Stockholm Environment Institute: bridging science and policy

Åsa Persson appointed UNEP Chief Scientist

Feature / Fifty years after the Stockholm conference that created UNEP, former SEI Research Director Åsa Persson becomes its Chief Scientist.

2 September 2026

Coffee plantations in Colombia in harvest months.

Trase brings greater transparency to global coffee supply chains

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Five trends from World Water Week 2026

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Building water resilience with communities in Kenya

Somalia’s technical experts convene to build air quality capacity

Lost in translation: visual metaphors for better climate communication

Feature / Visual metaphors can help overcome challenges that arise from different interpretations of terms used in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.

2 September 2026 /

Addressing charging poverty as a barrier to equitable transport decarbonization

Journal article / The study defines “charging poverty” and proposes a framework to assess unequal access to reliable, affordable and inclusive electric vehicle charging.

1 September 2026 /

What is citizen science and how does it relate to other participatory methods? (CS Co-labs discussion 1)

Event on 09 September / In this first CS Co-labs discussion session we will provide a general introduction to citizen science, as we understand it, and facilitate a group discussion.

13:00 BST / Available online

Ask the expert: How do you assess alignment between a country’s NDC and LT-LEDS?

Perspective / Do countries' short- and long-term climate plans support each other? SEI developed an assessment to analyse whether these parallel plans align.

25 August 2026 /

Publications

Highway crossing the countryside of Uruguay, view of the windmill fields and logging truck with eucalyptus logs.

Neglected SDGs as gaps in sustainability policy? The case of bioeconomy agendas in South America

Journal article / An assessment of bioeconomy policies in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay reveals neglected SDGs and gaps linked to power relations, interests and policy processes.

31 August 2026 /

Operationalizing marine multifunctionality in Europe: policy mixes, activation modes, and governance functions

Journal article / Systematic review of European marine multifunctionality through a policy-mix lens.

27 August 2026 /

Governing the security–sustainability nexus in Europe’s critical raw material supply chains: human rights and environmental due diligence

Journal article / This article analyses how companies across critical raw material global value chains in France apply mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence.

27 August 2026 /

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No need to wait for reporting − examining learning from results-based management practices in development cooperation

Journal article / This study examines how results-based management practices shape organizational learning in international development cooperation.

2 September 2026

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Aerial view of wind turbines casting shadows on a patchwork of different-colored agricultural fields in light green, dark green, rust, gray and charcoal.

How every country can optimize its energy transition: SEI’s Jason Veysey in Climate Home News

Media coverage / SEI's Jason Veysey co-authors an op-ed on how countries can go beyond national plans and platforms to achieve truly resilient decarbonized energy systems.

19 August 2026 /

A row of smiling women behind a table on a stage stand and join lifted hands before an audience at the Santa Marta, Colombia, First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels.

Lessons from Santa Marta: process, power and pathways beyond fossil fuels

Perspective / SEI fossil fuel experts weigh in on the successes and challenges of the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia.

14 May 2026 /

A slippery slope? Gas developments and costly investments lock Colombia into a carbon-intensive path

Perspective / Calls in Colombia to increase gas production could set the country down an environmentally and financially perilous path despite cleaner energy alternatives.

24 April 2026 /

Solar panels mounted across a residential rooftop, with apartment buildings and trees in the background.

Rooftop solar PV – a promising solution for the energy crisis in Thailand

Perspective / The war in Iran and ensuing energy crisis has exposed the vulnerability of Thailand’s energy system – how does solar rooftop PV offer an opportunity?

28 May 2026 /

Trase brings greater transparency to global coffee supply chains

Feature / Trase identifies the leading coffee trading companies and estimate where traders and markets source coffee from within key coffee-producing countries.

2 September 2026 /

Transmission lines tower over green farmland alongside a rural road beneath a blue sky being overtaken by increasingly dark, gray clouds in the US Midwest.

Determination of ice loading and tornado loading maps for transmission line design

Project / This project aims to provide information on the risk of meteorological hazards that can cause power line disruption.

2026 /

Aerial View of Lake Tahoe Shoreline with Mountains and Turquoise Blue Waters

Untangling the complex web of water rights in the western US using SEI’s WEAP tool

Feature / This story explores how SEI's WEAP tool empowers planners and policymakers to build resilient and adaptable water systems across the drying western US.

15 July 2026 /

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Project Finance Officer

Vacancy / Join SEI Asia and manage financial aspects of projects with a team driving sustainable development.

Apply by 15 September 2026 / SEI Asia / Contract

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