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.

Infographic: The Disaster Management Cycle, a circle of information that flows from section to section (not described here in full). The inner circle describes four phases: preparedness, response, recovery and prevention. The outer circle includes questions like, What was the impact of an event? Where are the hotspots? What are potential solutions?

Prevent climate risk in coasts, before it’s too late

Perspective / Viewing disaster risk reduction as an integrated chain of actions could help cities mitigate and adapt to climate risk and prevent our coasts from washing away.

7 July 2017 / About Adaptation, Climate services and Disaster risk

Green development and integrated risk governance

Journal article / Summary of the International Symposium on Integrated Governance of Large-scale Disaster and Economic Risks, held in Qianhai, Shenzhen, China, May 2017

26 June 2017 / About Disaster risk

Towards extended shared socioeconomic pathways: a combined participatory bottom-up and top-down methodology with results from the Barents region

Journal article / Presents a participatory method for generating locally relevant scenarios of future change nested in global climate. With results from the Barents region.

14 June 2017 / About Adaptation, Climate services, Disaster risk and Participation

New international centre of excellence on disaster risk unveiled at SEI Science Forum

Feature / As vulnerability to disaster in Asia increases, the SEI Asia centre will boost the contribution of science to tackling risk and meeting international targets.

8 June 2017 / About Cities, Disaster risk and Public policy

How do we prioritize when making decisions about development and disaster risk? A look at five key trade-offs

SEI brief / This brief outlines key trade-offs in decision-making on development and DRR at various governance levels

3 June 2017 / About Disaster risk

The Reducing Disaster Risk Cluster at SEI Asia

SEI brief / The Reducing Disaster Risk Cluster, based in the SEI Asia Centre, is a multi-disciplinary group of professionals with backgrounds in social and physical science

22 May 2017 / About Disaster risk

A group in Indonesia are discussing ideas at a table

Lessons from disaster risk reduction in Indonesia

Perspective / Indonesia has invested in restructuring its governance institutions to transform its disaster governance system from focusing on post-disaster response.

13 May 2017 / About Disaster risk

Disaster risk reduction strategies in EU coastal areas – recommendations for EU, national, and regional policy makers

SEI brief / This policy brief highlights the lessons-learned from the RISC-KIT project and provides recommendations relevant to the Sendai Framework and EU Floods Directive

21 April 2017 / About Adaptation and Disaster risk

Disaster risk reduction in Indonesia: progress, challenges, and issues

Other publication / This book is a unique, transdisciplinary summary of the state of the art of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Indonesia

6 April 2017 / About Disaster risk