SEI Asia’s research teams work in a number of thematic areas, in addition to driving several initiatives and programmes. This work covers climate change, disasters and development, gender, environment and development (GED), water resources management, energy futures, city health and wellbeing, capacity development for research in the Mekong Region, and regional collaboration. SEI Asia additionally provides policy support that reaches across all of our research areas.
SEI works in close collaboration with its host Chulalongkorn University (CU), Thailand under a long-term agreement until 2023. A joint cluster on Water and Air for Sustainable Development formed in 2019 aims to undertake collaborative research with CU’s educational faculties and research institutions, produce academic outputs and influence public policies as well as seek research funding opportunities.
Advancing gender and social equality at the nexus of environment, development and sustainability.
Developing knowledge, processes, innovative tools, and solutions to improve decision making and best practices in water resources management.
Seeking to help cities and towns achieve an equitable, inclusive and sustainable development pathway.
Climate change, disasters and development supports decision-makers and marginalized and at-risk communities in acting on climate change.
Supporting policy processes for sustainability and climate resilience.
This programme seeks to understand the inter-connections between gender, equity, poverty, and sustainability from the lens of power to inform and advance transformative and sustainable development.
Initiative / The Gender Equality, Social Equity and Poverty Initiative explores the links between gender, social equity and justice, power and sustainability.
Our research and policy work in the Mekong Region focuses on the theme of water insecurity.
Program / SUMERNET brings together research and policy partners to engage with water insecurity in the Mekong Region.
The Strategic Collaborative Fund Phase 2 (SCF2) aims at building capacity and enabling learning for increased collaboration. It contributes to effective regional policy towards achieving the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) through strategic policy events.
Program / SEI’s Strategic Collaborative Fund Phase 2 fosters regional cooperation and policy dialogue for sustainable development and environmental sustainability.
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