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Bhagavan, M.R. and I. Virgin (eds). 2003. Proceedings of a Workshop on Biosafety Capacity Building in Eastern and Southern Africa Held at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) 16-18 October 2002, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 81pp.
Bhagavan, M.R. and I. Virgin. 2004. Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries. A Briefing Paper for Sida. SEI Risk and Vulnerability Programme Briefing Paper, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 46pp.
Bhagavan, M.R. and I. Virgin. 2004. Generic Aspects of Institutional Capacity Development in Developing Countries, SEI Risk and Vulnerability Programme Report, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 20pp.
Dow, K. 2005. Vulnerability Profile of West Africa. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Report, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, March 2005, 33pp.
Dow, K. and E.R. Carr with contributions from A. Douma, G. Han, K. Hallding. 2005. Linking Water Scarcity to Population Movements: From Global Models to Local Experiences. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Report, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 2005, 35pp.
Downing, T.E. and G. Ziervogel. 2005. Food System Scenarios: Exploring Global/Local Linkages. Working Paper. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Report, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 2004, 35pp.
Lindskog, E., Dow, K., Nilsson Axberg, G., Miller, F., and Hancock, A. (2005) When Rapid Changes in Environmental, Social and Economic Conditions Converge: Challenges to Sustainable Livelihoods in Dak Lak, Vietnam. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Report, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, August 2005, 71pp.
Makri, A. 2005. Connecting Health and Vulnerability to Environmental Stress. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Report, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 2004, 59pp.
Maltais, A., K. Dow and . Persson. 2003. Integrating Perspectives on Environmental Security. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Report, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, January 2003, 29pp.
Simonsson, L. 2005. Vulnerability Profile of Burkina Faso. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Report, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, March 2005, 32pp.
Simonsson, L. 2005. Vulnerability Profile of Mali. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Report, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, March 2005, 35pp.
Adger, N., L. Lebel and V. Narain. 2003. Participation and Building Capacity to Climate Change Adaptation. Poverty and Vulnerability Programme, Adaptation Research Workshop Briefing Paper, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, November 2003, 5pp.
Adger, N., V. Mathur and K. Dow. 2003. Climate Vulnerability Hotspots. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Programme Adaptation Research Workshop Briefing Paper, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, November 2003, 4pp.
Bhagavan, M.R. and I. Virgin (eds). 2003. Proceedings of a Workshop on Biosafety Capacity Building in Eastern and Southern Africa Held at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) 16-18 October 2002, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 3pp.
Bhagavan, M.R. and I. Virgin. 2004. Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries. A Briefing Paper for Sida. SEI Risk and Vulnerability Programme Briefing Paper, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 4pp.
Bhagavan, M.R. and I. Virgin. 2004. Generic Aspects of Institutional Capacity Development in Developing Countries, SEI Risk and Vulnerability Programme Report, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 4pp.
Bharwani, S. Knowledge Elicitation Tools - Guidelines for Use. Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Dow, K. 2005. Vulnerability Profile of West Africa. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Report, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, March 2005, 4pp.
Dow, K. and T.J. Wilbanks. 2003. Poverty and Vulnerabilities to Climate Change. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Programme Adaptation Research Workshop Briefing Paper, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, November 2003, 5pp.
Downing, T.E. 2004. Adaptation Research Workshop - Enhancing Capacity for Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing Countries. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Programme, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, April 2004, 5pp.
Downing, T.E. and S. Franklin. 2004. Choosing Methods in Assessments of Vulnerable Food Systems. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Programme/GECAFS Briefing Paper, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 5pp.
Downing, T.E. and S. Franklin. 2004. Resilience and Vulnerability. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Programme/GECAFS Briefing Paper, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 4pp.
Downing, T.E. and G. Ziervogel. 2005. Food System Scenarios: Exploring Global/Local Linkages. Working Paper. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Report, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 2004, 2pp.
Fischer, M.D. and S. Bharwani. 2004. Knowledge Elicitation Tools: Guidelines for Use. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Briefing Paper, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 4pp.
Franklin, S. 2004. Concept Paper on Health and Vulnerability. SEI Briefing Note, Poverty and Vulnerability Programme, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, September 2004, 3pp (under review).
Franklin, S. 2004. HIV/AIDS, Health and Vulnerability. SEI Briefing Note, Poverty and Vulnerability Programme, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, September 2004, 5pp (under review).
