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.

A coastal wetland featuring lush green mangroves with exposed roots, shallow water channels, and sandy banks. White egrets stand in the background, highlighting the rich biodiversity of the ecosystem.

Living lab offers new approach to mangrove rehabilitation in the Caribbean

Feature / The Resilient Coasts project launches its first "living lab", uniting science and local knowledge to restore mangroves and protect coasts.

14 February 2025 / About Adaptation, Disaster risk, Ecosystems, Finance and Participation

A Health agent of the City of Rio de Janeiro performs a COVID-19 rapid test on Aloizio dos Santos, 78, while another writes down the information of the person at Morro da Mangueira (favela) on September 3, 2020 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Gore capitalism and necropolitics in Brazil’s malgovernance of the COVID-19 pandemic

Journal article / In this article, the authors analyze Brazil’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic through a critical analytical lens.

7 February 2025 / About Disaster risk, Public policy, Sanitation and Wellbeing

What’s “holding back change”? Opportunities and challenges for the ‘participation’ and ‘inclusion’ of people with diverse SOGIESC in disaster risk reduction

Journal article / This paper intends to explore some of the opportunities and challenges for participatory projects to generate more sustainable and inclusive DRR practices.

3 February 2025 / About Disaster risk

Integrating social narratives of flood events into a text network analysis-based decision support framework to reduce vulnerability to climate change in Africa

Journal article / This article highlights the benefits of a co-creative, narrative-based methodology used to solicit residents' input for building resilience to floods in Africa.

28 January 2025 / About Adaptation, Climate services and Disaster risk

The Risk-Tandem Framework: an iterative framework for combining risk governance and knowledge co-production toward integrated disaster risk management and climate change adaptation

Journal article / This journal article outlines the Risk-Tandem Framework, which uses transdisciplinary knowledge co-production to help address the governance of climate risks.

22 January 2025 / About Adaptation and Disaster risk

SEI Currents 2025 launch event

Past event / Join SEI Currents 2025, our yearly online event where experts explore emerging trends and key issues shaping global agendas in 2025 and beyond.

21 January 2025 / About Climate policy, Disaster risk and Geopolitics

Bench in water with bridge in the background in Deventer

Variations of riskification: climate change adaptation in four European cities

Journal article / This study shows how riskification shapes climate adaptation in European cities, prioritizing risk management over transformative change.

19 December 2024 / About Adaptation, Cities, Disaster risk and Public policy

Navigating security challenges: the future of marine infrastructure in European seas

Other publication / The policy brief highlights the increasing security, environmental, and geopolitical threats facing marine infrastructure in the Baltic Sea region.

19 December 2024 / About Disaster risk, Geopolitics and Renewables

Top-down view of two workers in safety vests and helmets standing on a concrete dock next to a body of water, casting long shadows in the sunlight.

Five lessons for protecting critical infrastructure in times of crisis

Feature / From cyberattacks to climate impacts, the growing threats to critical infrastructure demand urgent action and innovative resilience strategies.

4 December 2024 / About Adaptation, Disaster risk, Planning and modelling and Water resources