Announcements
Announcements
The focus of the environmental policy and strategy (EPS) team is to support governments in demand-driven sustainable, environmental and climate transitions in the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus while utilizing world-class science and policy expertise at SEI. EPS is a technical “hands-on” team handling complex projects in cooperation with local, international and Swedish actors. The team implements demand-driven initiatives and has a broad thematic approach, taking into account the specific needs of stakeholders. Activities include developing and implementing comprehensive environmental strategy and action plans, design and implementation support for national decarbonization efforts and capacity building and support for EU approximation processes in different candidate or potential candidate countries.
The diverse EPS team specializes in complex stakeholder dynamics management, with expertise in working in transitional countries at the local, regional and national levels.
Feature / Explore key takeaways from a new study examining development finance flows in the Western Balkans.
Press release / Today, SEI and Sida, in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Armenia, have officially initiated the Green Agenda project in Yerevan.
Press release / Today, with the launch of the Green Agenda for Georgia project, Georgia takes a significant step toward both climate neutrality and European integration.
Press release / Today, the "Green Agenda for Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine" was launched in Kyiv, paving the way for future EU accession.
Press release / The project “Green Agenda for Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine” was launched in October 2023 to support Moldova’s green transition to climate neutrality.
Feature / SEI launched the programme Sustainable Transition of Bosnia and Herzegovina this week in Sarajevo.
Feature / Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Environmental Strategy is now developed and in the adoption process. The project was facilitated by SEI with support from Sweden.
Feature / Watch the short film to get a glimpse of Bosnia and Herzegovina's stunning scenery and natural treasures worth protecting.
Media coverage / Al Jazeera interviewed Bernardas Padegimas about how SEI and Sweden are facilitating the development of the first-ever national environment strategy in BiH.
Perspective / Effective stewardship of Arctic wetlands, including conservation and restoration efforts, can buy time by contributing to climate mitigation and adaptation.
Perspective / Getting the question of how to move UN climate talks online right is crucial to seizing the opportunity to make talks more inclusive, transparent and effective.
Journal article / The study presents a scoping literature review and detailed analysis of the five countries’ energy sector-related development finance flows from 2008 to 2020.
SEI report / This report describes the approach used to mainstream GESEP considerations into an environmental strategy and action plan in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Journal article / This study analyses Bosnia and Herzegovina’s environmental finance to facilitate future sustainable finance prioritization.
Journal article / This article reviews black carbon emissions from crop residue burning in the Punjab in India and analyses social-ecological processes driving residue burning.
SEI report / This policy report explores the interactions between the environment and issues related to gender equality, social equity and poverty in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
SEI brief / This discussion brief explains how climate change and natural hazards in Bosnia and Herzegovina are related to gender inequality, social inequity and poverty.
SEI brief / This discussion brief examines the relationships between air pollution, gender inequality, social inequity and poverty in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
SEI brief / This discussion brief explains how waste management in Bosnia and Herzegovina is deeply intertwined with gender inequality and social inequity.
SEI brief / This discussion brief explains how chemical safety and noise pollution in Bosnia and Herzegovina are related to gender inequality, social inequity and poverty.
Design and development by Soapbox.