Franklin, S. 2004. Political Ecology of Vulnerability. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Programme/ GECAFS Briefing Paper, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 4pp.
Franklin, S. and T.E. Downing. 2004. Vulnerability, Global Environmental Change and Food Systems. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Programme/GECAFS Briefing Paper, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 4pp.
Hoanh, C.T., A. Huber-Lee, A.M. Nishat and J. Soussans. 2003. Lessons from the World Water Forum on Climate Adaptation. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Programme Adaptation Research Workshop Briefing Paper, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, November 2003, 4pp.
Lindskog, E., Dow, K., Nilsson Axberg, G., Miller, F., and Hancock, A. (2005) When Rapid Changes in Environmental, Social and Economic Conditions Converge: Challenges to Sustainable Livelihoods in Dak Lak, Vietnam. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Report, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, August 2005, 4pp.
Makri, A. 2005. Connecting Health and Vulnerability to Environmental Stress. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Report, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 2004, 2pp.
Mathur, V. 2004. High Risk Regions. SEI Briefing Note, Poverty and Vulnerability Programme, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, September 2004, 4pp.
Polsky, C. 2003. Global Change Vulnerability Assessment. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Programme Adaptation Research Workshop Briefing Paper, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, November 2003, 4pp.
Segnestam, L. 2004. Poverty and Vulnerability to Environmental Stress: Working with Multiple Dimensions of Poverty. SEI Briefing Note, Poverty and Vulnerability Programme, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, August 2004, 3pp.
Simonsson, L. 2005. Vulnerability Profile of Burkina Faso. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Report, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, March 2005, 4pp.
Simonsson, L. 2005. Vulnerability Profile of Mali. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Report, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, March 2005, 4pp.
Stevens, L. 2002. HIV/AIDS, Food Insecurity, and GDP: In the Background at the World Food Summit. SEI Risk and Vulnerability Briefing Paper, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, September 2002, 4pp.
Warwick, C., S. Bharwani and T.E. Downing. 2004. Agent-Based Modelling of Vulnerable Food Systems. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Programme/GECAFS Briefing Paper, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, August 2004, 3pp.
Ziervogel, G. and T.E. Downing. 2004. Vulnerability Indicators and Mapping. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Programme/GECAFS Briefing Paper, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 4pp.
Ziervogel, G., T.E. Downing and A. Patwardhan. 2003. Linking Global and Local Scenarios under Climate Change. SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Programme Adaptation Research Workshop Briefing Paper, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, November 2003, 6pp.
Miller, F., F. Thomalla, T. E. Downing and M. Chadwick. 2006. Resilient Ecosystems, Healthy Communities: Human Health and Sustainable Ecosystems after the Tsunami. Oceanography, 19(2), 50-51.
Thomalla, F., T.E. Downing, E. Spanger-Siegfried, G. Han and J. Rockstrm. 2006. Reducing Hazard Vulnerability: Towards a Common Approach Between Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Adaptation. Disasters, 30 (1), 39-48.
Ziervogel, G. and S. Bharwani, 2005. Adapting to Climate Variability: Pumpkins, People and Pumps. Submitted to Global Environmental Change Part A.
Note: * denotes invited paper
Bhagavan, M.R. and I. Virgin. 2005. Impact of Agricultural Biotechnology on the Poor in East and Southern Africa. Structures of Vulnerability: Mobilisation and Resistance, Stockholm, Sweden, 12-14 January 2005.
Downing, T.E. and F. Thomalla. 2005. On Choosing Methodologies for Vulnerability and Risk Assessments. Workshop on Methods and Tools for Climate Risk Reduction, International Workconference on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction, The Hague, The Netherlands, 21-24 June 2005. *
Han, G. 2005. Natural Disaster Risk Reduction: Challenges for Mainstreaming. Structures of Vulnerability: Mobilisation and Resistance, Stockholm, Sweden, 12-14 January 2005.
Miller, F. and E. Lindskog. 2005. Vulnerability to Multiple Environmental and Economic Risks in Vietnam: When Change Outstrips Institutional Adaptation. Structures of Vulnerability: Mobilisation and Resistance, Stockholm, Sweden, 12-14 January 2005.
Miller, F., F. Thomalla and M. Chadwick. 2006. Approaches for Assessing Disaster Vulnerability and Building Sustainable Livelihoods: Insights from Sri Lanka one Year after the Tsunami. Coastal Vulnerability and Disaster - from Reconstruction to Resilience. International Conference on Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India, 5-7 January 2006.
