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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- Click here for WRI Europe's Stichting Policy plan
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 Stichting
Fluwelen Burgwal 58, 2511 CJ
The Hague, Netherlands
Phone: 0031 (0)611153927
Tax RSIN number: 856088481
Members of the WRI Europe Stichting Board of Directors are: Mr. Andrew Steer; Ms. Janet Ranganathan; Ms. Liz Cook; Ms. Becky Marshall
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Janneke de Vries
Head of The Hague Regional Office; 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 Manager, Natural Resources and Security, WRI Europe -
Sophie Wood
Research Associate, Sustainable Ocean Initiative -
Eliza Northrop
Senior Associate, Policy Lead – Sustainable Ocean Initiative -
Justin Mundy
Senior Fellow, WRI Europe -
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 -
Catlyne Haddaoui
Research Analyst, 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
International Engagement Director, Food and Land Use Coalition; Co-Director, WRI UK -
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
Operations Director, WRI Europe -
Ines Aguiar Branco
Ocean Policy Analyst -
Sophie Attwood
Senior Behavioral Scientist, Better Buying Lab -
Ben Hart
Research Associate, Sustainable Ocean Initiative -
Debbie Adeusi
Executive Assistant, WRI London -
Becky Atkins
Product Specialist, Ocean Watch -
Jonathan Baines
Ocean Data Manager, Sustainable Ocean Initiative -
Pandora Batra
Strategic Engagement & Partnerships Manager, Coalition for Urban Transitions -
Romeo Bertolini
Deputy Country Engagement Director, NDC Partnership -
Clare Brennan
Operations and Events Manager, Sustainable Ocean Initiative -
Helen Ding
Environmental Economist -
Lucia Duran Aguado
Operations Coordinator, WRI Europe -
Nicola Frost
Deputy Head of Secretariat, Sustainable Ocean Initiative -
Alexandre Grassigny
Project Coordinator Outreach, NDC Partnership -
Amy Green
Operations Officer, WRI Europe -
Beth Hearn
Communications Lead, PACE -
Amy Hemingway
Communications Lead, High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, Sustainable Ocean Initiative -
Liz Hollaway
Project Assistant, Sustainable Ocean Initiative -
Lotte Holvast
Program Coordinator, PACE -
Krista Kruft
Engagement Lead, PACE -
Caroline de Bruin
Government Partnerships Associate -
Joaquim Leite
Senior Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership -
Caroline Lesser
Director, Government Partnerships -
Heyd Más
Project Lead, PACE -
Nathan Mesnildrey
Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership -
Kate Morton
HR Manager, WRI Europe -
Laura Ombelet
Program Coordinator, PACE -
Paulina Padilla
Communications Manager, Sustainable Ocean Initiative -
Sevdalina Rukanova
Foundation Relations Manager, WRI Europe -
Charlotte Schep
Grants & Finance Specialist, Sustainable Ocean Initiative -
Kalpa Taylor
Executive Assistant, Coalition for Urban Transitions -
Rachel Tung
Intern, PACE -
Leandro Vigna
Data Partnerships & Outreach Manager -
Namitha Vivek
Country Engagement Project Coordinator, NDC Partnership -
Ke Wang
Knowledge Lead, PACE -
Connie Williams
Communications Assistant, Sustainable Ocean Initiative -
Tian Yu
Junior Economics Analyst