Work

Journal article / This study seeks to fill in some gaps in groundwater data in India in an effort to measure how natural and man-made factors affect water supply levels.

Other publication / International financing institutions must learn from past mistakes in agricultural water investment and direct their money to key promising approaches.

SEI brief / Although a subsidy programme in India has encouraged adoption of modern cooking gas, households have not shifted away from using highly polluting solid fuels.

Journal article / This study finds significant bias in the self-reported household clean cooking surveys that are prevalent in developing countries.

Journal article / Researchers analyze case studies and data on the prevalence of cookstove "stacking," in which households often mix stove types, undermining clean cooking goals.

Perspective / COP26 established a dialogue to explore ways to cover the cost of major climate impacts that can no longer be avoided. Here are five principles to guide it.

Perspective / The concept of loss and damage is gaining traction in discussions. This shift marks a turning point for how to think about climate finance and climate justice.

Feature / The world is in transition. What trends are emerging in 2022?

Past event / Take part in SEI's sessions at the AGU Fall Meeting 2021 from 13–17 December 2021, including a lecture led by SEI's Jeanne Fernandez and Bart Wickel.

Feature / City planning needs to consider livability and resident well-being alongside equality of environmental and economic development.

Journal article / This research explores how using grates and rock beds in open fire cooking can reduce harmful emissions and wood consumption in remote, low-income locations.

Tool / The SEI Epidemic-Macroeconomic Model is software to help countries develop Covid-19-adjusted economic baselines for sustainable development planning.