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srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/gettyimages-2064414421-550x309.webp?modtime=1727096568" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/gettyimages-2064414421-1000x561.webp?modtime=1727096568" alt="Aerial view of a narrow road cutting through a flooded landscape, with a single orange vehicle parked on the road near a large, leafless tree surrounded by water." class="c-card__image" loading="lazy"></picture> </div> <div class="c-card__text-wrapper"> <a class="c-card__link" href="https://www.sei.org/perspectives/dikes-wont-do-why-europe-is-failing-to-reduce-flood-risks/"> <span class="c-card__title"> Dikes won’t do: why Europe is failing to reduce flood risks </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Perspective</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> In this perspective, SEI's Janne Parviainen argues that the impacts of Storm Boris show why Europe must rethink its approach to addressing rising 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srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/gettyimages-1440229538-1000x561.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/features/weadapt-puts-together-a-toolbox-to-help-address-climate-anxiety/"> <span class="c-card__title"> weADAPT puts together a toolbox to help address climate anxiety </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Feature</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> weADAPT has created a toolbox to help people find articles, resources, courses and avenues for discussion about the impacts of climate change on mental health. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">23 September 2024 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a> and <a 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class="c-card__type">Feature</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> weADAPT - SEI's pioneering, collaborative platform on climate change adaptation - has a new theme focused on youth and intergenerational justice. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">16 August 2024 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="c-card c-card--default "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/gettyimages-612225984-1-748x420.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/gettyimages-612225984-1-550x309.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/gettyimages-612225984-1-1000x561.webp?modtime=" alt="Peaks in the Andes Mountains in Venezuela" class="c-card__image" loading="lazy"></picture> </div> <div class="c-card__text-wrapper"> <a class="c-card__link" href="https://www.sei.org/features/insights-to-help-mountain-regions-adapt-to-climate-change/"> <span class="c-card__title"> Peak focus: addressing the increasing impacts of climate change on mountains </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Feature</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> SEI's Kate Williamson and Rosie Witton discuss new insights about climate change adaptation in mountains, a region of growing policy and research attention. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">29 May 2024 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="c-card c-card--default "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/gettyimages-1179177396-cropped-748x420.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/gettyimages-1179177396-cropped-550x309.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/gettyimages-1179177396-cropped-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/perspectives/missing-the-mark-facing-up-to-the-prospect-of-exceeding-1-5c/"> <span class="c-card__title"> Missing the mark: facing up to the prospect of exceeding 1.5°C </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Perspective</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> How will will the prospect of reaching and breaching the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C target influence actions to contain global warming? </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">17 January 2024 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/climate-policy/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Climate policy</a> and <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/mitigation/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Mitigation</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="c-card c-card--default "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/nasa-xfo2xt33xgi-unsplash-748x420.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/nasa-xfo2xt33xgi-unsplash-550x309.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/nasa-xfo2xt33xgi-unsplash-1000x561.webp?modtime=" alt="The Earth rises over the moon's horizon against the black outer space" class="c-card__image" loading="lazy"></picture> </div> <div class="c-card__text-wrapper"> <a class="c-card__link" href="https://www.sei.org/perspectives/the-new-space-race/"> <span class="c-card__title"> The new “space race”: intensifying competition to control resources on land, of the ocean and in outer space </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Perspective</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> Unprecedented pressure on the planet’s finite resources fuels a new race for space of all kinds. How will we manage the trade-offs and resulting conflicts? </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">17 January 2024 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/ecosystems/?parent_topic=land" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Ecosystems</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/food-agriculture/?parent_topic=land" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Food and agriculture</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/land-use/?parent_topic=land" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Land use</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/renewables/?parent_topic=energy" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Renewables</a> and <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/water-resources/?parent_topic=water" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Water resources</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="c-card c-card--default "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/gettyimages-12081452572-748x420.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/gettyimages-12081452572-550x309.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/gettyimages-12081452572-1000x561.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/perspectives/transitioning-to-a-new-global-order/"> <span class="c-card__title"> Transitioning to a new global order </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Perspective</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> At this time of growing geopolitical fragmentation and conflict, how can the world foster the multilateral cooperation needed to address global problems? </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">17 January 2024 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/climate-policy/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Climate policy</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/finance/?parent_topic=governance" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Finance</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/geopolitics/?parent_topic=governance" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Geopolitics</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/public-policy/?parent_topic=governance" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Public policy</a> and <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/renewables/?parent_topic=energy" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Renewables</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="c-card-block c-card-block--full-width c-card-block--layout-1_and_3_below o-section js-full-width" > <div class="o-container"> <header class="c-card-block__header"> <h2 class="c-card-block__title"> Publications </h2> </header> <div class="c-card-block__card-outer"> <div class="c-card-block__cards"> <article class="c-card c-card--full-width "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lusaka-table-v2-1000x561.webp?modtime=1738047523" media="(min-width:1200px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lusaka-table-v2-748x420.webp?modtime=1738047523" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lusaka-table-v2-550x309.webp?modtime=1738047523" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lusaka-table-v2-1000x561.webp?modtime=1738047523" 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/publications/text-network-analysis-based-decision-framework/"> <span class="c-card__title"> Integrating social narratives of flood events into a text network analysis-based decision support framework to reduce vulnerability to climate change in Africa </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Journal article</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> This article highlights the benefits of a co-creative, narrative-based methodology used to solicit residents' input for building resilience to floods in Africa. