2024

Articles

18 September 2024

Exploring climate buffer infrastructures in Tacloban

An international team of researchers and students, funded by the Sydney Environment Institute, conducted fieldwork in Tacloban City, Philippines from June to August 2024. They sought to understand the prospects and pitfalls of hard infrastructures and nature-based solutions in protecting communities from adverse impacts of climate change.

16 September 2024

Towards a just implementation of carbon removal

PhD student, Elisa Paiusco, explores the societal and ethical dimensions of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) techniques such as afforestation and reforestation (A/R), bioenergy with carbon capture (BECCS), and direct air capture (DACCS).

05 September 2024

Social infrastructure and disaster risk in the Philippines

Lauren is an Honours student studying a double degree in Civil Engineering and Geography, who was awarded the SEI Honours Research Fellowship in 2024. Her project is titled ‘Social infrastructure and disaster risk in the Philippines’.

02 September 2024

Patient’s heart and related carbon footprint can both be cared for

A team of researchers at the University of Sydney, including a sustainability analyst, a sociologist and cardiologist, has been able to map the carbon footprint of a cardiac patient, from hospital admission to discharge.

Senate inquiry highlights SEI's role in disaster resilience

The Sydney Environment Institute (SEI) is proud to announce that its collaborative efforts have been featured in the recently published report from the Senate inquiry into Australia's Disaster Resilience.

SEI advocates for community focus in new disaster response guidelines

The NSW Government recently collected feedback on its draft NSW Disaster Adaptation Plan (DAP) Guidelines which aim to develop collaborative, actionable plans for government, local communities, and relevant organisations to work together in identifying and implementing the most effective disaster risk reduction strategies.

New risk index to predict climate displacement

The Risk Index for Climate Displacement (RICD) is a ground-breaking predictive model being developed by a consortium of over 20 organisations, including the University of Sydney, to address disaster response. Dr Aaron Opdyke and A/Prof Nader Naderpajouh attended the launch of the project last week with a symposium in Bangkok.

SEI Director returns from Visiting Professorship in Europe

In July SEI warmly welcomed back Director Professor David Schlosberg from his six-month appointment with The Jane and Aatos Erkko Visiting Professorship in Studies on Contemporary Society.

Reflections from the 2024 AAG Conference

The 2024 AAG Conference in Hawai'i explored reciprocal scholarship, colonialism and resources, and recovery and restoration, allowing participants to challenge dominant anthropocentric framings.

Vignette series highlights community-led disaster responses

Communities across New South Wales have faced catastrophic bushfires and floods, exacerbated by climate change. This ‘new normal' has compounded other crises, including the global pandemic, supply chain disruptions, inflation, and a housing crisis, overwhelming traditional disaster response systems.