Project / The Centre for Finance for Sustainability (CFS) aims to unlock private sector investments into sustainability and climate change mitigation.

2022 - 2029 / About Finance and Sustainable lifestyles

A man walks through Nyayo Gardens in Nakuru, Kenya

A tale of two cities: inequalities in urban wellbeing in the Global South

Feature / City planning needs to consider livability and resident well-being alongside equality of environmental and economic development.

17 December 2021 / About Cities, Land use, Participation, Pollution, Public policy and Wellbeing

Migrant workers in times of Covid-19: An empathetic disaster response for Myanmar workers in Thailand

Perspective / Thailand's civil society played an important role in assisting migrant workers during the pandemic. This should be replicated by the government in the future.

14 December 2021 / About Climate policy and Disaster risk

Black and clear garbage bags filled with trash

Living with trash: Bangkok’s waste pickers and the recycling economy

Feature / Recognizing and including waste pickers as formal workers is critical to Thailand achieving success with recycling targets and the circular economy.

3 December 2021 / About Behaviour and choice

Aerial view of Bonn with Post Tower on Rhine River

SDG localization baseline

SEI report / Local actors drive change and advance the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for the Sustainable Development Goals.

29 October 2021 / About Participation and Sustainable Development Goals

Assessing inequalities in wellbeing at a neighbourhood scale in low-middle-income-country secondary cities and their implications for long-term livability

Journal article / To ensure future sustainability, cities need to consider concepts of livability and resident wellbeing alongside environmental and economic development equity.

8 November 2021 / About Cities, Participation, Pollution, Public policy and Wellbeing

The confluence where the Songkhram River meets the Mekong at Ban Chai Buri, Tha Uthen District, Nakhon Phanom. An unusual drop of the Mekong River and the absence of its backflow in the Songkhram during the rainy season have been observed this year.

Dams and droughts, data and diplomacy in the Mekong

Perspective / As the Mekong Region faces more intense floods and droughts, data sharing and water diplomacy are emerging as new narratives for transboundary water governance.

9 November 2021 / About Water resources

Consumption of single-use plastics such as surgical masks and disposable cups has shot up since the advent of Covid-19

Digging into plastic waste in Thailand

Media coverage / The problematic state of plastic systems has received a great deal of attention and is particularly challenging in Southeast Asia, creating a growing obstacle.

2 November 2021 / About Behaviour and choice

Rowboat with blue umbrella at sunset, Pak Phanang River, Baan Koh Chai, southern Thailand

Floating resilience: how Thailand’s floating villages stay in place and adapt

Feature / SEI researchers look at how a changing environment in a floating village in southern Thailand and perceptions of mobility contribute to building resilience.

14 October 2021 / About Adaptation and Disaster risk