resilience Archives

A severe thunderstorm shelf cloud races across the countryside on a summer afternoon.

Extreme weather and food security: effects, measures and solutions

Project / This project aims to build resilience in the global food system by exploring trade and environmental connections between distant global geographies.

2024 - 2026 / About Adaptation and Disaster risk

Senior woman harvesting ripe coffee beans on coffee plants

Listening to the perspectives and priorities of Indigenous Peoples on the ASEAN Declaration on Environmental Rights

Project / This project aims to facilitate a dialogue and document inputs on the ASEAN Declaration on Environmental Rights.

2024 / About Adaptation and Participation

A wide-angle shot of a Black mother and daughter walking hand-in-hand away from the camera. The woman is dressed in a colourful top and jeans; the girl in school uniform, carrying a rucksack. On the left of where they are walking is a shallow drainage ditch and green trees.

Inclusive climate resilient transport challenges in Africa

Journal article / Expanding accessible mobility solutions and improving the climate resilience of transport can help address issues of inclusion and equity in African cities.

21 December 2023 / About Adaptation, Cities, Climate policy and Wellbeing

High-angle shot of a road network which extends from the foreground all the way to the horizon. Traffic mostly flows towards the camera: cars, motorbikes, trucks. A bustling street dominates the left of the shot.

Integrated assessment of air pollution and climate change for sustainable development in Africa – full report

Other publication / Thirty-seven actions in five key sectors could be the key to tackling climate change and air pollution in Africa simultaneously.

12 December 2023 / About Climate policy, Climate services, Pollution, Short lived climate pollutants and Wellbeing

Residents navigate the damage wrought by Super Typhoon Odette in the Philippines, with trees and power poles toppled over smashed buildings.

Zoha Shawoo in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: 4 ways Loss and Damage can address local needs

Media coverage / COP28 opened with a breakthrough decision on Loss and Damage. SEI's Zoha Shawoo co-authors a piece on how the fund can address local crises.

6 December 2023 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster risk, Finance, Food and agriculture, Geopolitics and Public policy

With the benefit of hindsight: Currents 2023

Feature / As we prepare to launch Currents 2024 on 17 January, it is time to take stock. Did we detect the way the winds were blowing when we looked ahead to 2023?

6 December 2023 / About Climate policy, Disaster risk, Finance, Food and agriculture, Geopolitics, Innovation, Mitigation, Participation, Public policy, Renewables and Sustainable Development Goals

“It’s unprecedented”: Zoha Shawoo breaks down COP28’s loss and damage decision

Feature / SEI Scientist and Zoha Shawoo puts the COP28 loss and damage decision into perspective, saying it is both significant and inadequate for the scale of need.

4 December 2023 / About Climate policy, Finance, Geopolitics and Public policy

The forgotten generation: older people and climate change

Other publication / Older people have an active role to play in contributing to climate action and must be further engaged in initiatives to tackle climate change.

1 December 2023 / About Climate policy and Public policy

Urgent action needed to develop climate interventions that support healthy ageing

Press release / There is a "critical" need for urban interventions that mitigate the negative impact of extreme weather on the health and well-being of older adults.

28 November 2023 / About Climate policy, Climate services and Public policy