SEI https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:45:39 +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 Comparison and analysis of national adaptation policies in the Nordic region https://www.sei.org/publications/comparison-nordic-adaptation-policies/ This report presents the findings of a comparative study on climate change adaptation in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. This report presents the findings of a comparative study on climate change adaptation in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

]]> Mon, 21 Aug 2023 11:02:21 +0000 Richard J.T. Klein; Mikael Allan Mikaelsson https://www.sei.org/publications/comparison-nordic-adaptation-policies/ Publication Putting animals on the WASH agenda https://www.sei.org/events/putting-animals-on-the-wash-agenda/ An increasing number of vulnerable people depend on animals for their survival, livelihoods, and dignity. We all share our water sources with other species. Yet WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) interventions often fail to consider animals’ roles, needs, and impacts on water. Join us for an insightful session at this year’s World Water Week on how WASH interventions can address shared risks and opportunities at the animal, human, and water interfaces. An increasing number of vulnerable people depend on animals for their survival, livelihoods, and dignity. We all share our water sources with other species. Yet WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) interventions often fail to consider animals’ roles, needs, and impacts on water. Join us for an insightful session at this year’s World Water Week on how WASH interventions can address shared risks and opportunities at the animal, human, and water interfaces.

]]> Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:36:02 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/putting-animals-on-the-wash-agenda/ Event 33rd SuSanA Meeting https://www.sei.org/events/33rd-susana-meeting/ Ahead of the Stockholm World Water Week, this event will provide a platform for SuSanA Partners, Members, Working Groups, Regional Chapters, and others to meet and exchange ideas. Join us for engaging pitches, group discussions and presentations focused on SuSanA’s thematic priorities as we reach the mid-term of the SDGs. Ahead of the Stockholm World Water Week, this event will provide a platform for SuSanA Partners, Members, Working Groups, Regional Chapters, and others to meet and exchange ideas. Join us for engaging pitches, group discussions and presentations focused on SuSanA’s thematic priorities as we reach the mid-term of the SDGs.

]]> Wed, 16 Aug 2023 09:28:56 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/33rd-susana-meeting/ Event Voices from the Field: Source-to-Sea Stories from Around the World https://www.sei.org/events/voices-from-the-field-source-to-sea-stories-from-around-the-world/ This session at World Water Week explores key lessons learned from applying source-to-sea management in a variety of contexts around the world and aims to highlight next step in developing this innovative approach. This session at World Water Week explores key lessons learned from applying source-to-sea management in a variety of contexts around the world and aims to highlight next step in developing this innovative approach.

]]> Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:03:21 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/voices-from-the-field-source-to-sea-stories-from-around-the-world/ Event Collaborative field visit: climate-smart water technologies in Nakhon Ratchasima https://www.sei.org/events/field-visit-climate-smart-water-technologies/ SEI, with experts from Thailand’s Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) and Rajamangala University of Technology Isan (RMUTI), conducted a field visit in Nakhon Ratchasima province in northeast Thailand from 15-17 August 2023. SEI, with experts from Thailand’s Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) and Rajamangala University of Technology Isan (RMUTI), conducted a field visit in Nakhon Ratchasima province in northeast Thailand from 15-17 August 2023.

]]> Mon, 11 Mar 2024 03:39:46 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/field-visit-climate-smart-water-technologies/ Event SEI at World Water Week 2023 https://www.sei.org/features/sei-at-world-water-week-2023/ Join SEI at World Water Week 2023 in Stockholm and online. Our team of researchers will be participating in several events focused on critical global water-related challenges. Read on for a list of events where SEI will be present and take the opportunity to engage with us in these important discussions. Join SEI at World Water Week 2023 in Stockholm and online. Our team of researchers will be participating in several events focused on critical global water-related challenges. Read on for a list of events where SEI will be present and take the opportunity to engage with us in these important discussions.

]]> Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:55:30 +0000 Brenda Ochola https://www.sei.org/features/sei-at-world-water-week-2023/ Feature Katarina Axelsson i Sundsvalls Tidning om SEI:s Konsumtionskompass https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/katarina-axelsson-i-sundsvalls-tidning/ Från åtta och ett halvt ton per år – till ett. Så mycket behöver en del Sundsvallsbor minska sina koldioxidutsläpp för att nå klimatmålen, skriver Sundsvalls Tidning i en intervju med Katarina Axelsson som lett arbetet med att utveckla SEI:s Konsumtionskompass. Från åtta och ett halvt ton per år – till ett. Så mycket behöver en del Sundsvallsbor minska sina koldioxidutsläpp för att nå klimatmålen, skriver Sundsvalls Tidning i en intervju med Katarina Axelsson som lett arbetet med att utveckla SEI:s Konsumtionskompass.

