Work by SEI US

Man in queue with socially distanced markings on floor, Berlin, Germany

The SEI Epidemic-Macroeconomic Model explained

Feature / SEI US Scientist Charlotte Wagner, a developer of the SEI Epidemic-Macroeconomic Model, answers questions about the model and how planners can use it.

16 December 2021 / About Planning and modelling

Person transporting tall stack of firewood by bicycle down mountain pass, Zomba, Malawi

Energy access and the ultra-poor: Do unconditional social cash transfers close the energy access gap in Malawi?

Journal article / This article explores the relationship between poverty and energy access in Malawi and whether unconditional social cash transfers help close the energy gap.

4 January 2021 / About Behaviour and choice, Energy access, Household energy, Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

Large black pot on cookstove, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

In-use emissions from biomass and LPG stoves measured during a large, multi-year cookstove intervention study in rural India

Journal article / The study aimed to measure in-home emissions from a variety of stoves in rural Indian communities.

23 November 2020 / About Behaviour and choice, Household energy and Pollution

Forest, farms and fuelwood: Measuring changes in fuelwood collection and consumption behavior from a clean cooking intervention

Journal article / Researchers examined fuelwood use in two rural Indian districts where clean cooking solutions were implemented.

3 March 2021 / About Behaviour and choice, Forests, Household energy and Pollution

Low-cost interventions to reduce emissions and fuel consumption in open wood fires in rural communities: Evidence from field surveys

Journal article / Researchers measure the effectiveness of a grass-roots campaign in Western Kenya to increase cooking with rock-beds for open fires and simple woodstoves.

13 July 2021 / About Behaviour and choice, Household energy and Pollution

COP26 President Alok Sharma at the Exploring Loss and Damage event at COP26

COP26: what it delivered and what’s next

Feature / The COP26 outcomes have sunk in and it is time to take stock of what happened on fossil fuels, loss and damage and other questions and look ahead.

13 December 2021 / About Adaptation, Finance and Mitigation

Water level of June Lake loop at Grant Lake in California appears particularly low due to drought conditions and low snowpack

Exploring the Water-Energy Nexus in California via an Integrative Modeling Approach

Journal article / This article discusses how different climate scenarios affect the water-energy nexus in California, employing the WEAP modelling tool.

29 September 2021 / About Adaptation, Planning and modelling, Public policy, Water resources and Water-energy-food nexus

Nyayo Gardens Park, Nakuru, Kenya provides shade and respite to workers and local residents

Assessing inequalities in wellbeing at a neighbourhood scale in low-middle-income-country secondary cities and their implications for long-term livability

Journal article / This article describes a mixed methods approach to understand inequalities in urban wellbeing in two rapidly changing cities in Kenya and Thailand.

10 November 2021 / About Cities, Participation, Pollution, Public policy and Wellbeing

Orange and trees overlooking lake in Vermont, US.

Informing Vermont’s energy and climate policy with LEAP and NEMO

Project / This project uses a model developed from LEAP and NEMO to simulate greenhouse gas emission pathways across the state of Vermont.

2021 / About Climate policy, Planning and modelling and Public policy

Dead vines in vineyard near desert in the Cuyama Valley, California

Q&A: How can SEI tools help California prepare for a “new normal” of drought?

Feature / SEI Senior Scientist Chuck A. Young explains why California saw severe water shortages this year and how better forecasting can help alleviate those challenges.

29 November 2021 / About Adaptation, Food and agriculture, Planning and modelling, Public policy and Water resources

The voice of freshwater ecosystems in California

SEI podcast / Explore how functional flows and water allocation tools are helping balance ecosystems, agriculture, and cities in California’s fight for freshwater resilience.

24 November 2021 / Water stories / Adaptation, Ecosystems, Planning and modelling and Water resources

Assessing inequalities in wellbeing at a neighbourhood scale in low-middle-income-country secondary cities and their implications for long-term livability

Journal article / To ensure future sustainability, cities need to consider concepts of livability and resident wellbeing alongside environmental and economic development equity.

8 November 2021 / About Cities, Participation, Pollution, Public policy and Wellbeing