radia sedaoui
Functional Title:
Chief energy
Institution:
ESCWA - Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Email Address:
sedaoui@un.org
Phone Number:
+961 76 986 672
Bio
Ms. Radia Sedaoui is the Chief of Section in the Climate Change and Natural Resource Sustainability Cluster of the UN Economic Social Commission of West Asia (ESCWA) since 2016. Ms. Sedaoui bring more than 22 years of experience in both private and public sector, in energy, sustainable development and climate change, leadership and development of programs in the field, with track record and proven skills across several areas including negotiation of partnerships, mobilization of resources, international and intergovernmental co-operation and wide network of stakeholders
Ms. Sedaoui has an extensive expertise in energy policy advice, renewable energy and energy efficiency, energy modeling, water-energy-food nexus, economic diversification and climate change policies and technologies, extractive industries, and carbon market developments.
Ms. Radia previously served as Head Statistics and Gas Modeling Department at the Intergovernmental Organization of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum and previously held several senior positions in Algeria with “Sonatrach” as Director of Strategy and Corporate, Head Portfolio management and member of the Board of Directors of Sonatrach affiliates in Upstream, Midstream and Trading.
Ms. Sedaoui holds a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering, master in petroleum economics and an MBA. Ms. Radia is the President of the “Arab Energy Club” and a member of the International Association for Energy Economics.
Ms. Radia Sedaoui is the Chief of Section in the Climate Change and Natural Resource Sustainability Cluster of the UN Economic Social Commission of West Asia (ESCWA) since 2016. Ms. Sedaoui bring more than 22 years of experience in both private and public sector, in energy, sustainable development and climate change, leadership and development of programs in the field, with track record and proven skills across several areas including negotiation of partnerships, mobilization of resources, international and intergovernmental co-operation and wide network of stakeholders
Ms. Sedaoui has an extensive expertise in energy policy advice, renewable energy and energy efficiency, energy modeling, water-energy-food nexus, economic diversification and climate change policies and technologies, extractive industries, and carbon market developments.
Ms. Radia previously served as Head Statistics and Gas Modeling Department at the Intergovernmental Organization of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum and previously held several senior positions in Algeria with “Sonatrach” as Director of Strategy and Corporate, Head Portfolio management and member of the Board of Directors of Sonatrach affiliates in Upstream, Midstream and Trading.
Ms. Sedaoui holds a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering, master in petroleum economics and an MBA. Ms. Radia is the President of the “Arab Energy Club” and a member of the International Association for Energy Economics.
Environment
Years of experience 15+ Years
Environment field:
Circular Economy, Climate Change, Energy Transition and Management, Natural Resource Scarcity
Economic
Years of experience 15+ Years
Governance and Institutional
Years of experience 15+ Years
Years of experience 15+ Years
SDGs Expertise:
Countries of Expertise:
- Capacity building
- Data analysis
- Project management
- Resource mobilization
- Strategic planning
- Team management
| Degree Title | University | Graduation Date |
|---|---|---|
| MBA | Robert Gorden University | 2008-11-09 |
| Industrial engineering | Polytechnical School | 2000-10-31 |
| Title | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Master in Pretroleum Economics | 1995-07-01 |
| Title | URL | Author/Co-Author |
|---|---|---|
| - Arab environment in 10 Year, Chapter on “Sustainable energy pathways for Arab region”, Arab Forum for Environment and Sustainable Development (2017) | http://www.afedonline.org/uploads/conferences_media/RadiaSedaoui.pdf | Author |
| - Reducing Gas Flaring in Arab Countries: A Sustainable Development Necessity (2019) | https://www.unescwa.org/publications/reducing-gas-flaring-arab-countries | Co-Author |
| - Policy Brief for the T20, G20, Climate change and environmental sustainability, “A carbon management system of innovation: Towards a circular carbon economy” (2020) | https://www.g20-insights.org/policy_briefs/a-carbon-management-system-of-innovation-towards-a-circular-carbon-economy/ | Co-Author |
| High level Dialogue on Energy (2021): Theme Report Enabling SDGs through Inclusive, Just energy transitions”, | Co-Author | |
| Policy Brief for the T20, G20, Climate change and environmental sustainability, Coastal challenges: Mainstreaming climate action in the G20 development agenda | https://www.g20-insights.org/policy_briefs/coastal-challenges-mainstreaming-climate-action-in-the-g20-development-agenda/ | Co-Author |
