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Journal article / The objectives of this study were to screen cassava varieties and early generation clones for time of maturity to identify genotypes for different market uses.

Other publication / Water-related conservation efforts, such as the Water Producer Programme, align ecosystem services with sustainable agriculture in the Cerrado.

Journal article / This study assesses the utility of geological hydrogen storage in enhancing Finland's renewable energy grid.

Journal article / Most methods of evaluating progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) give only a limited view of their impacts. Researchers try a new approach.

Feature / Looking for ideas for green New Year's resolutions? Follow these six tips from SEI researchers to have a more sustainable year in 2022. 

Journal article / This study seeks to fill in some gaps in groundwater data in India in an effort to measure how natural and man-made factors affect water supply levels.

Other publication / International financing institutions must learn from past mistakes in agricultural water investment and direct their money to key promising approaches.

SEI brief / Although a subsidy programme in India has encouraged adoption of modern cooking gas, households have not shifted away from using highly polluting solid fuels.

Journal article / This study finds significant bias in the self-reported household clean cooking surveys that are prevalent in developing countries.

Journal article / Researchers analyze case studies and data on the prevalence of cookstove "stacking," in which households often mix stove types, undermining clean cooking goals.

Journal article / A pilot study in Burkina Faso used the Empowerment in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Index (EWI), a survey-based index designed to measure agency and more.

Journal article / This study explores the meanings of women's empowerment in the WASH sector from the perspective of local stakeholders in the Asutifi North District, Ghana.

Journal article / The findings show a need to consider how the development of 'climate resilient' water and sanitation services account for social drivers of vulnerability.

Journal article / Better contextual understanding of the underlying gender dynamics is important for promoting women's empowerment in WASH decision-making.

Journal article / A nationally representative longitudinal survey over a decade shows changes in risk acceptance of the Chinese public, based on a psychometric paradigm.

Feature / On 7 December 2021, SEI's Janet Vähämäki participated in the "Development assistance in a new era" seminar in Sweden. She shares her insights in this interview.

Journal article / The study develops a decision-making support model that can quantitatively analyse the tradeoffs between hydro-energy generation and river ecosystem conditions.

Journal article / This study applied the Soil & Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) in three catchments of the Baltic Sea to simulate the effectiveness of EU nutrient control measures.

Journal article / The effectiveness systematic review assesses the overall impact of residential energy efficiency, including installations and behaviour interventions.

Other publication / This report investigates the character and extent of trust-based management within Swedish aid relationships.