SEI https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:57:14 +0000 en hourly 1 https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cropped-favicon-20180207-2-150x150.jpg?modtime= SEI https://www.sei.org/ 32 32 Post-pandemic transformations and the re-casting of development https://www.sei.org/events/post-pandemic-transformations/ SEI’s Development Policy and Finance Team and the Swedish Development Research Network (SweDev) are happy to present Prof. Melissa Leach as the keynote speaker for the next SEI and SweDev dialogue on development research. SEI’s Development Policy and Finance Team and the Swedish Development Research Network (SweDev) are happy to present Prof. Melissa Leach as the keynote speaker for the next SEI and SweDev dialogue on development research.

]]> Thu, 26 Oct 2023 12:18:46 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/post-pandemic-transformations/ Event Lancet Countdown: Tracking progress on health and climate change & companion U.S. brief https://www.sei.org/publications/lancet-countdown-us-brief/ Under the umbrella of a larger global report, Lancet Countdown – an annual report tracking the connections between public health and climate change – also produced briefs profiling individual countries and the unique health implications they face as a result of climate change. SEI Research Fellow Ploy Achakulwisut served as a Working Group member and reviewer for the U.S. Brief, which gives recommendations on how the country can promote health and equity through climate action. Under the umbrella of a larger global report, Lancet Countdown – an annual report tracking the connections between public health and climate change – also produced briefs profiling individual countries and the unique health implications they face as a result of climate change.

SEI Research Fellow Ploy Achakulwisut served as a Working Group member and reviewer for the U.S. Brief, which gives recommendations on how the country can promote health and equity through climate action.

]]> Thu, 16 Nov 2023 19:19:04 +0000 Ploy Achakulwisut https://www.sei.org/publications/lancet-countdown-us-brief/ Publication Driving change: empowering sustainability through green governance https://www.sei.org/events/green-governance-conference/ As the European Green Capital 2023, the City of Tallinn has made Green Governance a top priority. The conference “Driving change: empowering sustainability through green governance” united cities from the Baltic Sea Region and beyond, fostering the exchange of best practices and discussions on the challenges of transitioning to green governance. As the European Green Capital 2023, the City of Tallinn has made Green Governance a top priority. The conference “Driving change: empowering sustainability through green governance” united cities from the Baltic Sea Region and beyond, fostering the exchange of best practices and discussions on the challenges of transitioning to green governance.

]]> Tue, 12 Sep 2023 10:32:44 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/green-governance-conference/ Event Bioeconomy in Action in East Africa: Moving from strategy to implementation https://www.sei.org/events/bioeconomy-in-action-in-east-africa-latin-america-and-asia-moving-from-strategy-to-implementation/ This workshop will enable sharing of lessons from similar countries and bioeconomy actors from tropical parts of the world such as Latin America, Southeast Asia and East Africa and discuss scenarios and pathways for implementing bioeconomy in eastern Africa. It will allow for joint learning on regional cooperation, implementation of policies and strategies for bioeconomy, sustainable use of biodiversity, development of bioproducts, connection to MSMEs, and their value chain business models. This workshop will enable sharing of lessons from similar countries and bioeconomy actors from tropical parts of the world such as  Latin America, Southeast Asia and East Africa and discuss scenarios and pathways for implementing bioeconomy in eastern Africa. It will allow for joint learning on regional cooperation, implementation of policies and strategies for bioeconomy, sustainable use of biodiversity, development of bioproducts, connection to  MSMEs, and their value chain business models.

]]> Tue, 14 Nov 2023 12:50:41 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/bioeconomy-in-action-in-east-africa-latin-america-and-asia-moving-from-strategy-to-implementation/ Event Innovative decision support tools for WASH services https://www.sei.org/features/innovative-decision-support-tools-for-wash-services/ Almost half the global population lacks access to safely managed sanitation, and over two billion people are without safe drinking water. Planning and implementing various water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services can be complex. To address this, SEI has developed an array of tools and methods to enhance services within and support decision-making in WASH. Almost half the global population lacks access to safely managed sanitation, and over two billion people are without safe drinking water. Planning and implementing various water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services can be complex. To address this, SEI has developed an array of tools and methods to enhance services within and support decision-making in WASH.

