Sifullah Khaled

About

With more than fifteen years of professional experience spanning academia and industry, my scholarship lies at the intersection of international development and climate finance, articulated through a critical, pluriversal, and impact-oriented lens. My research interrogates the mobilisation of innovative financial instruments to advance inclusive development and climate resilience, particularly across the domains of social protection, risk management, biodiversity, justice, and policy within the Global South.

I currently co-lead the Re-WET consortium, a £500,000 multi-year initiative funded by the UK FCDO and administered by REDAA/IIED, which pioneers urban wetland restoration in Dhaka’s informal settlements through community-led agroecological stewardship and novel socio-biodiversity financing modalities. I have also consulted for Oxfam, WFP, UNDP and the Green Climate Fund, contributing expertise on climate risk insurance and adaptation finance.

At Sheffield Hallam University, I deliver a diverse portfolio of finance modules embedding sustainability and climate perspectives. I also taught Corporate Finance and Sustainable Finance modules at the University of Sheffield. Under the research administration, I further served as Postgraduate Research Representative at GCU London, advocating for student wellbeing, research continuity, and inclusive pedagogical engagement. I held senior academic and leadership roles at the Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market and the Institute for Inclusive Finance and Development, where I contributed to the design of flagship postgraduate programmes in applied finance, microfinance, and capital markets.

My research has been published in journals, including the Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, Insurance Journal, and the Journal of Finance and Banking. I have authored policy briefs for UNU-EHS and contributed to several commissioned studies for development partners. My doctoral research in Climate Finance at GCU London examines poverty reduction, social protection, and sustainable climate risk insurance. I hold two master’s degrees with Distinction in Finance and Economics: an MSc in International Economics and Finance from Glasgow Caledonian University and an MBA in Finance from the University of Dhaka. I have further undertaken prestigious summer schools at Harvard University, UNU-EHS, and Durham University in the fields of Islamic finance, climate and sustainability.

I am an active participant in global research networks, including Climate Change and Social Protection Research Initiative (Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, AFD, GIZ, German Institute of Development and Sustainability, ILO, World Bank, UK FCDO), the Climate Academy (UNU-EHS, Munich Re Foundation, UNFCCC) and the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA). I am also an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. My deep commitment to teaching, informed by applied research and experience, led to my nomination for the Inspirational Teaching Award-2024 at Sheffield Hallam University. Beyond academic engagement, my work has been profiled in policy and media platforms, where I highlight actionable pathways for devolved climate and biodiversity finance.

Teaching

Sheffield Business School

Finance and Economics Division

UG Economics, Finance and Investment

UG Risk Management

UG Mergers & Acquisition

UG Investment Management & Derivatives

UG Financial & Management Accounting

UG Contemporary Issues in Finance

PG Finance

PG Corporate Finance

PG Fund Management

PG Advanced Portfolio Management

PG Financial Derivatives and Risk Management

PG Sustainable Finance

Research

Research Grant

Title: Climate Impacted Dwellers-led Agroecological Stewardship for Restoring Wetlands (Re-WET)

Grant from: Reversing Environmental Degradation in Africa and Asia (REDAA), funded by UK FCDO and managed by IIED.

Amount: £5,00,000

Timeline: 2024-2027

Articles

Rana, I. A., Khaled, S., Jamshed, A., and Nawaz, A., 2022. Social protection in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation: A bibliometric and thematic review. Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences. 19(1), pp.65-83. DOI: 10.1080/1943815X.2022.2108458

Khaled, S., and Acharyya, M., 2021. Integrating Climate Insurance with Social Protection Programs: Policy Options for Bangladesh. Insurance Journal. Vol. 65, pp.103-122.

Halim, S., and Khaled, S., 2018. Islamic Banks and Financial Stability: Evidence from Bangladesh, Journal of Finance and Banking. Volume 14, Number 1&2, pp 167-189.

Halim, S., and Khaled, S., 2014. Was there Speculative Bubble at Dhaka Stock Exchange in 2010-11? Journal of Finance and Banking. Volume 12, Number 1&2, pp 63-82.

Policy Brief

UNU-EHS, 2022. Can Social Protection Support in Addressing Climate Change Adaptation?, An output of the World Risk and Adaptation Futures: Social Protection 2020. United Nations University (UNU-EHS), Munich Re Foundation, LMU Munich, MCII and UNFCCC.

Commissioned Report

Khan, Z. H., Khaled, S. and Acharyya, M., 2023. Assessing the Opportunity Loss and Incentives of the Bangladesh Government for Promoting and Subsidizing Climate Risk Insurance.

Re-WET Consortium, 2025. Primary Economic Analysis for Ecosystem Services. Climate Impacted Dwellers-led Agroecological Stewardship for Restoring Wetlands (Re-WET).

Working Paper

Khaled, S. and Shafique, T. Multiscalar Mayoral Funding Model: Developing a pooled-and-devolved mechanism for municipal-led grassroots climate actions. Special Issue on Urban Riskscapes: Finance, Risk, and Urban Climate Action. Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.

Shafique, T., Khaled, S., Abdullah, A., Ahmed., A.U., 2025. Climate Ihsaan: Beyond the Justice/Injustice Binary in Environmental Justice. For RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2025, panel on Environmental justice principles and philosophies; and as a book chapter for Palgrave Macmillan Just Transition Series.

Publications

Other activities

Reviewer, Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences

Reviewer, Journal of Financial Markets and Governance