South-eastern Asia

COVID-19 has prompted stimulus measures, but Southeast Asian governments may be missing the chance to go green: Experts

Media coverage / In Southeast Asia, analysis shows little of those COVID-19 stimulus funds are being earmarked for green projects.

Climate finance in a post-Covid-19 world

Perspective / Three key milestones for a successful 26th meeting of the Green Climate Fund Board, taking place online 18-21 August 2020.

Modeling seasonal water yield for landscape management: Applications in Peru and Myanmar

Journal article / An exploration of the InVEST-SWY model, a geospatial tool quantifying the seasonal water balance.

Applicability of lumped hydrological models in a data-constrained river basin of Asia

Journal article / This paper explores flow simulation and forecasting models in the Ayeyarwady River in Myanmar.

Covid-19, Cyclone Amphan and building back better

Perspective / Learning lessons from recent disasters to recover from Cyclone Amphan

Guidelines for planning equitable disaster resilient development

Other publication / Guideline to support the alignment of development and disaster risk reduction (DRR) processes for equitable development.

Accelerating sustainable agriculture in the Mekong

Perspective / To provide for the world in a sustainable way, current agricultural and food systems need transformative action.

As coronavirus forces lockdowns, city dwellers head to parks

Media coverage / Diane Archer, SEI Asia in a short interview with Thomson Reuters.

Using the Freshwater Health Index to assess hydropower development scenarios in the Sesan, Srepok and Sekong river basin

Journal article / In the Sesan, Sekong and Srepok (3S) River basin, using the Freshwater Health Index (FHI) to diagnose the basin’s freshwater health.