]]> Thu, 16 Nov 2023 09:55:58 +0000 Maria Sköld https://www.sei.org/features/innovative-decision-support-tools-for-wash-services/ Feature Athletics speeds action on climate and air pollution https://www.sei.org/features/athletics-speeds-action-on-climate-and-air-pollution/ SEI worked with Kenya’s athletics governing body to meet its climate commitments under the UN initiative on climate and sports to deliver results on air pollution in Kenya and beyond. SEI worked with Kenya’s athletics governing body to meet its climate commitments under the UN initiative on climate and sports to deliver results on air pollution in Kenya and beyond.

]]> Thu, 16 Nov 2023 08:00:35 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/athletics-speeds-action-on-climate-and-air-pollution/ Feature A National Integrated Clean Cooking Strategy for Uganda (NICCS) https://www.sei.org/projects/national-integrated-clean-cooking-strategy-uganda-niccs/ The Ugandan government hopes to scale up cleaner cooking options to curb the health and climate damage caused by burning wood and charcoal. SEI and partners worked on a national clean cooking strategy toward achieving that goal. The Ugandan government hopes to scale up cleaner cooking options to curb the health and climate damage caused by burning wood and charcoal. SEI and partners worked on a national clean cooking strategy toward achieving that goal.

]]> Tue, 06 Feb 2024 23:35:52 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/national-integrated-clean-cooking-strategy-uganda-niccs/ Project Workshop on food system transformation in Nairobi https://www.sei.org/events/workshop-on-food-system-transformation-in-nairobi/ AgriFoSe2030 will join the Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative (SIANI) for a workshop at the ParkInn by Radisson Hotel in Westlands-Nairobi on 15 November 2023. The theme of the event is “Partnerships and collaborations for food system transformation.” AgriFoSe2030 will join the Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative (SIANI) for a workshop at the ParkInn by Radisson Hotel in Westlands-Nairobi on 15 November 2023. The theme of the event is “Partnerships and collaborations for food system transformation.”

]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 17:57:33 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/workshop-on-food-system-transformation-in-nairobi/ Event Looking beyond the average Swedish household carbon footprint https://www.sei.org/publications/beyond-average-swedish-household-carbon-footprint/ Initial findings from the Klimatkalkylatorn dataset with self-reported data from 800 000 people Initial findings from the Klimatkalkylatorn dataset with self-reported data from 800 000 people

]]> Wed, 15 Nov 2023 08:15:53 +0000 Katarina Axelsson; Mahboubeh Rahmati Abkenar; Elena Dawkins https://www.sei.org/publications/beyond-average-swedish-household-carbon-footprint/ Publication Exercice Flux des ressources (FdR) : guide de mise en oeuvre https://www.sei.org/publications/exercice-flux-des-ressources-guide/ L’exercice Flux des ressources (FdR) permet aux participants de prendre conscience que les différents déchets « naturels » du ménage sont des ressources importantes qu’il convient de valoriser en agriculture. Les participants identifient ensuite les forces et faiblesses de leur système actuel, mais aussi des options leur permettant d’améliorer leur situation. L’exercice Flux des ressources (FdR) permet aux participants de prendre conscience que les différents déchets « naturels » du ménage sont des ressources importantes qu’il convient de valoriser en agriculture. Les participants identifient ensuite les forces et faiblesses de leur système actuel, mais aussi des options leur permettant d’améliorer leur situation.

]]> Wed, 15 Nov 2023 07:44:30 +0000 Linus Dagerskog https://www.sei.org/publications/exercice-flux-des-ressources-guide/ Publication Village propre et productif Suivi des progrès réalisés au niveau des ménages (version 1) https://www.sei.org/publications/vpp-suivi-progres-version-1/ Village propre et productif (VPP) est un cadre de mise en oeuvre de l’assainissement productif en milieu rural qui vise à renforcer à la fois la santé et la production agricole. Dans ce document, des indicateurs et des méthodes d’évaluation sont proposés pour chaque composante du volet Propre et du volet Productif. Village propre et productif (VPP) est un cadre de mise en oeuvre de l’assainissement productif en milieu rural qui vise à renforcer à la fois la santé et la production agricole. Dans ce document, des indicateurs et des méthodes d’évaluation sont proposés pour chaque composante du volet Propre et du volet Productif.

