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SEI expert advises on UK peatlands management for wildfire threat

Feature / Andreas Heinemeyer contributed to a recent briefing for the UK parliament, drawing on his expertise in peatland management.

AI – environment & social good?

Past event / This hybrid panel discussion featured two SEI experts; AI's role in the media, climate research and its ethical tensions were all up for debate.

Research on empirical distributions of index returns: evidence from international markets

Journal article / This paper analyses statistical distributions behind financial market returns used to make inferences for the purposes of risk management.

European Climate Risk Assessment

Other publication / SEI researchers have contributed to the first European Climate Risk Assessment (EUCRA).

Q&A: Unpacking the European Climate Risk Assessment with Mikael Allan Mikaelsson

Feature / Mikaelsson discusses the first-of-its-kind assessment, emphasizing the urgency of adapting policies to mitigate climate risks.

Ukraine’s Grid Resilience and Infrastructure Development Excellence (UA-GRIDEX)

Project / The UA-GRIDEX project aims to enhance Ukraine’s energy resilience in light of the military attacks targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

Critiquing knowledge co-production in disaster risk reduction

SEI podcast / Achieving more equitable disaster research requires re-politicized forms of knowledge co-production.

Four local approaches to climate change adaptation

Feature / A RISKSEC2.0 workshop highlighted innovative local climate change adaptation strategies from four European cities.

An assessment of potential improvements in social capital, risk awareness, and preparedness from digital technologies

Journal article / The authors evaluate digital technologies and tools for improving social capital, risk awareness, and disaster preparedness by using a multicriteria analysis.