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The water program drives innovation in water management by developing, using, and transferring planning tools and participatory processes that promote holistic, transparent and robust decision-making.
We work on national, regional and local scales, mapping out watersheds and future conditions using SEI’s Water Evaluation and Adaptation Planning System (WEAP). WEAP enables policy-makers and stakeholders to consider how management plans will affect cities, industries and farms, as well as long-neglected interests such as wildlife habitat and vulnerable communities.
Our researchers are located in all three US offices.
Event on 01 July – 15 July / SEI scientists will host a four-day training on WEAP, SEI's flagship water modelling software, in July. Register today.
Feature / SEI's water modelling tool WEAP has a new name and new website that showcases its utility in climate adaptation.
Perspective / This World Water Day, SEI Scientist Doug Chalmers reflects on how science supports conflict resolution around one of the planet's most precious resources: water
Tool / The Water Evaluation and Adaptation Planning tool (WEAP) provides a comprehensive and user-friendly framework for policy analysis in water resources planning.
Project / SEI researchers are working on a new framework to ensure water models provide decision-makers with the tools to address poverty and inequality.
Project / SEI researchers work throughout California to model complex water systems and explore sustainable management options.
Project / SEI researchers build water models and work with stakeholders throughout Africa to explore management strategies for an uncertain climate future.
Program / SEI researchers apply a range of economic methods to explore the value of water and enable plans that foster cooperation across sectors and boundaries.
Journal article / This journal article describes how community-informed water systems modelling has fostered more resilient, equitable water management in Cambodia and Bolivia.
SEI brief / WEAP and LEAP tools can help governments align their mitigation and adaptation strategies to maximize their limited climate finance in water and energy systems.
SEI brief / WEAP is a tool for policymakers and stakeholders to assess climate impacts on water systems, explore adaptation options, and measure water conservation.
SEI brief / This policy brief discusses the importance of involving Indigenous Peoples in lithium mining decisions in the Argentine Altiplano.
Project / Experts at SEI US and Argentina's National University of Comahue track the environmental threats fracking wells pose in the Vaca Muerta region.
Project / SEI and partners developed a tool to collect water quality and supply data across the seven main watersheds of Central America's Upper Lempa River Basin.
Project / This project supports CEAZA's efforts in improving water resource management in Chile.
Project / SEI is working in Washington state on the design of a possible off-stream reservoir to support endangered and threatened fish species and agriculture.
