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Media coverage / A collaborative initiative between the Government of Kenya and SEI has resulted in the Science, Research and Innovation for Harnessing the Blue Economy book.

Media coverage / SEI's Johan Kuylenstierna tells Aftonbladet that we need to tackle methane emissions alongside carbon dioxide in the fight against climate change.

SEI brief / The authors propose a framework for a just transition for climate change adaptation focused on justice – both procedural and distributional – and connectedness.

SEI brief / This summary presents key insights and recommendations on making the UN climate process more transparent, effective and inclusive by moving it online.

Project / The goal of URBAN WASH is to generate and promote evidence for more sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene policy and programming throughout the world.

Perspective / For World Food Day 2021, researchers on the CANDIES project take a closer look at consumer behaviour and sustainable food choices.

SEI brief / Climate finance for adaptation in Africa falls short in five ways outlined in this fact sheet based on a Climate Policy journal article.

Journal article / "Ecotechnologies" for recovering carbon and nutrients are costly. A so-called "bottom-up" approach can serve as a decision-making instrument.

Media coverage / SEI's Kevin Hicks discusses the issue of nitrogen pollution in a Guardian article on the five main drivers of biodiversity loss and how they can be tackled.

Feature / SEI researchers look at how a changing environment in a floating village in southern Thailand and perceptions of mobility contribute to building resilience.

Past event / At the StratKIT Final Conference on 13 October 2021, the online sustainable public meal toolkit was launched. It supports stakeholders from public procurement.

Feature / On the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, we reflect on the role of international cooperation in reducing vulnerability and building resilience.

Past event / This webinar will share preliminary findings of ongoing SEI studies on equitable mobility and inclusive climate resilient transport planning in Africa.

Journal article / The authors analyzed three applications of a decision-support approach called SDG Synergies in Mongolia, Colombia and Sri Lanka that aims at building capacity.

Feature / What can be done to ensure that drones, AI and other technologies make environmentally sustainable choices?

Past event / In this session at the Innovate4Cities conference, experts discuss benefits and challenges that cities face when joining research and innovation projects.

Feature / The topics at this year’s Science Forum in September revolved around the limits of growth as an economic paradigm, climate, environment and development policy.

SEI working paper / This mixed methods systematic review protocol provide a methodological plan for a review that aims to assess the effectiveness of climate adaptation finance.

Tool / This toolkit provides insights and recommendations for urban planners to help them adopt more inclusive and gender-sensitive approaches to smart urbanization.

Journal article / This paper describes a rapid evidence synthesis to identify which forest-risk commodities imported to the UK have the highest overseas impacts.