Jaivime Evaristo is a university lecturer in Environmental Sciences and is part of the Pathways to Sustainability and Water, Climate and Future Deltas research themes at Utrecht University. He obtained a PhD in Environment and Sustainability from the Global Institute for Water Security (University of Saskatchewan) and an MSc. in Geosciences (major in Hydrogeology) from the University of Pennsylvania where he was a Dean's Scholar. A certified Professional Hydrologist by the American Institute of Hydrology, he is presently completing an Advanced Studies program in Sustainable Finance at the University of Zurich.