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Metal roofed structures stand with water nearly up to the eaves, with a tree in the foreground, and flooded river in the background.

Ukraine’s green recovery starts with documenting war damage

Feature / Ukraine’s green recovery begins with documenting environmental destruction now -- essential to accountability, restoration and sustainable reconstruction.

17 September 2026 / About Geopolitics

Amazonian woman rows Rio Negro river in rain

Rapid increase of climate extremes reveals new areas of concern in Amazonia

Journal article / This research examines how climate extremes are changing across Amazonia, identifying patterns in temperature and water deficit across seasons and locations.

10 September 2026 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture and Forests

Jaú River near the Cachoeira community in Jaú National Park in the Amazonas state, Brazil.

As El Niño looms, study finds rapid growth in climate extremes are hitting an unexpected region of the Amazon hardest

Press release / A new study with over 50 scientists, led by Lancaster University, reveals that Amazonia is experiencing rapid growth in extreme temperatures and water stress.

9 September 2026 / About Climate services, Finance, Food and agriculture, Forests and Geopolitics

three people sit together outside in discussion

Building water resilience with communities in Kenya

Feature / SEI and partners helped to reduce risk to community-managed water systems to improve local people’s water security and economic opportunities.

21 August 2026 / About Water resources and Wellbeing

At the crossroads of changing politics, a changing climate, youthful expression and artistic endeavour in Hungary

Feature / SEI and partners created a climate village at a historic arts festival in Hungary to bring youth views and artistic expression into climate policy discussions.

30 April 2026 / About Adaptation, Disaster risk and Participation

Red squares on a dry dirt peninsula with deep blue water all around are chili peppers drying, with green forest on the mainland stretching to the gray blue horizon.

Policy barriers to climate finance flows in Asia: the case of Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal and Thailand

SEI report / This report explores the barriers that hinder finance flows for climate adaptation in four Asian countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal and Thailand.

24 April 2026 / About Climate policy and Finance

Construction of new data center section in Eemshaven, Netherlands.

New collaboration about the true carbon impact of AI between US-based WattTime, Klimatkollen, SEI and Berget AI

Press release / A unique collaboration will investigate the carbon impact of AI to enhance transparency in the sector.

31 March 2026 / About Adaptation, Business, Finance and Supply chains

Jupiter Intelligence and SEI partner to map climate risk across global mineral, energy and food supply chains

Press release / SEI announces new research partnership with Jupiter Intelligence to assess cross-border climate risk across the minerals-energy-food (MEF) complex.

25 March 2026 / About Adaptation, Business, Finance and Supply chains

Extreme climate events and transboundary effects of global crop trade

Journal article / This paper shows how extreme climate events in major exporting regions can cascade through crop trade, increasing countries’ exposure to climate shocks abroad.

13 March 2026 / About Disaster risk and Supply chains