Thailand

Thailand’s biofuel policies among prime reasons for present toxic haze

Media coverage / SEI Research Associate May Thazin Aung co-authored a blog post for the Bangkok Tribune on the complexity behind Thailand's biofuel policies.

Comparing health, stress, wellbeing and greenspace across six cities in three continents

Journal article / This exploratory study applies a standardized analysis framework to health and wellbeing metrics of cities in the UK, Sweden, Estonia, Kenya and Thailand.

Political Capabilities for Equitable Resilience (POL-CAPS)

Project / Including marginalized groups in development and disaster risk planning in Nepal and Thailand.

Udon Thani – a model for sustainable cities in a growing Asia-Pacific

Feature / Udon Thani in Northern Thailand is a rapidly developing small city that is planning ahead to ensure its growth is green and sustainable.

Gender, land, and the right to food in Southeast Asia

Past event / This speech and panel discussion looks at the commercialization of land and agriculture in Southeast Asia and its impacts on the rights to food and land.

Bangkok: The sinking city faces severe climate challenges

Media coverage / Rapid urbanization and severe land subsidence puts Bangkok on the watch list of most vulnerable cities in Asia affected by climate change.

Informal solutions key to plastics

Media coverage / SEI Asia's Diane Archer calls for integrating informal waste workers into formal waste management systems as a key to addressing plastic pollution in Asia.

Who will tend the farm? Interrogating the ageing Asian farmer

Journal article / This research looks at ageing farmers in Thailand and argues that we should see farming not as a singular occupation but as part of livelihood complexes.

Understanding health and well-being in urban Thailand: the case of Udon Thani

Perspective / What does a healthy and liveable city look like? This initiative is working with residents of the Northern Thailand city of Udon Thani to find out.