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">28 January 2025 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/climate-services/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Climate services</a> and <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/disaster-risk/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Disaster Risk</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="c-card c-card--default "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/gettyimages-903265450-e1737556545655-724x420.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/gettyimages-903265450-e1737556545655-550x309.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/gettyimages-903265450-e1737556545655.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/publications/the-risk-tandem-framework-an-iterative-framework/"> <span class="c-card__title"> The Risk-Tandem Framework: an iterative framework for combining risk governance and knowledge co-production toward integrated disaster risk management and climate change adaptation </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Journal article</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> This journal article outlines the Risk-Tandem Framework, which uses transdisciplinary knowledge co-production to help address the governance of climate risks. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">22 January 2025 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a> and <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/disaster-risk/?parent_topic=water" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Disaster Risk</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="c-card c-card--default "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/hkhadaptations-image1-748x420.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/hkhadaptations-image1-550x309.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/hkhadaptations-image1-1000x561.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/publications/a-roadmap-for-regional-cooperation-on-adaptation-in-the-hindu-kush-himalaya-addressing-transboundary-and-cascading-climate-risks/"> <span class="c-card__title"> A roadmap for regional cooperation on adaptation in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: addressing transboundary and cascading climate risks </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Other publication</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> This roadmap outlines 15 measures that can help the Hindu Kush Himalaya region address transboundary and cascading risks posed by climate change. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">18 November 2024 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a> and <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/disaster-risk/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Disaster Risk</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="c-card c-card--default "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/gettyimages-1455977070-748x420.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/gettyimages-1455977070-550x309.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/gettyimages-1455977070-1000x561.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/publications/trends-in-climate-adaptation-solutions-for-mountain-regions/"> <span class="c-card__title"> Trends in climate adaptation solutions for mountain regions </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Journal article</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> This article analyses trends in efforts being implemented worldwide to help mountain regions address the impacts of climate change. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">23 September 2024 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="c-card c-card--default "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/shayan-ghiasvand-i-8e7wx2hao-unsplash-2-748x420.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/shayan-ghiasvand-i-8e7wx2hao-unsplash-2-550x309.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/shayan-ghiasvand-i-8e7wx2hao-unsplash-2-1000x561.webp?modtime=" alt="rice field" 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/co-designing-in-tandem/"> <span class="c-card__title"> Co-designing in Tandem: case study journeys to inspire and guide climate services </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Journal article</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> Researchers use experiences and learning from use in three distinct geographical and developmental contexts to create a new Tandem framework. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">6 August 2024 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/climate-policy/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Climate policy</a> and <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/climate-services/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Climate services</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="c-card c-card--default "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/gettyimages-474096626v2kb-748x420.webp?modtime=1720193147" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/gettyimages-474096626v2kb-550x309.webp?modtime=1720193147" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/gettyimages-474096626v2kb-1000x561.webp?modtime=1720193147" 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/publications/climate-services-co-production-principles-and-insights/"> <span class="c-card__title"> Principles for co-producing climate services: </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Journal article</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> This paper contributes knowledge on practices and processes that can enable effective climate services in urban areas of sub-Saharan Africa. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">13 June 2024 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a> and <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/climate-services/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Climate services</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="c-card c-card--default "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/gettyimages-1481183498-748x420.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/gettyimages-1481183498-550x309.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/gettyimages-1481183498-1000x561.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/publications/managing-systemic-risk-through-transformative-change/"> <span class="c-card__title"> Managing systemic risk through transformative change: </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Journal article</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> This perspective argues that bringing local knowledge co-production into systemic risk analyses can help identify opportunities for changes to build resilience. