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Perspective / In this perspective for Climate Home News, Kate Williamson and Magnus Benzie outline how the UK can build public support for climate adaptation policy agendas.

Feature / SEI and partners created a climate village at a historic arts festival in Hungary to bring youth views and artistic expression into climate policy discussions.

Feature / This photo story outlines insights about key factors in the success or failure of renewable energy financing projects based on observations in Mozambique.

Perspective / SEI Research Fellow Rosie Witton reflects on insights from her trips to many glaciers and "last-chance" tourism to rouse more support for climate action.

SEI podcast / As climate impacts intensify, financing climate adaptation is becoming just as important as how much money is available.

Perspective / Lina Rodriguez of the Adaptation at Altitude program reflects on the power of glaciers – those experienced and those missed.

Perspective / Janne Parviainen argues that, in the face of inaction by governments, citizens can and should take actions to lead the way.

Perspective / Karen Brandon introduces a series of perspectives by SEI researchers examining the past and future of the Paris Agreement on its 10-year anniversary this month.

Perspective / As part of the Adaptation at Altitude series marking the International Year of Glacier Preservation, Otto Simonett recalls the alpine glacier of his youth.

Feature / SEI convened a forum to generate and discuss ideas about how to counter growing backlash to the green transition in the UK and beyond.

Feature / This Q&A outlines why SEI is taking on research to address clean energy access and climate change-related concerns in humanitarian settings.

Feature / SEI's "Humanitarian Energy and Climate Transitions" research agenda aims to address renewable energy and climate-related issues in humanitarian settings.

Perspective / Four SEI researchers reflect on the recent ICJ ruling, which states that countries are obligated under international law to protect the environment.

Perspective / This perspective argues that Europe must reimagine policy approaches for disaster risk reduction to cope with summers of fires, floods and high temperatures.

Feature / The Climate Connectivity Hub is testing new technologies to make it easier to find and use information needed to address the impacts of climate change.

Perspective / Serious games offer a way to help foster the trust that underpins needed collaboration on climate, environment and sustainable development issues.

Feature / Residents of Nairobi's informal settlements are working with SEI and Resilient Planet Initiative partners to develop an app to aid climate adaptation efforts.

Journal article / This article examines the value of taxonomies to advance findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable (FAIR) knowledge on climate adaptation platforms.

Journal article / The authors analyse citizen engagement initiatives, examining aps between theory and practice, and key hurdles to surmount to enhance climate change adaptation.

Journal article / This study examines a staged co-creation process implemented across four pilot regions to engage diverse citizen groups in shaping soft adaptation measures.

SEI working paper / This SEI working paper outlines a new government approach focused on strategic resilience to adapt to climate change and address transboundary risks.

Journal article / This perspective argues for transdisciplinary approaches to foster interoperability of information for disaster risk and climate adaptation needs.

Other publication / This report examines ways for Senegal to use national policies and international cooperation to address the transboundary climate risks it faces.

SEI brief / This brief informs adaptation financiers, the broader community of adaptation scholars, and practitioners in their efforts to scale up support for LLA.

Other publication / This report explores business models and finance options that can help accelerate the use of clean-cooking technologies in last mile communities.

Journal article / This journal article presents findings from a study that assessed the usability and impact of the weADAPT online platform. 

Journal article / This article highlights the benefits of a co-creative, narrative-based methodology used to solicit residents' input for building resilience to floods in Africa.

Journal article / This article outlines key capacities needed for locally led knowledge co-production processes to address disaster risk and climate change adaptation.

One-SEI program / Our mission is to help accelerate the allocation of capital to sustainable economic activities.

Feature / The SEI Initiative on Climate Services generated new insights about co-design and co-production proocesses to integrate climate science into adaptation policy.

Tool / weADAPT is SEI's pioneering, user-led platform and network for climate change adaptation.

Project / The EU Horizon project DIRECTED aims to improve the governance and management of climate disasters across multiple civil society and emergency agencies.

Project / MAIA is an EU Horizon Europe project that seeks to expand the impact and uptake of European climate research.

Program / The Adaptation at Altitude program seeks to help mountain communities adapt to climate change.

Project / Adaptation AGORA will support the adaptation to climate change by leveraging and step-forwarding best practices, innovative approaches and policy instruments.

Project / CLIMATEFIT supports innovative financing mechanisms for climate change adaptation by providing key insights into financing sources and strategies.

Project / The FAIR2Adapt project seeks to improve the accessibility and interoperability of data needed to inform climate change adaptation efforts.

Project / The project investigates procedural and distributive equity in decentralised adaptation finance under the Green Climate Fund’s EDA programme