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Perspective / Leadership and action on transboundary and cascading climate risks are urgently needed, and the latest analysis shows what this means to climate diplomacy.

SEI report / Additional solutions, capacity development and strengthening of governance systems are needed to allow for increased sustainability of the city's sanitation.

Project / The project adopts a whole system approach through ‘discipline hopping’ by diversifying and aligning with the ‘decarbonization agenda’ to address climate change

Project / A NASA-funded project explored whether satellite imagery can help Indigenous tribes in California conserve land and water in ways that meet their needs.

Project / This project improves the understanding of water usage in river basins, energy needs, impact of increased renewables & water demand on ecosystems.

Project / This study is designed to give an overview of the levels of pharmaceutical contamination across European rivers.

Project / This project aims to shift the paradigm of school food and school catering and to improve the regional, social and environmental resilience of the food system.

Media advisory / According to the latest IPCC Working Group II report released on 28 February 2022, immediate action is needed to prevent severe climate change impacts.

Past event / The Youth Environment Assembly 2022 taking place in Nairobi is a collective youth participation in the processes of environmental governance in the UN system.

Tool / This web-based platform tracks fossil fuel infrastructure development and enables users to evaluate potential threats to ecosystems and communities.

Perspective / Animal welfare matters for sustainable development. The UN Environmental Assembly should recognize this link.

Journal article / The safe operating space of the novel entities planetary boundary is exceeded, as annual production and releases are faster than global assessment capacity.

Journal article / What actions can help build a more sustainable world in the wake of Covid-19? This article sets out key responses that can underpin action.

Perspective / Sixty years after Silent Spring launched the environmental movement, the world should heed the call to stop the proliferation of harmful chemicals.

Feature / Reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assess the scientific literature and set the climate policy agenda for governments.

Journal article / This paper synthesizes empirical work from stakeholder dialogues conducted in Colombia, Rwanda, Sweden, and Thailand.

Perspective / SEI US Associate Scientist Zoha Shawoo outlines why countries must strengthen policy coherence when implementing climate goals.

Other publication / This handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of some of the world’s most pressing global development challenges.

SEI podcast / Listen to how the WEAP tool supports sustainable water planning through modelling, scenarios and decision-making across cities, farms and ecosystems.

Feature / This fact sheet examines how municipal governments can fund investments and the types of financial instruments they can use to do this.