His career spans multiple sectors, including climate change advocacy,[1][2] diplomacy, public-private partnerships (PPP), and philanthropic work, particularly in support of Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

As a corporate advisor specializing in public-private partnerships (PPP), Serim fostered collaboration between governments and private entities to deliver large-scale infrastructure projects with a focus on sustainable development.

[7][8] Developed in collaboration with Azerbaijan, Tuvalu, Tonga, and The Bahamas, the communiqué calls for immediate, unified global action to combat rising sea levels and extreme weather.

[11] Through efforts like the Baku Communiqué, he urged COP29 to consider a revised climate finance model that would enable vulnerable nations to build resilience without accumulating unsustainable debt.

[17][18] Serim is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), a Trustee of the Yıldız Palace Foundation,[19] and a member of UNESCO’s Turkish National Committee on the Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property.

It features a collection of photographs taken by an unknown French officer during the Allied occupation of Constantinople after World War I. Serim, a major photography collector, acquired the album decades ago, and the book documents the city's architectural and cultural landscape.

Through these tattoos, Serim uses his body as a permanent statement supporting climate activism, highlighting the fragility of ecosystems and the broader environmental challenges facing the world today.

Ali Serim is a passionate art collector who has built a significant collection, focusing primarily on photography by renowned artists such as Ansel Adams, Yousuf Karsh, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Annie Leibovitz, Brassaï, Brian Duffy, Ara Güler, Sami Guner, and others.

His posts highlighted urgent issues such as Loss and Damage funding, rising sea levels, and the role of business and diplomacy in achieving climate solutions.