Planning and modelling

Examining wood-energy systems with integrated assessment and landscape models

SEI working paper / This paper explores how to combine models to better understand the interactions between energy, economy, and land use in regions that rely on woodfuels.

How California and China can adapt to an uncertain climate future

Feature / SEI is working with the U.S. Department of Energy and the California and Chinese governments to help policy-makers plan for resilient water and energy systems.

New water model points way to gender and social equality

Feature / SEI teamed up with local partners to build a new water model in a Bolivian community. The results illuminate a path for policies that help the most vulnerable.

The water model behind California’s Bay-Delta plan

SEI brief / The Sacramento Water Allocation Model, known as SacWAM, mimics one of the most complex water systems in the US.

Robust Decision Support: how SEI helps California regions plan for sustainable water management

SEI brief / RDS helps stakeholders create a shared mental model of available opportunities and potential trade-offs for various objectives.

Aquatic Habitat Assessment: A new tool helps water managers consider ecosystem needs

SEI brief / Policy-makers can now model the effect of management options on the availability of habitat and the viability of aquatic species.

Planning the Regional Water Assessment in Colombia through WEAP

Project / SEI supports the planning of the Regional Water Assessment (ERA) in Colombia through the use of WEAP.

SEI scientist receives prestigious award for water analysis

Feature / SEI's Charles Young and Stantec's Andy Draper won for their work on an unprecedented water model of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

Assessing Climate Change Impacts on River Flows in the Tonle Sap Lake Basin, Cambodia

Journal article / This paper assesses the potential impacts of future climate change on river flows within each sub-basin of Cambodia's Tonle Sap Lake basin.