Miller, F., F. Thomalla, E. Lindskog and L. Segnestam. 2005. Assessing the Vulnerability of Poor Coastal Communities to Multiple Environmental and Economic Risks. Paper presented at the 6th Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Research Community in Bonn, Germany, 9-13 October 2005.
Segnestam, L. 2005. Cross-level Institutional Processes and Vulnerability to Natural Hazards in Honduras. Structures of Vulnerability: Mobilisation and Resistance, Stockholm, Sweden, 12-14 January 2005.
Taylor, A., G. Ziervogel, F. Thomalla, T. Takama and C. Quinn. 2006. Adaptation to Water Stress in South Africa: Constraining Development and Poverty Alleviation. IWA NVA CPWC Conference on Innovations in Coping with Water and Climate Related Risks, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 25 - 27 September 2006.
Thomalla, F. 2005. ŇWhere Are We Now?Ó Integrating Natural and Social Science Perspectives and Bridging Research Communities in the Analysis of Vulnerability of Coastal Ecosystems and Communities to Climate Change. Opening Presentation to the Workshop on Vulnerability of Coastal Ecosystems and Communities to Climate Change. Coasts and Coastal People - Scenarios of Change and Responses, LOICZ II Inaugural Open Science Meeting, Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands, 27-29 June 2005.
Thomalla, F. 2005. Reducing the Vulnerability of the Poor to Environmental Change: An Overview of the SEI Poverty and Vulnerability Programme. Structures of Vulnerability: Mobilisation and Resistance, Stockholm, Sweden, 12-14 January 2005.
Thomalla, F. and F. Miller. 2005. Understanding Human Vulnerability to Coastal Hazards and Adapting to Uncertain Futures. Coasts and Coastal People-Scenarios of Change and Responses, LOICZ II Inaugural Open Science Meeting, Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands, 27-29 June 2005.
Thomalla, F. and T. E. Downing. 2005. Methodological Approaches to Meta-analysis of Vulnerability to Global Change. Workshop on Meta-analysis of Vulnerability. Germanwatch, Bonn, 9 October 2005.
Thomalla, F., F. Miller, K. Dow, T. E. Downing, R. E. Kasperson and C. Arsac. 2005. Synthesising Lessons on Effective Vulnerability Reduction Policy. Paper presented at the 6th Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Research Community in Bonn, Germany, 9-13 October 2005.
Thomalla, F., G. Han and F. Miller. 2005. The Hyogo Framework for Action 2005 - 2015: New Opportunities and Challenges for Disaster Risk Reduction. Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR), Beijing, China, 27-29 September 2005.
Thomalla, F., J. Rockstrm and F. Miller. 2004. Adapting to increasing Climate Change induced Variability in Tropical Regions: Challenges for Rural Livelihoods and Food Security. Adaptation to Changes in Water Systems because of Climate Change. 11 December 2004. Side Event to the Tenth Session of the Conference of Parties (COP 10), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 6-17 December 2004.
Thomalla, F., M. Ldecke and M. Kok. 2006. A Vulnerability Approach for UNEPs Global Environment Outlook (GEO) - 4 Chapter 8: Challenges and Opportunities. Presentation for Workshop on Modelling Vulnerability, Montpellier, France, 3-7 April 2006.
Thomalla, F., R.V. Cruz, V.O. Espaldon, F. Hilario, R.J.T. Klein, F. Lansigan, R. Lasco, D.B. Magcale-Macandog, F.K. Mallion, D.B. Zoleta-Nantes, R.T. Perez, F. Pulhin, J. Pulhin and R. Ranola Jr. 2004. A Comparative Analysis of Vulnerabilities, Responses and Adaptation Strategies to Tropical Cyclones in Asia: Defining the Philippines Country Study. Proceedings of the Coastal Zone Asia Pacific Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 5-9 September 2004, 647-653.
Thomalla, F., T. Cannon, S. Huq, R.J.T. Klein and C. Schaerer. 2005. Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change in Coastal Bangladesh by building Civil Society Alliances. Proceedings of the Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference 2005, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Charleston, South Carolina, USA, 8-11 May 2005, 668-684.
