Adaptation

The Okavanga Delta stream winds through green vegetation in Botswana.

WEAP winter 2024 basic training: register today

Past event / SEI scientists will host a three-day training on WEAP, SEI's flagship water modelling software, on 29 and 31 January and 2 February. Register today.

29 January 2024 / About Adaptation, Cities, Climate policy, Disaster risk, Food and agriculture, Planning and modelling, Public policy, Sanitation, Sustainable Development Goals and Water resources

How climate crisis is affecting pregnant women and newborns in arid and semi arid regions

Media coverage / Air pollution, another environmental risk associated with climate change, is found to increase the risk of low birth weight in infants and preterm births.

28 January 2024 / About Adaptation, Disaster risk, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

In the Katfoura village on the Tristao Islands in Guinea, the civil society organization Partenariat Recherches Environnement Medias (PREM) is providing rural women with new opportunities to generate income and improve community life.

Introducing an upgraded, eco-conscious weADAPT

Feature / weADAPT, SEI's global platform and network dedicated to climate change adaptation, announces its technological upgrade and improvements.

22 January 2024 / About Adaptation

Think global—act local: the challenge of producing actionable knowledge on transboundary climate risks at the sub-national level of governance

Journal article / What are the problems and prospects for sub-national authorities to address transboundary climate risks?

15 January 2024 / About Adaptation and Climate policy

White paper on European climate risk and trade in Europe

Other publication / This white paper contributes to the evidence base on the risks that European trade links and global value chains face from climate change.

15 January 2024 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Finance and Supply chains

Aerial view of trees submerged by the flooding River Rhine at sunset in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Exploring new strategies in climate risk assessment for policymakers

Perspective / Discover UNCHAIN's innovative methods in climate risk assessment for enhanced policy-making and effective climate adaptation strategies.

15 January 2024 / About Adaptation, Climate policy and Disaster risk

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

An older woman and an older man sitting on a bench in front of a blue painted wall smiling at each other.

Climate justice in an ageing world

Project / The Global Ageing and Climate Change Regional Dialogues explored policies, practices, and challenges around climate justice in an ageing world.

2024 / About Adaptation, Disaster risk, Public policy and Wellbeing

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