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.

Several drops of water sit on green blades of grass.

The Sustainable Development Goals viewed through a climate lens

SEI brief / The NDC-SDG Connections tool shows there is great potential for policy coherence between implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Climate Agreement.

13 December 2018 / About Climate policy, Disaster risk, Food and agriculture, Sanitation, Sustainable Development Goals and Wellbeing

Photo of Earth as seen from space, with city lights illuminating an otherwise dark side of our planet.

Accelerating action and support for adaptation

Past event / The new Global Commission on Adaptation will host its first public event since its launch at the UN climate negotiations in Katowice, Poland.

12 December 2018 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster risk and Geopolitics

Flooded car with rescue boat full of people in the background

Shocks and stressors: the essential role of water in addressing climate change and disaster risk

Past event / This COP24 side event will explore how resilient water resources management can improve climate mitigation and adaptation outcomes.

04 December 2018 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster risk and Water resources

It is time to bring the informal actors into climate change adaptation discussions in Asia and the Pacific

Perspective / Gatherings such as the recent APAN Forum are important for climate change adaptation progress, but they need to be more inclusive.

3 December 2018 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster risk and Participation

SEI Executive Director calls for action on Asia Pacific environmental challenges

Feature / At the Asia Committee on Environment and Development, Måns Nilsson called for heightened action to meet the region's environmental challenges.

26 November 2018 / About Behaviour and choice, Disaster risk, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Fossil fuels, Participation, Pollution, Sustainable lifestyles and Water resources

Moving toward inclusion of gender equality in climate change adaptation action

Perspective / This year's Asia Pacific Adaptation Forum recognized gender in climate change adaptation, but many of its complexities have yet to be addressed.

22 November 2018 / About Adaptation, Disaster risk and Participation

Integrating gender and social equality into sustainable development research: a guidance note

SEI report / This guidance note looks at applying a GSE lens in sustainable development research and how to integrate GSE when conducting research.

5 November 2018 / About Adaptation, Behaviour and choice, Disaster risk, Food and agriculture, Household energy, Participation, Renewables and Sanitation

Introducing the Connectivity Hub: a new “search and discovery” tool

Feature / This new tool helps people in the disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation communities find potential synergies and communicate better.

31 October 2018 / About Adaptation and Disaster risk

Network diagram showing interconnected donut charts representing projects and organizations. A central purple node links to multiple orange keyword nodes and green organizational nodes, indicating collaborative relationships and thematic focus areas like adaptation, feasibility, and nature-based solutions.

The Climate Connectivity Hub

Tool / The Climate Connectivity Hub a search-and-discovery tool on disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and climate change mitigation.

About Adaptation and Disaster risk