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Media coverage / The failure of aid agencies to "rebuild better" after the 2004 tsunami.

Media advisory / The panel will explore the findings of the recent Production Gap Report and discuss policy options for winding down fossil fuel production.

Journal article / Four ways that Brazil could reclaim leadership in sustainable agricultural leadership by increasing output while curbing deforestation.

Journal article / A suggested comprehensive framework for identifying, assessing and governing trade-offs and enhancing coherence in public policy decision-making.

Perspective / Preliminary findings suggest poverty and gender affect access to water for the home, agriculture and fishing.

Perspective / The disconnect between global climate and sustainable development agendas is often reflected in policy incoherence at the national level fostering inequality.

Perspective / Guidance for national adaptation planning needs to help Least Developed Countries assess indirect climate risks.

Perspective / Multilateral development banks must work and think differently across all operations to help spur net-zero carbon transitions that are “just”.

Project / This project seeks to understand tensions in future consumption patterns in Sweden to ensure a fair transition to a fossil-free welfare society.

Project / In collaboration with Thammasat University, with support from FORMAS, the project aims to promote circular economy for sustainable waste management in Thailand.

Feature / Find explainers, background and contacts for SEI's involvement in COP25, held from 2–13 December in Madrid, Spain.

Perspective / Data from SEI’s Aid Atlas tool highlights problems with spending funds aimed at tackling climate change. This needs urgent attention.

Feature / Here are some of the key tasks parties to the UNFCCC have before them at COP25.

Media coverage / There needs to be more awareness of the benefits of insects as food, and support for farming and markets.

Press release / Testing has started on Aquacare and TerraNova technologies, which aim to recycle waste phosphorus as agricultural fertilizer, in demonstration sites in Sweden.

Journal article / Read the protocol for an economic evaluation of the Afya project in Kenya, which uses cash transfers to encourage women to take up pre- and postnatal care.

Past event / Nordic countries offer proven and scalable solutions for cutting emissions globally. What would the impacts be if more cities joined in?

Media coverage / Track the gender equality outcomes of your water, sanitation and hygiene projects with our new tool.

Other publication / A surprising amount of Brazil's soy exports are grown on land not registered in the national Rural Environmental Registry, CAR.

Perspective / SEI's Derik Broekhoff explains the importance of COP 25 to offsets — and how Paris Agreement rules could drive significant mitigation.