vulnerability Archives

Mangrove seedling with bright green leaves growing among dark tangled roots on a coastal mudflat.

Conviction-led capital: what a new report on Asian philanthropists means for SEI’s climate finance work

Perspective / A small group of Asian philanthropists is funding the risky climate solutions others will not, and SEI can learn from how they work.

4 June 2026 / About Adaptation, Finance, Innovation and Participation

Flood in Paris, extremely high water on the river Seine, road signs covered with water

Policy and steering instrument recommendations for climate resilience

Other publication / This publication presents recommendations to help European regions strengthen climate resilience through better policy alignment.

7 April 2026 / About Adaptation

The relationship between international development cooperation and national security policy

Project / This project investigates the "nexus" between development and security, exploring how international aid acts as a tool to address modern challenges.

2026 / About Finance, Geopolitics and Public policy

Hot summer day in the city. Little boy is having fun playing in the park fountain. He is running barefeet getting wet and splashing.

How do urban heat islands affect our cities and communities?

Feature / This story explains and visualizes how urban heat islands form, why they matter and how they impact the most vulnerable people in our cities.

11 February 2026 / About Adaptation and Cities

Wind turbines and Bridlington beach by the North SeaWind turbines near Bridlington beach by the North Sea

TRANS4BIO – Integrated Energy Transition Across Scales for Climate-Resilient, Nature-Positive Biodiversity Pathways

Project / TRANS4BIO analyses governance gaps linked to the energy transition and develops policy insights for integrated climate and biodiversity action.

2026 - 2029 / About Cities, Climate policy, Public policy and Renewables

Reinforcing vulnerability? Evaluation of unintended consequences in knowledge co-production for urban adaptation

Journal article / Through a knowledge co-production process in Malmö, this article explores its unintended consequences and implications for epistemic injustice.

5 December 2025 / About Cities and Mitigation

A view of a partly cultivated marshland in urban Kigali backgrounded by informal settlements and formal housing on a hillside

‘This city is not for me’—farmers’ differentiated experiences of, and responses to, reorganisation of urban marshlands in Kigali

Journal article / The article explores how Kigali’s urban greening and marshland reorganization affect farmers’ livelihoods and vulnerabilities across social groups.

13 October 2025 / About Adaptation, Climate policy and Food and agriculture

How the Adaptation Research Alliance drives action-oriented research for the most vulnerable

Feature / The ARA, a global collaborative effort hosted by SEI and Chulalongkorn University, has been working to ensure research serves those on the climate frontline.

8 October 2025 / About Adaptation, Disaster risk, Finance and Participation

Estimation of cascading hydroclimatic hazard impacts on supply systems and associated economic shocks

Journal article / This article examines damages on Swedish supply systems and economy caused by hydroclimatic hazards, particularly floods, droughts and heatwaves.

26 September 2025 / About Disaster risk, Mitigation and Supply chains