]]> Wed, 15 Nov 2023 07:43:52 +0000 Linus Dagerskog; Carla Liera https://www.sei.org/publications/vpp-suivi-progres-version-1/ Publication Avancement du cadre d’assainissement « Village propre et productif » (VPP) pour améliorer la santé et la production agricole : perspectives du Burkina Faso https://www.sei.org/publications/village-propre-productif-burkina-faso/ Ce document présente le cadre VPP et un aperçu des outils d’opérationnalisation, et discute de la pertinence et des perspectives du VPP dans le contexte rural du Burkina Faso. Ce document présente le cadre VPP et un aperçu des outils d’opérationnalisation, et discute de la pertinence et des perspectives du VPP dans le contexte rural du Burkina Faso.

]]> Wed, 15 Nov 2023 07:42:24 +0000 Linus Dagerskog; Sarah Dickin https://www.sei.org/publications/village-propre-productif-burkina-faso/ Publication Six actionable strategies for World Toilet Day 2023 https://www.sei.org/features/six-actionable-strategies-for-world-toilet-day-2023/ According to WHO and UNICEF, nearly half of the global population lacks safely managed sanitation, a recognized human right. As World Toilet Day approaches on 19 November 2023, SEI highlights six actionable strategies to help achieve universal clean water and safe sanitation access. According to WHO and UNICEF, nearly half of the global population lacks safely managed sanitation, a recognized human right. As World Toilet Day approaches on 19 November 2023, SEI highlights six actionable strategies to help achieve universal clean water and safe sanitation access.

]]> Wed, 15 Nov 2023 20:41:00 +0000 Maria Sköld https://www.sei.org/features/six-actionable-strategies-for-world-toilet-day-2023/ Feature To deliver on sustainable consumption targets, countries must measure their footprints https://www.sei.org/perspectives/countries-must-measure-their-footprints/ Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity have agreed to ensure sustainable consumption. Trase, in partnership with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Defra, the GCRF Trade Hub and SEI York, is releasing an enhanced Global Environment Impacts of Consumption (GEIC) indicator to address the need for a comprehensive, trade-informed measure of progress. Written by Simon Croft, Jolene Tan and Chris West. Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity have agreed to ensure sustainable consumption. Trase, in partnership with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Defra, the GCRF Trade Hub and SEI York, is releasing an enhanced Global Environment Impacts of Consumption (GEIC) indicator to address the need for a comprehensive, trade-informed measure of progress.

Written by Simon Croft, Jolene Tan and Chris West.

]]> Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:00:17 +0000 Chris West; Simon Croft https://www.sei.org/perspectives/countries-must-measure-their-footprints/ Perspective Bioeconomía en acción: Caminos hacia la sostenibilidad en Latinoamérica con aprendizajes desde África y Asia https://www.sei.org/features/bioeconomia-en-accion-caminos-hacia-la-sostenibilidad-en-latinoamerica-con-aprendizajes-desde-africa-y-asia/ En el taller “Bioeconomía en acción”, liderado por SEI, se abordaron estrategias para la implementación de la bioeconomía en Latinoamérica, utilizando lecciones aprendidas de experiencias en África y Asia, específicamente en regiones tropicales similares. Durante el evento, se construyeron escenarios y se trazaron caminos hacia la sostenibilidad, estableciendo un diálogo intercontinental para impulsar prácticas económicas basadas en la biodiversidad en la región latinoamericana. En el taller “Bioeconomía en acción”, liderado por SEI, se abordaron estrategias para la implementación de la bioeconomía en Latinoamérica, utilizando lecciones aprendidas de experiencias en África y Asia, específicamente en regiones tropicales similares. Durante el evento, se construyeron escenarios y se trazaron caminos hacia la sostenibilidad, estableciendo un diálogo intercontinental para impulsar prácticas económicas basadas en la biodiversidad en la región latinoamericana.

