livelihoods Archives

Call for abstracts: Enhancing water allocation outcomes at AGU 2024

Event on 09 December – 13 December in Washington, D.C. / SEI conveners seek abstracts from researchers for their session on water, energy and food modelling at the American Geophysical Union annual conference.

00:00

Principles for a biodiversity-driven bioeconomy

Event on 31 October in Cali / At CBD COP16, the Latin American Bioeconomy Network will launch the guiding principles for implementing bioeconomy strategies.

16:30 COL

Bioeconomy for biodiversity: challenges in value chains of non-timber forest products

Event on 29 October in Cali / At CBD COP16, experts will analyze the challenges of value chains in the tropics and their potential for the bioeconomy.

13:00 COL

A large group of people in traditional, colourful clothing participating in an event outdoors. The crowd is gathered in a circle, some holding flags, with trees and tents visible in the background under a hazy sky.

Brackets of power: the fight for environmental justice in Southeast Asia

Perspective / As ASEAN develops its declaration on environmental rights, brackets become a battleground for the future of people and the planet.

30 September 2024 / About Adaptation and Participation

A person walks across stepping stones in a flooded street in Kihoto, an informal settlement affected by recurring floods.

Beyond blankets: how lack of official support increases vulnerability during disasters

Feature / Kihoto residents in Kenya face ongoing displacement, health risks and economic hardship as floods worsen, underscoring the need for long-term solutions.

26 September 2024 / About Adaptation, Climate services, Disaster Risk, Participation and Sanitation

A group of people engaged in a discussion around a table during a wetland conservation training. Participants, including men and women of various ages, are gathered closely, with one person writing on a large sheet of paper placed in the centre.

Community action plans improve wetland management in the upper Chindwin Basin in Myanmar

Perspective / SEI is working with local communities in the wetlands of Myanmar’s Upper Chindwin Basin to promote biodiversity conservation and resource management.

13 September 2024 / About Adaptation, Ecosystems and Water resources

A participant stands and shares her thoughts with a group during a discussion session. Several people sit around a table covered with papers, maps, and sticky notes, listening attentively.

Bringing local voice, equity and equality in managing water storage systems in the Mekong Region

Perspective / Chea Sameang and Ridhi Saluja share perspectives on how water storage mechanisms in the Mekong Region can be more equitable and inclusive.

12 September 2024 / About Disaster Risk, Food and agriculture, Participation and Water resources

Aerial view of coal mine in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Taking stock of the just transition from coal in South Africa

SEI working paper / This working paper highlights the history of just transition discourse in South Africa's coal sector, with reflections on parties' conflicting viewpoints.

2 September 2024 / About Business, Climate policy, Fossil fuels and Supply Chains

Smallholder agriculture and agrarian livelihoods

Other publication / This chapter explores the critical role of smallholder farmers in development, highlighting their unique, vulnerable agrarian livelihoods.

23 August 2024