe
Fluwelen Burgwal 58, 2511 CJ
The Hague, Netherlands
Phone: 0031 (0)611153927
Tax number: 856088481
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Janneke de Vries
Director, European Partnerships -
Leo Horn-Phathanothai
Head, London Office; and Director, Strategy and Partnership, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Nicholas Walton
Communications Manager, WRI Europe -
Alberto Pallecchi
Institutional Relations Coordinator, Natural Resources and Security, WRI Europe -
Louise Hutchins
Head of Impact, Engagement and Communications, Coalition for Urban Transitions -
Sophie Wood
Research Associate, Sustainable Ocean Initiative -
Nidhi Mittal
Head of Country Programmes, Coalition for Urban Transitions, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities -
Eliza Northrop
Senior Associate, Policy Lead – Sustainable Ocean Initiative -
Justin Mundy
Senior Fellow, WRI Europe -
Rutger Willem Hofste
Associate -
Henrieke Jonker
WRI Europe Liaison -
Katie Flanagan
Associate, Food Program -
Daniel Vennard
Director, Better Buying Lab -
Freya Stanley-Price
Communications Manager, Coalition for Urban Transitions -
Liz Goodwin
Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste -
Sarah Colenbrander
Head of the Global Programme, Coalition for Urban Transitions -
Catlyne Haddaoui
Research Analyst, Coalition for Urban Transitions -
Georgina Short
Strategic Partnerships And Engagement Officer, Coalition For Urban Transitions -
Giulia De Giovanni
Program Coordinator and Research Analyst -
Lauren Thuringer
Grants and Finance Specialist, Sustainable Ocean Initiative -
Nick Godfrey
Director, Coalition for Urban Transitions -
David McGinty
Global Director, PACE -
Edward Davey
Director, Geographic Deep Dives, Food and Land Use Coalition -
Nancy Gonzalez Sedman
Talent Acquisition Specialist, WRI Europe -
Edwina Hughes
Head of Engagement, the Cool Food Pledge -
Kristian Teleki
Director, Sustainable Ocean Initiative -
Deirdre Lynn
Europe Finance & Operations Manager, WRI Europe -
Ines Aguiar Branco
Ocean Policy Analyst -
Sophie Attwood
Senior Behavioral Scientist, Better Buying Lab -
Ben Hart
Research Associate, Sustainable Ocean Initiative -
Aleksandra Arcipowska
Manager, Online Data Tool & Visualizations -
Romeo Bertolini
Deputy Country Engagement Director, NDC Partnership -
Mathilde Bouyé
Associate, SDG Delivery Team -
Helen Ding
Environmental Economist -
Anne Duijvestijn
Intern, PACE -
Nicola Frost
Deputy Head of Secretariat, Sustainable Ocean Initiative -
Liz Hollaway
Administrative Assistant, Sustainable Ocean Initiative -
Lotte Holvast
Program Coordinator, WRI Europe -
Krista Kruft
Engagement Lead, PACE -
Joaquim Leite
Senior Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership -
Caroline Lesser
Director for International Cooperation -
Tom Lindsay
Country Programme Manager, Coalition for Urban Transitions -
Nathan Mesnildrey
Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership -
Kate Morton
HR Manager, WRI Europe -
Sevdalina Rukanova
Foundation Relations Manager, WRI Europe