local knowledge Archives

A farmer wearing a hat crouches down to a parched patch of earth to clear weeds in dry rice fields in preparation for the next planing season at Penujak village on 13 October 2026 in Lombok, Indonesia.

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.

About Adaptation, Climate services, Disaster risk and Food and agriculture

Participants at the Symposium on Strengthening the Evidence on the Outcomes of Locally Led Adaptation, held on 3–4 June 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand.

What counts: the state of evidence of outcomes of locally led adaptation

Past event / Join the launch of a new report on the state of evidence on locally led adaptation and recommendations to bridge key divides.

30 September 2026 / About Adaptation, Disaster risk and Finance

High angle view of Nairobi's skyline with modern buildings and a clear blue sky

ARA knowledge-to-policy workshop

Past event / The SEI-hosted Adaptation Research Alliance, with support from SEI Africa, will host the workshop to connect adaptation research with policy and practice.

28 September 2026 / About Adaptation

From policy to practice: lessons on making circular economy work in tourism from Indonesia’s Labuan Bajo

Perspective / This article offers lessons from Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, on turning circular economy policy into local action.

11 August 2026 / About Behaviour and choice, Business and Cities

On the far bank of a river, white, brown and tan buildings are punctuated by a aquamarine-green one, with grey, white and orange ships on the water's edge below, small boats, trees and people.

Rights of rivers in practice: lessons for equitable river governance

SEI brief / This brief is based on a report on implementation of rights of rivers in practice, with lessons from the Turag and Atrato rivers cases.

30 June 2026 / About Innovation

Blue grey clouds stretch to the yellow glow of the setting sun at the horizon, reflected in the river below, with several boats in the foreground and a quay, and small lights indicating houses and boats at the dark treelined bank on the far side.

Case study report on rights of rivers in practice in Bangladesh and Colombia

SEI report / This report examines how the rights of rivers are being implemented in practice through comparative analysis of the Turag and Atrato rivers cases.

29 June 2026 / About Innovation

Coffee drying station with long rows of raised beds covered in yellow and black tarpaulins, leading up to corrugated-roof warehouses and a forested hillside.

New digital Nature Tool for effective agricultural sourcing co-developed by Clarmondial and SEI

Press release / Development is underway for a digital version of the Nature Tool, designed to assess nature-related risks and opportunities across agricultural sourcing.

4 June 2026 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture and Water resources

Strengthening evidence on the outcomes of locally led adaptation

Project / This research agenda seeks to strengthen evidence on the outcomes of locally led adaptation to help bridge funding gaps and empower communities.

2026 - 2028 / About Adaptation, Disaster risk and Finance

Two people dressed in black walk away along a gravel road. On the left is fenced grazing land for animals, and on the right side of the road are trees.

Social Impact Framework for assessing the impacts of NBS on human well-being and justice and its relation to biodiversity

Other publication / This brief helps local planners and stakeholders understand how NbS can enhance wellbeing through effective design, governance, and impact assessment.

25 May 2026 / About Adaptation, Cities and Participation