SEI US

SEI US is a non-profit research organization with offices in California, Massachusetts and Washington State. We conduct research and engage with decision-makers on energy, water and climate policy.

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Pang Oung Lake and pine forest in Mae Hong Son, Thailand

SEI at World Water Week 2022

Join our SEI-hosted sessions at World Water Week from 23 August-1 September to discuss sanitation, biodiversity, climate, the SDGs and more.

A lake in Uyuni, Bolivia reflects the mountains above it and punctuates the brown desert highlands

World Water Week: Sanitation and watershed management cooperation for improved governance and investments

Event
Gender
Governance
Health
Water
24 August 2022
18:40 - 19:50 CEST
Sweden
Americas
South America
Bolivia

Frailejones shrubs dot the foreground in a muted green grassland, while a large body of water spreads at the feet of some mountains in the background at El Angel Ecological Reserve in northern Ecuador

World Water Week: Highlighting the value of páramo land conservation in vulnerability reduction

Event
Climate
Governance
Land
Water
31 August 2022
11:00 - 12:30 CEST
Sweden
Americas
South America
Ecuador

Oil drilling rig and pumpjack on flat plain in Canadian oil fields at sunset under purple sky

International Conference on Fossil Fuel Supply and Climate Policy 2022

Sun sets over lush forested mountains and a river in Dambo, Zambia

Country ownership in climate finance coordination: a comparative assessment of Kenya and Zambia

This study examines how climate finance coordination occurs at the national level in the two developing countries of Kenya and Zambia.

Overcoming barriers to integrated planning – tools and training for countries to combine climate and development aims

Elizabeth Mukwimba is a 62-year-old Tanzanian woman who now has solar lighting and a cleaner cookstove in her home thanks to schemes backed by UK aid

WHO household energy policy repository: a compilation of policies promoting access to clean energy for household cooking, heating and lighting

Center-pivot irrigation system hovers over dry agricultural field, Southern California, US

Developing a regional agricultural nonpoint salinity pollution management framework: application to the San Joaquin River, California

All SEI US publications

Research areas

Water for Ecosystems and Livelihoods

Energy modeling

Aerial view of greenland ocean sunset with icebergs and sun reflecting off dark water

Climate policy

Equitable transitions

A woman sitting in a kitchen with an open cookstove

Sustainable bioenergy and development

WEAP

The Water Evaluation and Planning tool (WEAP) provides a comprehensive, flexible and user-friendly framework for policy analysis in water resources planning.

LEAP

The Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP) is a powerful, versatile system for energy planning and climate change mitigation assessment.

Tool
Climate
Energy
Air
1 January 2018

SEI Epidemic-Macroeconomic Model

Tool
Energy
16 December 2021

NEMO: the Next Energy Modeling system for Optimization

Tool
Climate
Energy
19 May 2020

Emissions Inequality Dashboard

Tool
Climate
21 September 2020

All SEI tools