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Other publication / This book provides case studies that illustrate the benefits, risks and complexities involved with moving towards lower-carbon energy sources.

Meet SEI / Meet Rasmus, a researcher who facilitates dialogues to address land use conflicts. Here he shares how marginalized voices must be heard to catalyse real change.

Perspective / SWARM, a new platform for water management, combines hydrological modelling and stakeholder input to improve river basin management in Southeast Asia.

Feature / Unmanaged climate risks could lead to the collapse of a globally-integrated world. Find out why policy-makers are discussing this topic at historic Wilton Park.

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Media coverage / Water and energy management experts from across Ghana gather to discuss improving energy supply and adopting renewable energy in the face of climate change.

Other publication / This article develops a novel methodological framework to investigate the exposure of economic systems to the risk of physical capital stranding.

Journal article / This editorial, introducing a special edition of the journal Environmental Policy and Governance, addresses transdisciplinary collaborations.

Media coverage / Harnessing the power of faecal matter proves to have benefits not only for sanitation and sewage management but also renewable energy production.

Other publication / More effective and holistic flood risk management is needed in the Mekong Region.

Other publication / Managing water resources in an equitable and sustainable manner in the context of climate change and greater uncertainty is a challenge in the Mekong Region.

Media coverage / New Soft Commodities Forum reporting measures in the Cerrado may kick-start the sharing of data needed for assessing the sustainability of supply chains.

Feature / To mark International Women's Day, five SEI researchers talk about their research and the interconnections between gender, development and environment.

SEI brief / SEI researchers used the Gridded Meteorological Ensemble Tool for a water balance study in Bolivia, marking the first time the tool was applied outside the US.

Other publication / This White Paper offer recommendations for EU research priorities on sustainable development in the polar regions.

Media coverage / Paraquat chemical farming has serious health impacts on women.

Journal article / This article looks at rapid environmental change in the floodplains of the Mekong River in Cambodia and Vietnam and calls for their sustainable development.

SEI report / This guide for local governments describes when and how to use a consumption-based emissions inventory, known as a CBEI.

Other publication / This report calls on UN Environment experts to address the most novel environmental challenges currently facing the planet.

Journal article / How can the impacts of water use on water cycles be better represented in life cycle impact assessments?