Thomalla, F., T.E. Downing, E. Spanger-Siegfried, G. Han and J. Rockstrm. 2005. Reducing Human Vulnerability to Climate-related Hazards: Towards a Common Approach between the Climate Change Adaptation and the Disaster Risk Reduction Communities. Workshop ŇFrom Global to Local and Back Again, Linking Local Community Climate Risk Reduction Programmes with National and International PoliciesÓ, International Workconference on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction, The Hague, The Netherlands, 21-24 June 2005. *
Ziervogel, G. and S. Bharwani, 2005. Food Security and Seasonal Forecasts: How Adaptation Priorities Differ. Paper presented at the 6th Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Research Community in Bonn, Germany, 9-13 October 2005.
Downing, T.E. 2002. Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change in South Asia. Sustainable Development Update, Issue 3, Volume 2, June 2002.
Ellegrd, A. and M. Nordstrm. 2003. Charcoal Production in Southern Africa: Sustainable Deforestation? Sustainable Development Update, Issue 3, Volume 3, June/July 2003.
Miller, F., F. Thomalla and J. Rockstrm. 2005. Paths to a Sustainable Recovery after the Tsunami. Sustainable Development Update, Issue 1, Volume 5, March 2005.
Nordstrm, M. 2003. New SEI-Report on Environmental Security Focuses on Poverty and Livelihoods. Sustainable Development Update, Issue 3, Volume 3, June/July 2003.
Nordstrm. M., Stephen, L., Dow, K. and T.E. Downing. 2003. Food Security and Global Climate Change: The Need for Adaptive Strategies in Vulnerable Areas. Sustainable Development Update, Issue 6, Volume 3, June 2003.
Ziervogel, G. and S. Bharwani. 2006. Climate Forecast Information Can Help Poor African Farmers Adapt to Variations in Rainfall. Sustainable Development Update, Issue 1, Volume 6, March 2006.
Han, G. 2005. Natural Hazards and Vulnerability: A Review and Discussion. Lecture to undergraduate students at Stockholm University, 11 April 2005.
Miller, F. 2005. Environmental and Livelihood Impacts of the Tsunami: Challenges for a Sustainable Recovery, Seminar for SLU Student Union, 14 April 2005.
Miller, F. 2005. Equity Dimensions of Water Property Rights and Market Mechanisms, Final Presentation for AusAID Water Governance in Context Project, Canberra, Australia, 15 July 2005.
Miller, F. 2005. Freshwater for Sustainable Livelihoods: How to Reduce Vulnerability in the Coastal Zone? Presentation at the CORDIO and Swedish Water House Seminar, Kortsiktig katastrofhantering - lngsiktig hllbar utveckling Erfarenheter frn Tsunamikatastrofen i Sydostasien, 20 April, 2005.
Miller, F. 2005. From Understanding Social Vulnerability to Building Resilience. Tsunami in Asia: How can Sweden Contribute to the Environmentally Sustainable Reconstruction after the Disaster? High Level Science Workshop for the Swedish Government organised by SEI and IVL, 24 January 2005.
Miller, F. 2005. Vulnerability Research: Reflections on Scale Relations, Theory and Policy Linkages. Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University Seminar, 8 March 2005.
Rockstrm, J. 2005. How Can Sweden Contribute to an Environmentally Sound Recovery? Tsunami in Asia: How can Sweden Contribute to the Environmentally Sustainable Reconstruction after the Disaster? High Level Science Workshop for the Swedish Government organised by SEI and IVL, 24 January 2005.
Rockstrm, J. 2005. Vulnerability - The Importance of Ecological Resilience to Cope with Shocks. Poverty Environment Partnership (PEP) Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, 15-17 March 2005.
Thomalla, F. 2005. Reducing Vulnerability in High Risk Coastal Zones: Adaptation to Uncertain Futures. Tsunami in Asia: How can Sweden Contribute to the Environmentally Sustainable Reconstruction after the Disaster? High Level Science Workshop for the Swedish Government organised by SEI and IVL, 24 January 2005.
Thomalla, F. 2006. Contributed to Seminar entitled ŇCoping with Climate Variability and Change - Are Societies Resilient Enough?Ó with Mark Lynas, author of "High TideÓ, organised by Ordfront Frlag, the Centre for Transdisciplinary Environmental Research, Stockholm University, and Albaeco, Stockholm, Sweden, 9 February 2006.
Thomalla, F. and T. E. Downing. 2005. Methodological Approaches to Meta-analysis of Vulnerability to Global Change. Presentation at a Workshop on Meta-analysis of Vulnerability organised by Colin Polsky of the IGU Task Force on Vulnerability and Richard Klein of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impacts Research and co-sponsored by Germanwatch, Bonn, 9 October 2005.