]]> Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:00:10 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/katarina-axelsson-i-sundsvalls-tidning/ Press Why older people are some of those worst affected by climate change https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/older-people-affected-climate-change/ In this op-ed for The Conversation UK, Gary Haq discusses how older people tend to be the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and points to how they can be empowered to tackle this global problem. In this op-ed for The Conversation UK, Gary Haq discusses how older people tend to be the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and points to how they can be empowered to tackle this global problem.

]]> Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:32:57 +0000 Gary Haq https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/older-people-affected-climate-change/ Press Tekstiili ringlussevõtu tehnoloogiate uuring ja analüüs https://www.sei.org/projects/tekstiili-ringlussevotu-tehnoloogiate-uuring-ja-analuus/ Teadusuuringu eesmärk on koostada kaardistus ja hinnang Eesti tarbijajärgse tekstiili ringlussevõtu võimekusest ja ning selle alusel selgitada välja parimad lahendused erinevatele tekstiilivoogudele. Teadusuuringu eesmärk on koostada kaardistus ja hinnang Eesti tarbijajärgse tekstiili ringlussevõtu võimekusest ja ning selle alusel selgitada välja parimad lahendused erinevatele tekstiilivoogudele.

]]> Fri, 10 Nov 2023 09:32:59 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/tekstiili-ringlussevotu-tehnoloogiate-uuring-ja-analuus/ Project Analysis of Circular Textile Technologies https://www.sei.org/projects/circular-textile-technologies/ Estonia currently lacks options to recycle post-consumer textile waste. However, by 2025, all EU member states must collect their textile waste separately. SEI Tallinn maps and assesses Estonia’s capability and options to recycle post-consumer textile waste and offers the best solutions for different textile supply chains. Estonia currently lacks options to recycle post-consumer textile waste. However, by 2025, all EU member states must collect their textile waste separately. SEI Tallinn maps and assesses Estonia’s capability and options to recycle post-consumer textile waste and offers the best solutions for different textile supply chains.

]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2024 11:41:11 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/circular-textile-technologies/ Project Tribal Lands and Environment Forum: Can remote data connect us to the land? A landscape analysis for braiding satellite-based information and Indigenous knowledge https://www.sei.org/events/tribal-lands-and-environment-forum/ SEI researchers will present their remote sensing work at the Tribal Lands and Environment Forum, occurring online and in-person 14–17 August in Syracuse, New York, US. This session is designed for a wide audience of Tribal members and organizations working with Tribal communities who use or are interested in using remote sensing information to complement traditional natural resource management methods used by Tribes. SEI researchers will present their remote sensing work at the Tribal Lands and Environment Forum, occurring online and in-person 14–17 August in Syracuse, New York, US.

This session is designed for a wide audience of Tribal members and organizations working with Tribal communities who use or are interested in using remote sensing information to complement traditional natural resource management methods used by Tribes.

]]> Wed, 02 Aug 2023 17:58:09 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/tribal-lands-and-environment-forum/ Event Britain’s North Sea decision: waning leadership at home and abroad https://www.sei.org/perspectives/uk-north-sea-oil-and-gas-decision/ The UK’s recent decision to expand oil and gas leases in the North Sea is not the way to help reduce energy bills or increase energy independence. In a perspective originally published by Politico, Felipe Sanchez, SEI Policy Fellow and a former UK senior policy adviser for environmental issues, argues that the UK’s historic leadership in technology and innovation gives it both the responsibility and capacity to be a transition leader. The UK’s recent decision to expand oil and gas leases in the North Sea is not the way to help reduce energy bills or increase energy independence. In a perspective originally published by Politico, Felipe Sanchez, SEI Policy Fellow and a former UK senior policy adviser for environmental issues, argues that the UK’s historic leadership in technology and innovation gives it both the responsibility and capacity to be a transition leader.

]]> Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:50:29 +0000 Felipe Sanchez https://www.sei.org/perspectives/uk-north-sea-oil-and-gas-decision/ Perspective Montana youth win climate case, with support from SEI expert https://www.sei.org/features/montana-youth-win-climate-case/ A Montana judge ruled in favor of 16 youth who sued the state, claiming the government’s continued embrace of fossil fuel projects violated their constitutional rights to a healthy environment. SEI Affiliated Researcher Peter Erickson testified on behalf of the youth during the June 2023 trial and reacts to the news of the decision. A Montana judge ruled in favor of 16 youth who sued the state, claiming the government’s continued embrace of fossil fuel projects violated their constitutional rights to a healthy environment.

SEI Affiliated Researcher Peter Erickson testified on behalf of the youth during the June 2023 trial and reacts to the news of the decision.

