Dr. Halima Begum serves as an assistant Professor of the Department of Finance in Universiti Utara Malaysia. She also serves as a researcher of Centre for Studies on Europe, Azerbaijan State University of Economics, (UNEC), 1007 Baku, Azerbaijan. She is the associate editor of the International Journal of Climate Change & Strategies, Emerald, Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research, Emerald and review editor of Frontiers in Environmental Science (Category: Economics and Management). Her main research interests are in the field of sustainable development, and include elements related to Environmental Economics, financial sustainability and techno-finance.