South-eastern Asia

New Centre of Excellence on Transforming Development and Disaster Risk to co-host Forum and Academy events in Bangkok

Past event / The new Centre of Excellence on Transforming Development and Disaster Risk is set to launch by co-hosting a Forum and Academy in Bangkok.

7 ways to speed up Southeast Asia’s switch to renewable energy

Media coverage / Peter du Pont told Eco-Business why there is no place for coal subsidies in today's energy markets of Southeast Asia.

How better hydropower planning can avert future disasters on the Mekong

Perspective / The tragedy of the Xepian-Xe Nam hydropower dam collapse in Laos is an opportunity to reflect on how transforming development can reduce disaster risk.

Climate change, young women and girls: vulnerability, impacts and adaptation in Northern Thailand

Other publication / This report addresses the research gap on climate change vulnerability of young women and girls, with a focus on agricultural communities in Northern Thailand.

Every farmer is different. Why should they adapt to climate change the same way?

Feature / A recent study identifies key indicators of adaptive capacity, allowing climate adaptation efforts to be customised for the needs of farming communities.

Change story: Improving water management, supporting local livelihoods

Feature / The Chindwin River Basin Organisation in Myanmar will improve water monitoring and management for the benefit of all who rely on this crucial river.

Enabling an ambitious agenda for transformation in development and disaster risk

SEI brief / This brief looks at the failures of development and disaster risk reduction and calls for a transformation in this relationship through policy changes.

SEI’s partnership with key Myanmar water agency to boost environmental research

Feature / SEI recently signed an agreement with Myanmar’s Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems (DWIR) to strengthen research and policy.

A typology framework for trade-offs in development and disaster risk reduction: a case study of Typhoon Haiyan recovery in Tacloban, Philippines

Journal article / This paper presents and tests a conceptual framework for analysing the trade-offs that underpin the relationship between development and disaster risk.