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Journal article / This study identifies "mixed adaptation" as a middle ground between autonomous and planned climate adaptation, emphasizing their dynamic interactions.

Past event / This event serves as a launch for the 2025 Asia-Pacific SDG Partnership Report.

SEI report / A research project investigated drivers of infectious disease in a developing city context, with a survey, workshops and stakeholder engagement for solutions.

Feature / The Branching Out project connected researchers, policymakers and communities to integrate the social and cultural value of UK city treescapes into planning.

Feature / SEI joins REN21 to contribute its renewable energy expertise to the global coalition of energy transition stakeholders.

Other publication / This report provides a stocktake of adaptation progress and calls on leaders from both continents to champion adaptation action.

Journal article / This study explores designing citizen observatories in rural Sri Lanka, focusing on collective practices to align with local environmental priorities.

Other publication / This paper evaluates Nordic Development Fund projects on climate impact, systemic change, co-benefits, and transparency using transformation finance principles.

Feature / A workshop in Tuzla brought Bosnian communities together to plan climate action, focusing on investment strategies, funding and sustainable solutions.

Perspective / This perspective offers five insights that emerged from the launch of the MACC Hub, an initiative to help the UK adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Feature / Kevin Hicks presented evidence at a House of Lords nitrogen pollution inquiry as the committee drafts a report to advise the government on better management.

Journal article / This study models flood risks to critical infrastructure in Halmstad, Sweden, identifying key vulnerabilities and cascading failure risks.

SEI podcast / Dive into the consequences of the rapidly changing world order in this "Currents in sustainability" podcast featuring Leo Horn-Phathanothai and SEI experts.

Journal article / Biodiversity leakage - displacing nature-damaging human activities by protecting or restoring areas of land - undermines global conservation efforts.

Feature / The Resilient Coasts project launches its first "living lab", uniting science and local knowledge to restore mangroves and protect coasts.

SEI brief / The innovation system of a catnip plant-based mosquito repellent developed to fight malaria in eastern Africa relied on local initiatives and entrepreneurship.

Media coverage / People Daily featured an SEI Africa workshop on Kenya’s bioeconomy, highlighting MSME opportunities and policy insights.

Perspective / As Colombia seeks a shift away from fossil fuel extraction, SEI experts warn against replacing one polluting sector with another.

Journal article / The article explores how loopholes in Brazil’s Forest Code enable illegal deforestation in Mato Grosso’s soy sector and the need for full compliance to stop it.

Journal article / This study compares subsidies and renewable energy costs in low-carbon steelmaking in the US and EU, highlighting the trade-off between competition and climate.