SEI Asia

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.

Careless development models in ‘Yolanda’s’ wake

As Tacloban city struggles six years after being devastated by Typhoon Yolanda, a call to transform current development and recovery models.

Why gender matters in tackling marine plastic litter – a Q&A with May Thazin Aung and Babette Resurrección

Indigenous knowledge for the future – a talk with community leader Mama Aleta

Deltas face the brunt of unsustainable development and climate impacts – we must move beyond concrete to shore them up

Research areas

Research and policy for today’s Asia

Gender, environment and development

Climate change, disasters and development

Water resources management

Energy futures

Policy support

More research areas

Transformational change through a circular economy

The brief calls for transforming the current linear take>make>waste system into one where waste is reused as raw materials, completing the resource circle.

Five lessons from past mining closures

Feature
Climate
20 September 2019
Europe
Asia
Africa

Addressing the land degradation-migration nexus: the role of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

Navigating coal mining closure and societal change: learning from past cases of mining decline

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