vulnerability Archives

Media coverage / The failure of aid agencies to "rebuild better" after the 2004 tsunami.

3 December 2019 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster Risk and Public policy

Indigenous Peoples of Southeast Asia reaffirm their rights

Perspective / The lands and livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples in Southeast Asia face mounting threats. Their knowledge and rights are vital to addressing these threats.

28 October 2019 / About Adaptation, Food and agriculture, Participation, Public policy and Sustainable lifestyles

Recovering from Typhoon Haiyan: planned resettlement displaces farming communities

Feature / Resettlement planning after the devastating Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines has led to displacement of farmers that had been living on land for generations.

30 September 2019 / About Adaptation, Cities, Climate policy, Disaster Risk, Participation and Public policy

Sharing the planet in just ways

Media coverage / Read the Mediapart interview with SEI researcher Sara Vigil about the effects of climate change and migration in Africa and Asia.

20 September 2019 / About Climate policy, Climate services and Disaster Risk

CASCADES

Project / CAScading Climate risks: towards ADaptive and resilient European Societies – an EU H2020 project assessing the interconnected impacts of climate change.

2019 - 2023 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Geopolitics, Public policy and Supply Chains

New diagnostic tool for more gender-inclusive water, sanitation and hygiene services

Feature / Does digging a well, building a toilet or providing a water pipe connection automatically improve gender equality?

28 August 2019 / About Participation, Sanitation, Sustainable Development Goals and Wellbeing

Disasters fuel environmental degradation

Media coverage / The Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2019 details that disasters in the region are becomings more intense, uncertain and complex.

23 August 2019 / About Climate policy and Disaster Risk

Bangkok: The sinking city faces severe climate challenges

Media coverage / Rapid urbanization and severe land subsidence puts Bangkok on the watch list of most vulnerable cities in Asia affected by climate change.

10 June 2019 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster Risk and Public policy

Weather insurance that works for African farmers

Feature / In Uganda, SEI is helping to develop a kind of insurance for smallholders that can shield them from climate shocks.

15 April 2019 / About Behaviour and choice, Disaster Risk, Finance and Food and agriculture