South Asia's dense populations and rich cultural tapestries are set side by side with pressing environmental issues. SEI's work in this region focuses on renewable energy, gender equality, climate resilience and more.
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Feature / In this Q&A, SEI Policy Fellow Amar Čauševic explains the wider consequences of rice-wheat burnings in India, as well as the tricky system causing them.
Media coverage / The increasing threat from climate change has made coastal cities more vulnerable to floods, exacerbating the impacts of extreme weather events.
Past event / The event will highlight the voices and experiences of men and women affected by environmental and climate hazards in India, Bangladesh and Nepal.
Journal article / This study seeks to fill in some gaps in groundwater data in India in an effort to measure how natural and man-made factors affect water supply levels.
SEI brief / Although a subsidy programme in India has encouraged adoption of modern cooking gas, households have not shifted away from using highly polluting solid fuels.
Journal article / This research explores how using grates and rock beds in open fire cooking can reduce harmful emissions and wood consumption in remote, low-income locations.
Journal article / The study aimed to measure in-home emissions from a variety of stoves in rural Indian communities.
Journal article / Researchers examined fuelwood use in two rural Indian districts where clean cooking solutions were implemented.
Perspective / Policies can support a shift towards more plant-based food in high-consuming countries, with benefits for climate, public health and biodiversity.