]]> Tue, 15 Aug 2023 23:18:44 +0000 Lynsi Burton https://www.sei.org/features/montana-youth-win-climate-case/ Feature Making lives safe from floods: Four steps for an effective flood warning system https://www.sei.org/perspectives/making-lives-safe-from-floods/ Four steps for an effective flood warning system Four steps for an effective flood warning system

]]> Thu, 10 Aug 2023 12:00:42 +0000 Uttam Ghimire https://www.sei.org/perspectives/making-lives-safe-from-floods/ Perspective Cascading Climate and Health Risks in African Cities (CASCADE) https://www.sei.org/projects/climate-health-risks-african-cities-cascade/ CASCADE aims to deepen understanding of complex and cascading climate health risks in African cities, and co-produce knowledge to respond to these risks. CASCADE aims to deepen understanding of complex and cascading climate health risks in African cities, and co-produce knowledge to respond to these risks.

]]> Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:09:17 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/climate-health-risks-african-cities-cascade/ Project Protected areas and indigenous rights in Sápmi: an agonistic reading of conflict and collaboration in land use planning https://www.sei.org/publications/protected-areas-and-indigenous-rights-in-sapmi/ In this paper, the authors use a recent planning process for a national park in Sápmi in Northern Sweden to demonstrate how frontline officials engaged in everyday conservation planning are pivotal in navigating colonial legislation and promoting policy change on Indigenous rights. In this paper, the authors use a recent planning process for a national park in Sápmi in Northern Sweden to demonstrate how frontline officials engaged in everyday conservation planning are pivotal in navigating colonial legislation and promoting policy change on Indigenous rights.

]]> Tue, 08 Aug 2023 15:10:08 +0000 Rasmus Kløcker Larsen https://www.sei.org/publications/protected-areas-and-indigenous-rights-in-sapmi/ Publication Long-term strategies in a changing climate https://www.sei.org/publications/long-term-strategies-in-a-changing-climate/ This research review investigates and stimulates discussion on the technical and political economy issues with long-term mitigation and adaptation planning. It looks at the potential linkages between mitigation and adaptation in national and sector policy and planning and identifies priority areas for integration. This research review investigates and stimulates discussion on the technical and political economy issues with long-term mitigation and adaptation planning. It looks at the potential linkages between mitigation and adaptation in national and sector policy and planning and identifies priority areas for integration.

]]> Tue, 08 Aug 2023 13:37:33 +0000 Richard J.T. Klein https://www.sei.org/publications/long-term-strategies-in-a-changing-climate/ Publication Apoyando Transiciones Justas Hacia un Sector de Agua Sostenible en Bolivia https://www.sei.org/publications/apoyando-transiciones-justas-hacia-un-sector-de-agua-sostenible-en-bolivia/ Este informe tiene como objetivo aprender sobre los proyectos de adaptación climática liderados por el Fondo de Inversión Climática en el sector del agua de Bolivia que ayuden a informar esfuerzos futuros para apoyar las transiciones energéticas justas. Este informe tiene como objetivo aprender sobre los proyectos de adaptación climática liderados por el Fondo de Inversión Climática en el sector del agua de Bolivia que ayuden a informar esfuerzos futuros para apoyar las transiciones energéticas justas.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 16:42:03 +0000 Cláudia Coleoni; Claudia Strambo; Marisa Escobar https://www.sei.org/publications/apoyando-transiciones-justas-hacia-un-sector-de-agua-sostenible-en-bolivia/ Publication Does climate finance enhance mitigation ambitions of recipient countries? https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-finance-mitigation-ambitions-recipient-countries/ Prior studies have hypothesized that increasing financial support to developing countries will likely increase their climate ambitions. With the availability of updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and climate finance data, this article empirically explores this question. Prior studies have hypothesized that increasing financial support to developing countries will likely increase their climate ambitions. With the availability of updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and climate finance data, this article empirically explores this question.

]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 08:17:10 +0000 Nabil Haque https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-finance-mitigation-ambitions-recipient-countries/ Publication Just transition in supply chains: a business brief https://www.sei.org/publications/just-transitions-supply-chains/ This report argues that in the face of growing climate risk, companies that integrate environmental, economic and social impact governance in their supply chains will be more resilient and better positioned to manage the climate change risks and the impacts of advancing a just transition to net-zero and environmentally sustainable economies. This report argues that in the face of growing climate risk, companies that integrate environmental, economic and social impact governance in their supply chains will be more resilient and better positioned to manage the climate change risks and the impacts of advancing a just transition to net-zero and environmentally sustainable economies.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 08:00:57 +0000 Mikael Allan Mikaelsson; Adis Dzebo; Richard J.T. Klein https://www.sei.org/publications/just-transitions-supply-chains/ Publication