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">17 May 2024 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/climate-services/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Climate services</a> and <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/disaster-risk/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Disaster Risk</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="http://www.sei.org/publications/?select-centre%5B%5D=898">All SEI Oxford publications</a> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="c-card-block c-card-block--full-width c-card-block--layout-1_and_3_below o-section js-full-width" > <div class="o-container"> <header class="c-card-block__header"> <h2 class="c-card-block__title"> Research </h2> <p class="c-card-block__description"> SEI Oxford conducts innovative research and develops new tools, networks, and platforms to generate broader insights, and to steer policies and practices toward sustainability. </p> </header> <div class="c-card-block__card-outer"> <div class="c-card-block__cards"> <article class="c-card c-card--full-width "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/unsplash-vqbzvwbfhri-938x561.jpg?modtime=" media="(min-width:1200px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/unsplash-vqbzvwbfhri-748x420.jpg?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/unsplash-vqbzvwbfhri-550x309.jpg?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/unsplash-vqbzvwbfhri-938x561.jpg?modtime=" alt="Houses in Mexico" class="c-card__image" loading="lazy"></picture> </div> <div class="c-card__text-wrapper"> <a class="c-card__link" href="https://www.sei.org/centres/oxford/research-areas/"> <span class="c-card__title"> Research areas </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> We examine ways to adapt effectively to climate change. We assess ways that policy- and decision-makers can tackle the risks that arise from a changing climate. </p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="c-card c-card--default "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/nasa-reid-wiseman-748x420.jpg?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/nasa-reid-wiseman-550x309.jpg?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/nasa-reid-wiseman-1000x561.jpg?modtime=" alt="aerial shot of the earth" class="c-card__image" loading="lazy"></picture> </div> <div class="c-card__text-wrapper"> <a class="c-card__link" href="https://www.sei.org/projects/adaptation-without-borders/"> <span class="c-card__title"> Adaptation Without Borders </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Initiative</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> The initiative explores implications of transboundary climate risks and strengthens cooperation to meet the global challenge of adaptation to climate change. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">2019 - 2023 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/climate-policy/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Climate policy</a> and <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/climate-services/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Climate services</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="c-card c-card--default "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/twopeoplegettyimages-900461788-748x420.jpg?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/twopeoplegettyimages-900461788-550x309.jpg?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/twopeoplegettyimages-900461788-1000x561.jpg?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/features/collaboration-to-bridge-the-gap-between-climate-science-and-adaptation-policy/"> <span class="c-card__title"> Collaboration to bridge the gap between climate science and adaptation policy </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Feature</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> The SEI Initiative on Climate Services generated new insights about co-design and co-production proocesses to integrate climate science into adaptation policy. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">18 May 2020 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/cities/?parent_topic=water" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Cities</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/climate-services/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Climate services</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/disaster-risk/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Disaster Risk</a> and <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/participation/?parent_topic=governance" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Participation</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="c-card c-card--default "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/gettyimages-2041927358-v2-748x420.webp?modtime=1742382562" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/gettyimages-2041927358-v2-550x309.webp?modtime=1742382562" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/gettyimages-2041927358-v2-1000x561.webp?modtime=1742382562" alt="Woman carrying a small solar panel in Botswana" class="c-card__image" loading="lazy"></picture> </div> <div class="c-card__text-wrapper"> <a class="c-card__link" href="https://www.sei.org/tools/weadapt/"> <span class="c-card__title"> weADAPT: Global platform for knowledge exchange on climate adaptation </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Tool</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> weADAPT is SEI's pioneering, user-led platform and network for climate change adaptation. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=gender" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/behaviour-choice/?parent_topic=economy" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Behaviour and choice</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/climate-services/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Climate services</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/finance/?parent_topic=economy" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Finance</a> and <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/innovation/?parent_topic=economy" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Innovation</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="c-card c-card--default "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/gettyimages-180760034-748x420.jpg?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/gettyimages-180760034-550x309.jpg?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/gettyimages-180760034-1000x561.jpg?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/projects/directed-climate-resilience/"> <span class="c-card__title"> DIRECTED – Disaster resilience for extreme climate events through improved data accessibility, communication and risk governance </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Project</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> The EU Horizon project DIRECTED aims to improve the governance and management of climate disasters across multiple civil society and emergency agencies. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">2022 - 2023 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a> and <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/disaster-risk/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Disaster Risk</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="c-card c-card--default "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/gettyimages-1136008937-748x420.jpg?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/gettyimages-1136008937-550x309.jpg?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/gettyimages-1136008937-1000x561.jpg?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/projects/maia-climate-research-project/"> <span class="c-card__title"> MAIA – Maximising impact and accessibility of European climate research </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Project</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> MAIA is an EU Horizon Europe project that seeks to expand the impact and uptake of European climate research. