Through the ASEAN-U.S. S&T Fellowship, Dr. Sidik has strengthened her involvement in local government by providing ground level support and informing national policies and international frameworks on “blue” carbon initiatives for climate change mitigation and adaptation in Indonesia. She has also actively promoted the importance of mangroves in emission reduction by providing evidence of their role as a significant carbon sink.
Dr. Sidik holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Sydney Australia (1999), a Master’s Degree in Ecosystem Analysis and Governance from the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom (2001), and a Ph.D. in Marine Sciences from the University of Queensland in Australia (2014).