]]> Thu, 16 Nov 2023 03:06:22 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/bioeconomia-en-accion-caminos-hacia-la-sostenibilidad-en-latinoamerica-con-aprendizajes-desde-africa-y-asia/ Feature The Urban Circularity Assessment Framework (UCAF): a framework for planning, monitoring, evaluation, and learning from CE transitions in cities https://www.sei.org/publications/ucaf-for-circular-economy-in-cities/ This paper presents a framework to support the planning, monitoring, evaluation, and learning within cities on the circular economy. This paper presents a framework to support the planning, monitoring, evaluation, and learning within cities on the circular economy.

]]> Tue, 14 Nov 2023 12:42:40 +0000 Fedra Vanhuyse https://www.sei.org/publications/ucaf-for-circular-economy-in-cities/ Publication Q&A: exploring citizen science’s role in water sanitation and equity https://www.sei.org/features/exploring-citizen-science-water-sanitation-homeless-mexico-city/ In this Q&A, we explore how co-created citizen science is bringing Mexico City’s homeless communities into the heart of research on water, sanitation and hygiene. Learn about this innovative approach through the experiences and insights of the project team. In this Q&A, we explore how co-created citizen science is bringing Mexico City’s homeless communities into the heart of research on water, sanitation and hygiene. Learn about this innovative approach through the experiences and insights of the project team.

]]> Tue, 14 Nov 2023 12:07:02 +0000 Carla Liera https://www.sei.org/features/exploring-citizen-science-water-sanitation-homeless-mexico-city/ Feature Adaptation Finance Gap Update 2023 https://www.sei.org/publications/adaptation-finance-gap-update-2023/ UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2023 has undertaken a comprehensive assessment of the literature and commissioned new studies to provide updated estimates of the cost of adaptation and current adaptation finance flows, and thus the adaptation finance gap for developing countries (the non-Annex I countries defined under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change). This background document, the Adaptation Finance Gap Update 2023, provides a more detailed write-up of this analysis. UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2023 has undertaken a comprehensive assessment of the literature and commissioned new studies to provide updated estimates of the cost of adaptation and current adaptation finance flows, and thus the adaptation finance gap for developing countries (the non-Annex I countries defined under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change). This background document, the Adaptation Finance Gap Update 2023, provides a more detailed write-up of this analysis.

]]> Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:17:59 +0000 Georgia Savvidou; Nella Canales; Nabil Haque https://www.sei.org/publications/adaptation-finance-gap-update-2023/ Publication EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act fails to protect Sámi rights – here’s how to strengthen it https://www.sei.org/perspectives/eus-critical-raw-materials-act-sami-rights-protection/ Evidence of human rights abuses on the territory of the Indigenous Sámi people, and accusations of green colonialism, must prompt EU politicians to amend the law by adding clear provisions on Indigenous rights, write Rasmus Kløcker Larsen and Kaisa Raitio. Evidence of human rights abuses on the territory of the Indigenous Sámi people, and accusations of green colonialism, must prompt EU politicians to amend the law by adding clear provisions on Indigenous rights, write Rasmus Kløcker Larsen and Kaisa Raitio.

]]> Fri, 10 Nov 2023 08:03:24 +0000 Rasmus Kløcker Larsen https://www.sei.org/perspectives/eus-critical-raw-materials-act-sami-rights-protection/ Perspective Strengthening international climate cooperation in times of crises https://www.sei.org/events/climate-cooperation-in-times-of-crises/ The Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Mistra Geopolitics and Linköping University is hosting a launch seminar on the future of UN climate diplomacy. Sweden’s climate ambassador Mattias Frumerie, Richard Klein, and Björn-Ola Linnér, Professor at Linköping University and Co-Director of Mistra Geopolitics and authors, will present a new Mistra Geopolitics report on the future of the UN climate diplomacy. The Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Mistra Geopolitics and Linköping University is hosting a launch seminar on the future of UN climate diplomacy. Sweden’s climate ambassador Mattias Frumerie,  Richard Klein, and Björn-Ola Linnér, Professor at Linköping University and Co-Director of Mistra Geopolitics and authors, will present a new Mistra Geopolitics report on the future of the UN climate diplomacy.

]]> Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:58:15 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/climate-cooperation-in-times-of-crises/ Event