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">2022 - 2025 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/climate-services/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Climate services</a> and <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/disaster-risk/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Disaster Risk</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="c-card c-card--default "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/nepalvillagegettyimages-497461750-748x420.jpg?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/nepalvillagegettyimages-497461750-550x309.jpg?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/nepalvillagegettyimages-497461750-1000x561.jpg?modtime=" alt="Dawn at Tadapani, Annapurna Region, Nepal" class="c-card__image" loading="lazy"></picture> </div> <div class="c-card__text-wrapper"> <a class="c-card__link" href="https://www.sei.org/projects/adaptation-at-altitude/"> <span class="c-card__title"> Adaptation at Altitude </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Program</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> The Adaptation at Altitudes program seeks to help mountain communities adapt to climate change. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">2019 - 2027 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="c-card c-card--default "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/gettyimages-1201193769.jpg?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/gettyimages-1201193769.jpg?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/gettyimages-1201193769.jpg?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/projects/codesign-and-cocreate-adaptation/"> <span class="c-card__title"> Adaptation AGORA – A Gathering place to cO-design and co-cReate Adaptation </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Project</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> Adaptation AGORA will support the adaptation to climate change by leveraging and step-forwarding best practices, innovative approaches and policy instruments. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">2023 - 2025 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=gender" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/business/?parent_topic=economy" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Business</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/innovation/?parent_topic=economy" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Innovation</a> and <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/participation/?parent_topic=governance" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Participation</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="c-card c-card--default "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/etienne-girardet--ixw2vczobi-unsplash-2-748x420.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/etienne-girardet--ixw2vczobi-unsplash-2-550x309.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/etienne-girardet--ixw2vczobi-unsplash-2-1000x561.webp?modtime=" alt="Person tending to crops in a vast, lush green rice field, carrying a blue basket under clear daylight." class="c-card__image" loading="lazy"></picture> </div> <div class="c-card__text-wrapper"> <a class="c-card__link" href="https://www.sei.org/projects/climatefit/"> <span class="c-card__title"> Financing adaptation to climate change (CLIMATEFIT) </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Project</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> CLIMATEFIT supports innovative financing mechanisms for climate change adaptation by providing key insights into financing sources and strategies. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">2023 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/climate-policy/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Climate policy</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/finance/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Finance</a> and <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/innovation/?parent_topic=economy" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Innovation</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="c-card c-card--default "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/gettyimages-2174258375-748x420.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/gettyimages-2174258375-550x309.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/gettyimages-2174258375-1000x561.webp?modtime=" alt="A former World War II bunker in Hamburg, converted to house offices, residences, and music and arts venues" class="c-card__image" loading="lazy"></picture> </div> <div class="c-card__text-wrapper"> <a class="c-card__link" href="https://www.sei.org/projects/fair2adapt-fair-to-adapt-to-climate-change/"> <span class="c-card__title"> FAIR2Adapt: Fair, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR) data for climate change adaptation </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Project</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> The FAIR2Adapt project seeks to improve the accessibility and interoperability of data needed to inform climate change adaptation efforts. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">2025 - 2027 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="c-card-block c-card-block--full-width c-card-block--layout-1_and_3_aside o-section js-full-width" > <div class="o-container"> <header class="c-card-block__header"> <h2 class="c-card-block__title"> Two decades in Oxford </h2> <p class="c-card-block__description"> SEI has been working in Oxford since 2002. In September 2022, we marked the 20th anniversary of the Oxford Centre and the 15th anniversary of weADAPT, our global climate change adaptation platform and network. We observed this milestone with an event examining "The Future of Adaptation". The event included an intergenerational discussion about related issues. You can watch a video of the event, which was held at the University of Oxford Museum of Natural History. </p> </header> <div class="c-card-block__card-outer"> <div class="c-card-block__cards"> <article class="c-card c-card--large "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/dsc4375-748x420.jpg?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/dsc4375-550x309.jpg?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/dsc4375-1000x561.jpg?modtime=" alt="SEI Oxford's 20th anniversary event at Oxford Museum of Natural History" class="c-card__image" loading="lazy"></picture> </div> <div class="c-card__text-wrapper"> <a class="c-card__link" href="https://www.sei.org/features/watch-the-adaptation-future-event-video/"> <span class="c-card__title"> SEI Oxford event addresses the future of climate change adaptation </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Feature</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> Watch the videos of SEI Oxford's 20th anniversary event, "The Future of Adaptation", which brought together leading voices to discuss climate change adaptation. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">5 October 2022 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <div class="c-card-block__sidebar"> <article class="c-card c-card--list "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__text-wrapper"> <a class="c-card__link" href="https://www.sei.org/features/weadapt-15-anniversary/"> <span class="c-card__title"> weADAPT at 15: How research, policy and practice community members use the platform </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Feature</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> As weADAPT celebrates its 15th anniversary, we look at how the community helps compare and assess global projects facing similar challenges and find solutions. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">17 October 2022 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="c-card c-card--list "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__text-wrapper"> <a class="c-card__link" href="https://www.sei.org/perspectives/sei-oxford-at-20/"> <span class="c-card__title"> Reflections on the first two decades of SEI Oxford </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Perspective</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> SEI Oxford Centre Director and co-founder Ruth Butterfield 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