Graphic: Bangkok Climate Action Week.
Bangkok Climate Action Week (BKKCAW) will take place from 3 to 11 October 2026.
At BKKCAW 2026, SEI Asia brings evidence to action — bridging research, policy and finance for climate resilience across Asia.
SEI Asia will convene and contribute to sessions on inclusive climate finance, equitable low-carbon mobility and workforce development for a just energy transition in Thailand. These discussions will draw on regional evidence to examine barriers, identify solutions and support concrete policy and on-the-ground commitments.
Join SEI Asia at BKKCAW to engage with research and dialogue on critical climate and environmental challenges across the region.
Graphic: Women Climate Initiative.
Organizer: Women Climate Initiative (WCI)
When: 8:30-12:00
Where: Nextopia, Siam Paragon
Women-led climate solutions hold enormous potential, but too many entrepreneurs still face barriers to accessing the finance, networks and policy support needed to grow.
This session brings together entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers and ecosystem leaders to explore a critical question: How can we de-risk the entrepreneur, de-risk the investment and unlock the opportunity?
Through bold perspectives, practical solutions and the voices of young women, the discussion will examine what it takes to build a stronger pipeline of women-led climate ventures and green jobs. Participants will explore how catalytic capital, blended finance, stronger markets and smarter policy can help move promising solutions from early-stage ideas to scalable businesses.
Join the conversation on how finance can become a more powerful enabler of women-led innovation—and how women entrepreneurs can play a greater role in shaping an inclusive, climate-resilient economy.
SEI Research Fellow Labisha Uprety will speak at this session.
Graphic: SEI Asia.
Organizer: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Urban Design and Development Centre, Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University (UDDC), Urban Sphere Solutions (USS), and Mahidol University
When: 10:00-12:00
Where: 7th floor, Kasem Uttayanin Building, Chulalongkorn University
How can Bangkok reduce transport emissions and improve air quality without deepening existing social and economic inequalities? This session explores practical pathways towards low-carbon mobility that are accessible, affordable and responsive to the needs of all city residents.
Participants will consider what a credible social contract for congestion pricing in Bangkok could look like, including how policy can balance environmental goals with affordability, accessibility and public trust. The discussion will also examine inclusive approaches to transport policymaking that bring environmental, social and economic priorities together.
Graphic: SEI Asia.
Organizer: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Center for Ecological Economics (CEE), Rockefeller Foundation, Embassy of Sweden, International Climate Initiative (IKI), and Regional Adaptation Investment Facility
When: 13:30-16:30
Where: Oriental Residence Bangkok
Climate finance must reach the communities most exposed to climate risks, yet gaps in capacity, access and institutional coordination continue to limit its impact. This session brings together climate-finance professionals, regulators, multilateral institutions, academics and civil-society organizations to examine the barriers to inclusive climate finance across Asia.
Participants will explore practical ways to connect capability with capital: strengthening the capacity of institutions and communities, improving access to appropriate financing, and translating evidence into action. The session will introduce capacity-building tools and a regional adaptation investment facility, while creating space for partners to identify concrete policy priorities and on-the-ground commitments for more inclusive, locally responsive climate resilience.
In-person participation and by invitation only.
Organizer: Transitions Research, in collaboration with C40 and Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
When: 14:30-16:30
Where: Mekong Room, SEI Asia Office
City and provincial governments across Asia operationalize national climate ambitions into actionable plans. What does city governance need to deliver on them? This session frames that question around institutional architecture: the human, knowledge, tools, relational, and financial layers that convert a policy commitment into delivery. Each layer draws on a mix of actors, government bodies, intergovernmental agencies, CSOs, and private partners, whose roles shift based on the layer’s requirements. These layers hold when sustained and built into government practice, allowing them to outlast any single office or funding cycle. Mapping these variations across geographies surfaces the combinations that deliver results and the gaps that recur.
The format of the event is a participative roundtable. Over 90 minutes, participants will hear short provocations from participating organizations, then discuss key questions in small breakout groups, and come together to share insights and connect.
The session is organised by Monsoon Academy, the capacity-building arm of Transitions Research, in collaboration with C40 and SEI, drawing on their work with climate cells and city networks across South and Southeast Asia to ground this mapping in practice and bring city and provincial governance closer to the mechanisms that carry policy intent through to delivery.
SEI Senior Research Fellow Diane Archer will speak at this session.
Event on 20 September – 27 September in New York / SEI joins the Climate Week in New York to highlight global leadership and finance solutions for accelerating the transition to net zero industry.
Past event / SEI Asia will lead the breakfast briefing at Unlocking Capital for Sustainability (UCFS) Singapore 2026 on 10 September 2026.
Press release / One of the world’s oldest construction materials, clay, could help deliver lower-carbon cement, according to a new report from LeadIT.
