Beyond hazards and sectors: governing systemic climate risks

Mikael Allan Mikaelsson; Cynthia Crouse; Ed Carr; Richard J.T. Klein

doi:10.51414/sei2026.019

A severe thunderstorm shelf cloud races across the countryside in BulgarIA on a summer afternoon

Beyond hazards and sectors: governing systemic climate risks

SEI report / How do adaptation policies and governance acknowledge and respond to the systemic nature of climate change?

29 May 2026 / About Adaptation

Two people dressed in black walk away along a gravel road. On the left is fenced grazing land for animals, and on the right side of the road are trees.

Social Impact Framework for assessing the impacts of NBS on human well-being and justice and its relation to biodiversity

Other publication / This brief helps local planners and stakeholders understand how NbS can enhance wellbeing through effective design, governance, and impact assessment.

25 May 2026 / About Adaptation, Cities and Participation

Flood in Paris, extremely high water on the river Seine, road signs covered with water

Policy and steering instrument recommendations for climate resilience

Other publication / This publication presents recommendations to help European regions strengthen climate resilience through better policy alignment.

7 April 2026 / About Adaptation

Many different colourful fresh vegetables in the wooden box

Mapping school food provision models in European cities: Operational, infrastructural, and financial insights

Journal article / This study contributes to a deeper understanding of school food provision models in Europe.

26 February 2026 / About Food and agriculture and Public policy

Co-designing soft climate adaptation: citizen centred solutions across four European pilots

Journal article / This study examines a staged co-creation process implemented across four pilot regions to engage diverse citizen groups in shaping soft adaptation measures.

18 February 2026 / About Adaptation and Participation

High-voltage power line tower crossing a vineyard landscape in rural Spain, with mountains visible in the background under a clear blue sky.

Blackouts aren’t new – but is Europe’s grid ready for the next one?

Perspective / The Spanish blackout shows Europe’s energy transition needs urgent grid investment, smarter technology and stronger resilience to avoid future failures.

2 May 2025 / About Disaster risk, Innovation, Planning and modelling, Public policy and Renewables

Sparks fly as a worker takes a sample of molten iron flowing from a blast furnace at the Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe steelworks on November 09, 2021 in Duisburg, Germany.

Competition and climate policy in the steel transition: comparing costs and subsidies in the US and the EU

Journal article / This study compares subsidies and renewable energy costs in low-carbon steelmaking in the US and EU, highlighting the trade-off between competition and climate.

11 February 2025 / About Fossil fuels, Innovation and Renewables

A happy woman riding a bicycle in the countryside road, surrounded by green trees, bushes and other plants.

NBS services promoting local biodiversity, wellbeing and scalable solutions (NBSPLUS)

Project / The NBSPLUS project aims to launch the concept of nature-based solution (NBS) services into practice.

2025 - 2027 / About Adaptation, Land use, Mitigation and Wellbeing

Young group of people standing in circle using mobile phones outside. Unrecognizable teen friends watching social media content on smartphone app.

OSCAR: Fostering YOuth Behavioural Change Towards Sustainable Choices Concerning WAste of ElectRonic Devices

Project / Project OSCAR supports the sustainable use and disposal of electrical and electronic equipment among young people.

2024 - 2027 / About Behaviour and choice and Sustainable lifestyles

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