South-eastern Asia

Reimagining Terminal Binjai: design competition

Feature / The Indonesia-UK PACT project has launched a competition to redesign a significant bus terminal in Greater Medan, Indonesia.

Trase at COP28: Trade practices must change to end emissions from deforestation

Perspective / Countries should collaborate on requiring importers to include action on deforestation at the heart of their sourcing practice, write Trase representatives.

Fostering gender-transformative change for equality in food systems: a review of methods and strategies at multiple levels

Other publication / The working paper suggests a novel way of understanding how to catalyze gender-transformative change at scale.

Thailand programme looks to reunite families separated by climate change-driven migration

Media coverage / SEI Research Fellow Sara Vigil talks to PBS News Hour on how climate change affects migration.

Five lessons from environmental defenders for climate and environmental researchers

Perspective / Some lessons on policy engagement from environmental defenders for climate and environmental researchers.

Aiding circular business transitions in Southeast Asian small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) through identifying barriers and enablers — a case study of Thailand based SMEs

Other publication / This paper highlighted key barriers and enablers for Southeast Asian SMEs to transition to circular practices.

Workshop on food system transformation in Nairobi

Past event / AgriFoSe2030 will join SIANI to host a workshop in Nairobi on 15 November 2023 themed partnerships and collaborations for food system transformation.

Securing the human rights of disaster-hit communities after Typhoon Haiyan

Feature / SEI and Philippines’ human rights commission held the carbon industry accountable for the impacts of climate change on the rights of Filipinos.

A decade after powerful Typhoon Haiyan, reflections on how power affects recovery

Perspective / On 8 November 2013, super Typhoon Haiyan left a trail of destruction in the Philippines. A researcher reflects on power and recovery on the 10-year anniversary.