SEI https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 03:21:37 +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 SEI at York Festival of Ideas 2026 https://www.sei.org/events/sei-at-york-festival-of-ideas-2026/ The York Festival of Ideas – led by the University of York – features world-class speakers, performances, exhibitions, tours, family-friendly activities, and much more. Topics range from archaeology to art, history to health and politics to psychology: the program promises something for all ages and interests. Researchers at SEI York are contributing to a number of events during the festival. The York Festival of Ideas – led by the University of York – features world-class speakers, performances, exhibitions, tours, family-friendly activities, and much more. Topics range from archaeology to art, history to health and politics to psychology: the program promises something for all ages and interests. Researchers at SEI York are contributing to a number of events during the festival.

]]> Mon, 18 May 2026 13:19:48 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/sei-at-york-festival-of-ideas-2026/ Event Driving regenerative development: a beacon of hope inside the Tropical Andes https://www.sei.org/features/biosuroeste-regenerative-development/ In the Tropical Andean mountains of Colombia’s Southwestern Antioquia, history has taken an unexpected turn. Land once shaped by conflict and narcotrafficking is now becoming a beacon of regeneration with transformative potential far beyond its boundaries. Working from a painful past towards a vision of “our best possible future”, what imaginaries of change can this territory offer? In the Tropical Andean mountains of Colombia’s Southwestern Antioquia, history has taken an unexpected turn. Land once shaped by conflict and narcotrafficking is now becoming a beacon of regeneration with transformative potential far beyond its boundaries. Working from a painful past towards a vision of “our best possible future”, what imaginaries of change can this territory offer?

]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:45:36 +0000 Aziliz Le Rouzo; Wilma Lagerman; Federico Botero Jaramillo https://www.sei.org/features/biosuroeste-regenerative-development/ Feature Co-designing the future of water storage management by integrating grey, green and community systems https://www.sei.org/perspectives/co-designing-the-future-of-water-storage-management-by-integrating-grey-green-and-community-systems/ Climate change is widening the water storage deficit in the Mekong Region, as the reliance on large dams is impacting ecosystems and livelihoods. This piece offers insights, from a recent cross-border meeting in Lao PDR that brought together 70+ stakeholders from Thailand and Laos, towards integrating grey infrastructure (dams), green infrastructure (wetlands), and community governance to build more resilient and equitable water storage systems in the Mekong Region. Climate change is widening the water storage deficit in the Mekong Region, as the reliance on large dams is impacting ecosystems and livelihoods. This piece offers insights, from a recent cross-border meeting in Lao PDR that brought together 70+ stakeholders from Thailand and Laos, towards integrating grey infrastructure (dams), green infrastructure (wetlands), and community governance to build more resilient and equitable water storage systems in the Mekong Region.

]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:55:52 +0000 Xayalak Vilaida; Ridhi Saluja; Thanapon Piman https://www.sei.org/perspectives/co-designing-the-future-of-water-storage-management-by-integrating-grey-green-and-community-systems/ Perspective Q&A: Hur kan svenska hamnar bli mer klimatsäkra? https://www.sei.org/features/qa-hur-kan-svenska-hamnar-bli-mer-klimatsakra/ Sveriges hamnar behöver hantera allt fler klimatrelaterade risker. En ny rapport från projektet Ökad beredskap för svenska hamnregioner lyfter fram åtgärder som varit framgångsrika i andra länder och som skulle kunna stärka Sveriges hamnars försörjningsberedskap. Sveriges hamnar behöver hantera allt fler klimatrelaterade risker. En ny rapport från projektet Ökad beredskap för svenska hamnregioner lyfter fram åtgärder som varit framgångsrika i andra länder och som skulle kunna stärka Sveriges hamnars försörjningsberedskap.

]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:01:26 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/qa-hur-kan-svenska-hamnar-bli-mer-klimatsakra/ Feature Varadero: a living lab exploring coastal resilience in Colombia https://www.sei.org/features/varadero-a-living-lab-exploring-coastal-resilience-in-colombia/ In the midst of the tourist and port activity of Cartagena, one of Colombia’s most visited cities, Varadero continues to survive as a “hope spot” – a coral reef where nature offers a striking lesson in resilience despite human impact. Today, that resilience forms the starting point for a living lab, part of the Resilient Coasts in the Caribbean Sea project led by SEI. In the midst of the tourist and port activity of Cartagena, one of Colombia’s most visited cities, Varadero continues to survive as a “hope spot” – a coral reef where nature offers a striking lesson in resilience despite human impact. Today, that resilience forms the starting point for a living lab, part of the Resilient Coasts in the Caribbean Sea project led by SEI.

