SEI Tallinn’s Sustainable Cities and Resilient Communities Unit supports stakeholders in understanding, creating and measuring sustainable and good quality of life – from Estonia and the European Union to the EU’s Eastern Partnership countries and Asia.
A community garden is an excellent pathway to a greener living environment, resilience in nourishment and strengthening the community.
Head of Unit, Senior Expert (Sustainable Cities and Resilient Communities Unit)
SEI Tallinn
SEI Tallinn experts analyse sustainable and high quality spatial development and provide advice on the subject to both national and local authorities. For example, our experts are developing metrics and tools for spatial planning in Estonia, analysing the impact of innovative spatial interventions in the city of Tallinn and contributing to the development of sustainable and high quality living environment policies for Estonia.
Project / This project aims to create a spatial planning development strategy and an action plan as well as put in place institutional arrangements in Estonia.
Project / SEI Tallinn, together with partners, created a toolbox for designing sustainable and high-quality living environment in Estonia.
Project / Project Rohejälg (Green Trace) zooms in on three spatial interventions in Tallinn City in 2023.
Project / 15-minute cities propose urban redesigns aiming to cut carbon emissions and improve quality of life.
Project / Programmi "Ohutu koolitee" eesmärk on muuta turvalisemaks Tallinna koolide ümbrused, innustamaks lapsi liikuma jala, rattaga või ühistranspordiga.
Project / Vanalinna liikuvusuuringu eesmärk on parandada Tallinna vanalinna liikuvuskeskkonda, arvestades piirkonna kultuurilist ja ajaloolist olulisust.
SEI Tallinn analyses and supports environmental policy choices in Estonia, the European Union and beyond. For example, SEI Tallinn experts advise the European Environment Agency on various sustainable development issues, conduct a thorough analysis of the long-term climate strategies of European countries and prepare a comprehensive overview of the planetary boundaries framework, how it is addressed globally and how the concept can be applied in Estonia.
Project / SEI Tallinn's report summarizes the concept of planetary boundaries and looks into its applicability in Estonia.
Project / A consortium of thirteen European organisations supports the European Environment Agency in sustainability transitions.
Project / Achieving EU climate neutrality in the next 30 years is a great societal, economic and political undertaking, with many challenges and opportunities.
Social inclusion and just transition are at the heart of the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal, which aim to support smart policy decisions and reforms so that no people, sector or region in society should suffer in the transition to a carbon-neutral economy. SEI Tallinn is working on just transition projects at the EU level, advising the European Environment Agency's expert group on the just transition, as well as supporting the EU's Eastern Partnership countries Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova and Armenia in the preparation of their green transition plans.
Project / Green Agenda supports Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine in their efforts to achieve climate neutrality through green transition.
Project / Regions4Climate will implement innovative actions to enhance climate resilience within the real-life environments of partner regions.
Project / A consortium of thirteen European organisations supports the European Environment Agency in sustainability transitions.
In Estonia, the transition to a climate-neutral and sustainable economy will increasingly require a workforce that understands the complex interlinkages between environmental and societal challenges. SEI Tallinn is working on a number of projects to help people, especially youth, to acquire green skills and enter green jobs. Often this helps to tackle another societal problem at the same time, such as tackling marginalisation or helping young people who are not in work or education back into the labour market.
Project / Project OSCAR supports the sustainable use and disposal of electrical and electronic equipment among young people.
Project / YENSESIS addresses the challenge of unemployment for young people that are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) in islands.
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Other publication / Part of the IRDR working paper series, this paper lays out a framework for transforming the relationship between development and disaster risk.
Project / The main objective of the project was to develop two new island destinations in Helsinki and Tallinn, into sustainable and smart tourist destination areas.
Feature / Today’s clothing industry has huge environmental impacts which the new project Towards a Nordic-Baltic Circular Textile System tries to mitigate.
Past event / The conference brought together industry, politicians, researchers and consumers for an important discussion on bioeconomy development.
Feature / SEI's bioeconomy initiative is holding policy dialogues to support the creation of sustainable bio-based development strategies.
Feature / The EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme EMAS helps businesses to improve their environmental performance and resource efficiency.
Feature / Fashion designer Reet Aus and SEI have joined forces to create a new design-based circular business model for battling industrial textile waste.
Project / Improving public transport accessibility for remote areas and regions affected by demographic change.
Project / StratKIT aims to develop the agenda of Green Public Procurements in the Baltic Sea region, circular economy and social cohesion.
Project / Community Safety Action for Supporting Climate Adaptation and Development (CASCADE) develops new tactics to prevent disasters and address climate risks.
Project / The ESAP 2030+ project supports the development of a Bosnia and Herzegovina country-wide environmental strategy and action plan.
SEI brief / This initiative investigates how rapidly growing cities affect residents' wellbeing and how this interacts with the overall health of city systems.
