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SEI Asia, based in Bangkok, has a diverse team of multinational experts that integrates scientific research with participatory approaches to co-develop and share knowledge, build partnerships, and influence policy for resilient development. It focuses on gender and social equity, climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, water insecurity and integrated water resource management, transitional agriculture, renewable energy and urbanisation.

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Person in blue short sleeve shirt wearing straw hat overlooking green rice patties far below, Maligcong, Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines, May 2020

Exploring the connections between gender, equity and climate policy: a conversation with an indigenous activist policymaker

New podcast episode talks about how climate solutions need to recognize the interconnections between gender, equity, poverty and sustainability.

Black and clear garbage bags filled with trash

Living with trash: Bangkok’s waste pickers and the recycling economy

Traffic light sign underwater, Davenport, Iowa, US

What we measure matters: The case of the missing development data in Sendai framework for disaster risk reduction monitoring

The confluence where the Songkhram River meets the Mekong at Ban Chai Buri, Tha Uthen District, Nakhon Phanom. An unusual drop of the Mekong River and the absence of its backflow in the Songkhram during the rainy season have been observed this year.

Dams and droughts, data and diplomacy in the Mekong

To bus or not to bus: unpacking the nexus between public health, disaster risk reduction and urban planning

Perspective
Air
Climate
Health
31 October 2021
Asia

Chindwin Futures: Natural resources, livelihoods, institutions and climate change in Myanmar’s Chindwin River Basin

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Chindwin River Basin

Policy recommendations for environmental conservation in the Chindwin River Basin

This brief explores ideas for enhancing community-based conservation in the Chindwin River Basin.

Rowboat with blue umbrella at sunset, Pak Phanang River, Baan Koh Chai, southern Thailand

Floating resilience: how Thailand’s floating villages stay in place and adapt

Feature
Climate
14 October 2021
Thailand

Nyayo Gardens in Nakuru

Assessing inequalities in wellbeing at a neighbourhood scale in low-middle-income-country secondary cities and their implications for long-term livability

Two men using traditional fishing nets, Inle Lake, Myanmar

How can policymakers in Asia make better use of water resources modelling?

Perspective
Water
Governance
23 August 2021
Asia

Virtual opportunities: How inclusion can guide resilience building

Examining the use of serious games for enhancing community resilience to climate risks in Thailand

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