South-eastern Asia

Regulating air quality in Thailand – a review of policies

SEI brief / This policy brief outlines some of the air pollution policies in place in Thailand, as well as key barriers to, and opportunities for, their enforcement.

Conserving biodiversity in Myanmar’s Upper Chindwin Basin: Community-based integrated catchment management

SEI brief / This fact sheet outlines a project which will implement a set of land and water management practices in the Upper Chindwin Basin, Myanmar.

Indonesia pulp sector’s progress on deforestation hangs in the balance

Press release / New data from Trase shows that Indonesia’s success in reducing deforestation rates is undermined by pulpwood plantations on peatlands.

Air quality in Thailand: Understanding the regulatory context

SEI working paper / Air pollution is a key issue in Thailand, addressed in many laws and plans. Why then, does enforcement remain such a challenge and how can it be ensured?

Investigating tradeoffs between agricultural development and environmental flows under climate change in the Stung Chinit Watershed, Cambodia

Journal article / This study finds that water management is a larger threat to rice and ecosystems than the warming temperatures of climate change.

Prioritizing key biodiversity areas for conservation based on threats and ecosystem services using participatory and GIS-based modeling in Chindwin River Basin, Myanmar

Journal article / The paper identifies participatory and modelling approaches to assess biodiversity threats in Myanmar's Chindwin Basin.

Covid-19 recovery can help unlock Southeast Asia’s fossil fuel reliance and build climate resilience for all

Perspective / SEI's Ploy Achakulwisut and Michael Boyland reflect on a year of converging crises, from Covid-19 to air pollution and climate change.

Slow-onset climate hazards in Southeast Asia: Enhancing the role of social protection to build resilience

SEI report / This report examines the potential role of social protection mechanisms in building resilience to slow-onset climate change impacts. 

Redistributing resilience? Deliberate transformation and political capabilities in post-Haiyan Tacloban

Journal article / This article examines the need for equity and social justice in transformation.