Disaster risk

Our research recognises that disaster risk and development are closely linked: it is development processes that largely determine who and what is exposed to risk as well how much, and how effectively they can respond. SEI works to integrate disaster risk reduction with equitable, sustainable and resilient development.

Wooden and thatched huts surrounded by rising water in a lakeside area.

Advancing just and inclusive disaster risk reduction in Africa

Perspective / Rethinking disaster risk reduction through shifting from reactive responses to inclusive, preventive, and equitable action that leaves no one behind

12 November 2025 / About Disaster risk

Wopke Hoekstra speaking at the European Parliament’s 2024 confirmation hearings, seated at a panel with other officials and blue signage behind.

Shaping the EU’s response to growing climate threats

Feature / SEI helped produce the first EU Climate Risk Assessment, exposing key climate risks and shaping priorities for the new EU Commission in 2024.

4 November 2025 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster risk, Finance and Supply chains

Aerial view of the Mangal das Garças Zoo Botanical public Park with its riverside observation tower on the Old Town district of Belém, Para State, Brazil.

Press briefing 29 October: SEI experts highlight key topics to watch at climate COP30

Media advisory / On 29 October, SEI invites journalists to a press briefing where its leading experts will share their perspectives on the major themes shaping COP30.

21 October 2025 / About Climate policy, Disaster risk and Finance

Woman in Swedish store with empty shelves.

New research environment KRAFT strengthens Sweden’s supply preparedness

Feature / KRAFT is launching to enhance Sweden’s capacity to handle security threats and climate-related disruptions.

20 October 2025 / About Adaptation, Disaster risk, Geopolitics and Supply chains

Aerial view of a farmer standing in a dry, ruined cornfield with sparse, withered stalks.

Critical intervention points for European adaptation to cascading climate change impacts

Journal article / Identifying where EU adaptation can reduce systemic climate risks using stakeholder-informed network analysis from the CASCADES project.

15 October 2025 / About Climate policy, Disaster risk, Food and agriculture and Supply chains

A person sits with back to the camera in an expanse of dried lake bottom, with cracked mud into the distance where a small pond sits near what was an island at high water.

Systems-level risks of the climate crisis are currently missed: a mental health lens

Journal article / The study examines how systemic climate risks spread across sectors and generations, using mental health as a lens to reveal overlooked interconnections.

13 October 2025 / About Climate policy, Disaster risk and Wellbeing

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

Rising Waters Flood the Highway Outside Budapest's Parliament

Advances in complex climate change risk assessment for adaptation

Journal article / This article explores advances in climate change risk assessment, management and adaptation implementation to support more effective and equitable outcomes.

26 September 2025 / About Adaptation and Disaster risk

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