drought

How El Niño is shaping a planet in crisis

Collection / In a new series, SEI experts explore how the 2026–27 El Niño is deepening existing vulnerabilities on a planet already under accelerating climate change.

Modeling cascading drought effects in a national food supply network using minimum cost flow

Journal article / Using a simulated Swedish food supply network, this research explores how agricultural losses caused by drought affect food distribution and consumer demand.

Water injustice in a changing climate: a literature review of empirical cases across OECD river basins

Journal article / Systematic review of water injustice across OECD countries, highlighting key challenges and implications for research and practice in a changing climate.

Asia River Monitoring

Tool / This tool supports in monitoring and analysis of riverbank erosion, shoreline change, and wetland dynamics using satellite-based earth observation data.

Systems-level risks of the climate crisis are currently missed: a mental health lens

Journal article / The study examines how systemic climate risks spread across sectors and generations, using mental health as a lens to reveal overlooked interconnections.

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.

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.

Managing Sweden’s growing climate risks: droughts, floods and heatwaves

Feature / SEI researchers call for proactive strategies to manage Sweden’s interconnected climate risks and their cascading effects.

Grounds for change

Perspective / This piece, one of three SEI Currents for 2025, examines the growing role of land in addressing climate, environment and sustainable development issues.