In memory of Lisa Segnestam

The Stockholm Environment Institute commemorates Dr. Lisa Segnestam, a Research Fellow from 2000 to 2023, noting her influence on the organization's approach to gender and social equity. Her work emphasized norm-critical and intersectional perspectives on power, vulnerability, and gendered constructions within the contexts of poverty alleviation, disaster risk reduction, and water governance.

• Dr. Lisa Segnestam's research at SEI between 2000 and 2023 focused on gender and social equity, specifically regarding water governance, disaster risk reduction, and poverty alleviation, utilizing norm-critical and intersectional perspectives.
• Segnestam conducted specific field research on vulnerability in Nicaragua, focusing on rural poor populations facing drought, and in Costa Rica, examining climate change vulnerability among Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.
• Her work in Europe contributed to the development of co-creation and participatory research methodologies applied to adaptation and disaster risk reduction.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2023). In memory of Lisa Segnestam. https://www.sei.org/features/in-memory-of-lisa-segnestam/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. In memory of Lisa Segnestam. 2023. https://www.sei.org/features/in-memory-of-lisa-segnestam/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=In memory of Lisa Segnestam |date=28 August 2023 |url=https://www.sei.org/features/in-memory-of-lisa-segnestam/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2023memory, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{In memory of Lisa Segnestam}}, publisher = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = aug, url = {https://www.sei.org/features/in-memory-of-lisa-segnestam/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }