climate impacts

Estimation of cascading hydroclimatic hazard impacts on supply systems and associated economic shocks

Journal article / This article examines damages on Swedish supply systems and economy caused by hydroclimatic hazards, particularly floods, droughts and heatwaves.

Bangkok’s Climate Week: Turning climate ideas into action

Perspective / SEI Asia will lead sessions to explore research and innovative solutions to tackle the climate crisis during the Bangkok Climate Action Week (BKKCAW).

Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) 2025 Science – Policy Dialogue

Past event / SEI and UNEP will co-host a science-policy dialogue side event at the Second Africa Climate Summit 2025 in Addis Ababa.

Seasonal heatwave forecasting with explainable machine learning and remote sensing data

Journal article / This article investigates machine learning models for predicting heatwaves, aiding early warnings and mitigation planning.

Knowledge gaps about mining impacts on Sami lands: a call for epistemic justice in European minerals extraction

Journal article / This article examines the gap between environmental impact assessments (EIAs) for new mines in Sweden and actual impacts experienced by the Indigenous Sámi.

Europe’s heatwave cities: lessons from Estonia’s fight to keep cool

Perspective / Estonian cities are starting to adapt to climate change – the summer heatwaves make it increasingly dangerous not to.

Sub-seasonal forecasting in Africa: training, tools development and support (S2S-FAcTS)

Project / The WISER program strives to bolster global resilience to climate change by transforming the development and use of co-produced weather and climate services.

Extreme heat and heatwaves: hazard awareness and impact mitigation

Journal article / This journal comment details the importance of having quantifiable, standardized, multihazard early warning systems to address heatwaves.

Making the most of climate field schools for adaptation, mitigation and rural livelihoods

SEI brief / Climate field schools based in ecosystem-based adaptation principles can help strengthen farmers' livelihoods and enhance climate resilience and sustainability.