flooding Archives

Cars driving through floodwater with trees in the background.

Flood governance: a multiple country comparison of stakeholder perceptions and aspirations

Journal article / Stakeholders in Australia, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden perceive that current flood governance arrangements fall far short of inclusive ideals.

20 December 2017 / About Disaster risk and Participation

Exploring gender inequality in the Lower Mekong Region: Creating a sub-national Gender Inequality Index (GII)

Perspective / SEI is developing a gender inequality index for Cambodia and Vietnam for better analysis of gender gaps and vulnerabilities in the Mekong Region.

29 August 2017 / About Disaster risk, Food and agriculture and Participation

Infographic: The Disaster Management Cycle, a circle of information that flows from section to section (not described here in full). The inner circle describes four phases: preparedness, response, recovery and prevention. The outer circle includes questions like, What was the impact of an event? Where are the hotspots? What are potential solutions?

Prevent climate risk in coasts, before it’s too late

Perspective / Viewing disaster risk reduction as an integrated chain of actions could help cities mitigate and adapt to climate risk and prevent our coasts from washing away.

7 July 2017 / About Adaptation, Climate services and Disaster risk

New international centre of excellence on disaster risk unveiled at SEI Science Forum

Feature / As vulnerability to disaster in Asia increases, the SEI Asia centre will boost the contribution of science to tackling risk and meeting international targets.

8 June 2017 / About Cities, Disaster risk and Public policy

Disaster risk reduction strategies in EU coastal areas – recommendations for EU, national, and regional policy makers

SEI brief / This policy brief highlights the lessons-learned from the RISC-KIT project and provides recommendations relevant to the Sendai Framework and EU Floods Directive

21 April 2017 / About Adaptation and Disaster risk

Responses to the 2011 floods in Central Thailand: perpetuating the vulnerability of small and medium enterprises?

Journal article / This article investigates how the 2011 floods in Central Thailand affected small and mid-sized businesses and how successfully they have recovered

26 March 2017 / About Disaster risk

Farmers harvest rice last October in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand

Can insurance help Southeast Asia’s farmers cope with climate change?

Perspective / The ASEAN countries are looking to scale up and diversify their efforts to build resilience in the agriculture sector.

18 October 2016 / About Adaptation, Finance and Food and agriculture

A boy walks through the main square of Nui Island in Tuvalu, flooded for weeks after Cyclone Pam. Photo: Silke von Brockhausen/UNDP

Q&A: Frank Thomalla on disaster risk in the Asia Pacific region

Feature

2 June 2016 / About Adaptation, Cities and Disaster risk

Researcher explaining findings seen on poster

Q&A: Frank Thomalla on how science and technology can support the Sendai Framework

Feature / Q&A: Frank Thomalla on how science and technology can support the Sendai Framework

17 February 2016 / About Adaptation and Disaster risk