Sergiu Jiduc
Sustainable Finance Expert Environmental Geoscientist National Geographic Explorer
Whether researching a glacial phenomenon, providing environmental consulting services to a high profile client, or inspiring audiences through public speaking, I approach all my assignments with enthusiasm, professionalism, and diligence
Expeditions
Karakoram Anomaly Project, Pakistan, 2015-2019
Founded and led a multidisciplinary initiative aimed at reducing the human and material losses caused by glacial lake outburst floods in the Shimshal Valley of Pakistan. This project involved scientific research to identify the problem, key activities to address the issue, and policy recommendations to improve emergency preparedness in the area. The resulting report provides a summary of the project's scientific rationale, problem definition, key research activities and findings, and policy recommendations.
Food Security Discourse, Ladakh, India, 2016
Designed and led a research expedition to India with the aim to study the factors that either promote or hinder the adoption of agricultural technological innovations in the Himalayan region of Ladakh, Jammu, and Kashmir state. Through the case study of Ladakh, we were able to observe how the changing political, environmental, and socio-economic conditions have impacted the food security strategies of mountain households and farms. Although subsistence agriculture remains the primary source of income for the region, we have observed a recent trend towards livelihood diversification and urbanization, which has led to increased off-farm income opportunities.
Landscape Changes in the Andes, Peru, 2012
Designed and led a research expedition to the Cordilleras Blanca and Huayhuash in Peru to assess glacial landscape changes. The primary research method used was repeat photography along with oral testimonies and literature reviews. The base photographic material comprised historic photographs taken by the 1936 and 1939 German and Austrian Alpine Club (Alpenverein) Expeditions to the Cordillera Blanca as well as by F. D. Ayres in 1954 for the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado. The results indicate that the two Cordilleras experienced widespread glacier recession and the formation of new glacier lakes since 1936.
Environmental Services
Empowering Key Development Finance Institutions in Asia to Accelerate the Decarbonisation of the Energy Sector, WWF, 2023
Delivered a report for WWF-Singapore that summarizes the latest findings of an assessment of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) with a majority shareholding structure comprising Japan, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and India. It also provides recommendations to help DFIs align their overall governance structure, financing strategy, sector policies, products, people management, and portfolio disclosures with the Paris Agreement and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).
Incorporating Sustainability into Infrastructure Investments, Oliver Wyman & WWF, 2020
Contributed significnatly to a joint a report that surveyed major infrastructure investors to explore current trends and leading practices for integrating climate and nature-related environmental, social, and governance factors within infrastructure investing. The report found that almost half (48%) of investors are screening out at least one type of unsustainable asset, mainly coal. The top motivation for integrating ESG among investors was financial returns, followed by risk management. All investors surveyed plan to continue their ESG integration in the future.
Dynamic Resilience to Extreme Weather Events: Case Study Library, World Energy Council, 2019
Developed a case study library in collaboration with Swiss Re Corporate Solutions and Marsh & McLennan Companies which meticulously analyzes system failures induced by such events, delineates their impacts, and distils invaluable lessons from both mitigation and recovery efforts. Notably, the library encompasses best practices within the energy sector, facilitating the cultivation of more agile and adaptive responses to extreme weather events and mitigating the impacts of natural hazards on energy systems.
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