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In particular, we focus on adaptation policy and finance under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, vulnerability assessments, capacity building and community-based adaptation. </p> </header> <div class="c-card-block__card-outer"> <div class="c-card-block__cards"> <article class="c-card c-card--stacked "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/gettyimages-555173785-748x420.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/gettyimages-555173785-550x309.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/gettyimages-555173785-1000x561.webp?modtime=" alt="Warning floor in flooded place" class="c-card__image" loading="lazy"></picture> </div> <div class="c-card__text-wrapper"> <a class="c-card__link" href="https://www.sei.org/publications/hydrometeorological-resilience-assessment/"> <span class="c-card__title"> Hydrometeorological resilience assessment of interconnected critical infrastructures </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Journal article</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> This study models flood risks to critical infrastructure in Halmstad, Sweden, identifying key vulnerabilities and cascading failure risks. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">17 February 2025 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=water" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/disaster-risk/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Disaster Risk</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/mitigation/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Mitigation</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/planning-modelling/?parent_topic=water" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Planning and modelling</a> and <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/public-policy/?parent_topic=governance" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Public policy</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="c-card-block__button-wrapper"> <div class="c-card-block__button"> <a class="o-button " href="https://www.sei.org/topic/adaptation/?parent_topic=water">More on adaptation</a> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="c-card-block c-card-block--content-width c-card-block--layout-stacked o-section" > <div class="o-container"> <header class="c-card-block__header"> <h2 class="c-card-block__title"> Cities </h2> <p class="c-card-block__description"> More than 65% of the world's population are projected to live in cities by 2050, with major implications resource use, energy, water and sanitation, and health and well-being. At the same time urbanization can bring benefits, especially efficiency gains. SEI examines these challenges in the round to advance sustainable urbanization. </p> </header> <div class="c-card-block__card-outer"> <div class="c-card-block__cards"> <article class="c-card c-card--stacked "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sei2025-011-urbancanalbharatpur-sei-748x420.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sei2025-011-urbancanalbharatpur-sei-550x309.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sei2025-011-urbancanalbharatpur-sei-1000x561.webp?modtime=" alt="An open canal with water runs between a sidewalk lined with colorful storefronts and the street, with motorbikes parked nearby." class="c-card__image" loading="lazy"></picture> </div> <div class="c-card__text-wrapper"> <a class="c-card__link" href="https://www.sei.org/publications/urban-nature-based-solutions-infectious-disease-bharatpur-nepal/"> <span class="c-card__title"> Exploring the potential of urban nature-based solutions to address infectious disease: a case study in Bharatpur, Nepal </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">SEI report</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> A research project investigated drivers of infectious disease in a developing city context, with a survey, workshops and stakeholder engagement for solutions. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">25 February 2025 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/cities/?parent_topic=health" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Cities</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="c-card-block__button-wrapper"> <div class="c-card-block__button"> <a class="o-button " href="https://www.sei.org/topic/cities/?parent_topic=water">More on cities</a> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="c-card-block c-card-block--content-width c-card-block--layout-stacked o-section" > <div class="o-container"> <header class="c-card-block__header"> <h2 class="c-card-block__title"> Disaster risk </h2> <p class="c-card-block__description"> Our research recognizes 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. </p> </header> <div class="c-card-block__card-outer"> <div class="c-card-block__cards"> <article class="c-card c-card--stacked "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/gettyimages-555173785-748x420.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/gettyimages-555173785-550x309.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/gettyimages-555173785-1000x561.webp?modtime=" alt="Warning floor in flooded place" class="c-card__image" loading="lazy"></picture> </div> <div class="c-card__text-wrapper"> <a class="c-card__link" href="https://www.sei.org/publications/hydrometeorological-resilience-assessment/"> <span class="c-card__title"> Hydrometeorological resilience assessment of interconnected critical infrastructures </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Journal article</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> This study models flood risks to critical infrastructure in Halmstad, Sweden, identifying key vulnerabilities and cascading failure risks. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">17 February 2025 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=water" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/disaster-risk/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Disaster Risk</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/mitigation/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Mitigation</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/planning-modelling/?parent_topic=water" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Planning and modelling</a> and <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/public-policy/?parent_topic=governance" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Public policy</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="c-card-block__button-wrapper"> <div class="c-card-block__button"> <a class="o-button " href="https://www.sei.org/topic/disaster-risk/?parent_topic=water">More on disaster risk</a> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="c-card-block c-card-block--content-width c-card-block--layout-stacked o-section" > <div class="o-container"> <header class="c-card-block__header"> <h2 class="c-card-block__title"> Food and agriculture </h2> <p class="c-card-block__description"> How can we meet the nutritional needs and expectations of a growing world population? And how do we do it without compromising long-term sustainability? 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SEI provides technical tools used by planners and decision makers, around the world. </p> </header> <div class="c-card-block__card-outer"> <div class="c-card-block__cards"> <article class="c-card c-card--stacked "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/free-photo-of-tranquil-wetland-landscape-under-blue-sky-748x420.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/free-photo-of-tranquil-wetland-landscape-under-blue-sky-550x309.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/free-photo-of-tranquil-wetland-landscape-under-blue-sky-1000x561.webp?modtime=" alt="" class="c-card__image" loading="lazy"></picture> </div> <div class="c-card__text-wrapper"> <a class="c-card__link" href="https://www.sei.org/events/earth-observation-data-egu-2025/"> <span class="c-card__title"> Call for 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