Orn-uma Polpanich was a Research Fellow at SEI Asia.

Her work at SEI included using SEI’s Water Evaluation And Planning (WEAP) model and Robust Decision Support System (RDS) to create an analytical platform for use in multi-party discussions over water resources issues, to assess multi-dimensional forces effecting water systems, and to close the gap in transboundary water cooperation and management of data sharing in the Mekong Region. Past research has covered exploring water resources in Thailand’s Northeastern region, urban water metabolism, agricultural transformation, ecosystem services assessment, the water-energy-food nexus, application of remote sensing and geoinformatics tools in managing natural disasters and land, water and forest resources in Southeast Asia, and reforestation extension in Northeastern Thailand.