]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:53:13 +0000 Camilo Martelo Llerena; Daniela Duran; Lucia Victoria Licero Villanueva https://www.sei.org/features/varadero-a-living-lab-exploring-coastal-resilience-in-colombia/ Feature Varadero: un laboratorio vivo de resiliencia costera en Colombia https://www.sei.org/features/varadero-un-laboratorio-vivo-de-resiliencia-costera-en-colombia/ En el centro de las dinámicas turísticas y portuarias de una de las ciudades más visitadas de Colombia, Cartagena, sobrevive Varadero como un hope spot, un arrecife de coral donde las condiciones climáticas y las actividades humanas harían imposible la existencia de vida marina sana, pero la naturaleza da una lección de resiliencia. Hoy, esa resiliencia es el punto de partida de un Laboratorio Vivo que forma parte del proyecto Costas resilientes en el mar Caribe, liderado por SEI. En el centro de las dinámicas turísticas y portuarias de una de las ciudades más visitadas de Colombia, Cartagena, sobrevive Varadero como un hope spot, un arrecife de coral donde las condiciones climáticas y las actividades humanas harían imposible la existencia de vida marina sana, pero la naturaleza da una lección de resiliencia. Hoy, esa resiliencia es el punto de partida de un Laboratorio Vivo que forma parte del proyecto Costas resilientes en el mar Caribe, liderado por SEI. 

]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:26:18 +0000 Camilo Martelo Llerena; Daniela Duran; Lucia Victoria Licero Villanueva https://www.sei.org/features/varadero-un-laboratorio-vivo-de-resiliencia-costera-en-colombia/ Feature What is happening in Sweden? https://www.sei.org/events/what-is-happening-in-sweden/ Welcome to this webinar, bringing together Nordic scholars in a conversation about land claims, land use conflicts, the state of Sámi rights and rule of law in the Nordic countries. Welcome to this webinar, bringing together Nordic scholars in a conversation about land claims, land use conflicts, the state of Sámi rights and rule of law in the Nordic countries. 

]]> Mon, 25 May 2026 14:01:40 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/what-is-happening-in-sweden/ Event Electricity transmission in Colombia: 2025 overview https://www.sei.org/publications/electricity-transmission-colombia-2025-overview/ The transmission infrastructure faces a structural backlog in the context of expanding electricity generation, predominantly from renewable sources. With a total installed capacity of 20.9 gigawatts (GW) and an additional 18 GW already approved, total installed generation capacity is projected to reach 38.9 GW by 2030.The National Interconnected System (SIN) is approaching its operational limits: less than 5% of transmission capacity is available, and within the next five years, 90% of substa... The transmission infrastructure faces a structural backlog in the context of expanding electricity generation, predominantly from renewable sources. With a total installed capacity of 20.9 gigawatts (GW) and an additional 18 GW already approved, total installed generation capacity is projected to reach 38.9 GW by 2030.

The National Interconnected System (SIN) is approaching its operational limits: less than 5% of transmission capacity is available, and within the next five years, 90% of substations will exhaust their short-circuit interrupting capacity, which will compromise the integration of new generation projects.

The sector’s main challenge is implementation: 55% of the 20 transmission projects currently underway are delayed, with some by around a decade, such as Bacatá-Norte (12 years), and Sogamoso Norte-Nueva Esperanza (10 years).

These delays are due to socio-environmental factors, difficulties in licensing and permits, and a weak alignment between national energy planning and land-use planning instruments.

The Master Plan for Modernization and Expansion of the Electrical Transmission Infrastructure sets out an indicative portfolio of 98 strategic works. By developing just 44 of them, it would be possible to overcome 149 operational constraints projected between 2024 and 2037.

In 2025, the Mining and Energy Planning Unit (UPME) formally adopted the Territorial Engagement Model, marking an institutional shift towards the integration of socio-environmental and cultural criteria into the planning of the electricity sector.

]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:08:58 +0000 Germán Sáenz; José Vega Araújo https://www.sei.org/publications/electricity-transmission-colombia-2025-overview/ Publication Conviction-led capital: what a new report on Asian philanthropists means for SEI’s climate finance work https://www.sei.org/perspectives/conviction-led-capital-new-report-asian-philanthropists-sei-climate-finance/ Across Asia, the communities on the front line of climate change are often the furthest from the finance they need to adapt to it. A new report on Asian philanthropy, launched at this year’s Philanthropy Asia Summit in Singapore, points to one group quietly helping to close that gap: a small set of funders willing to take on risks that governments and commercial investors will not. For SEI’s climate finance work in the region, their approach offers some useful lessons. Across Asia, the communities on the front line of climate change are often the furthest from the finance they need to adapt to it. A new report on Asian philanthropy, launched at this year’s Philanthropy Asia Summit in Singapore, points to one group quietly helping to close that gap: a small set of funders willing to take on risks that governments and commercial investors will not. For SEI’s climate finance work in the region, their approach offers some useful lessons.

]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:41 +0000 Rajesh Daniel https://www.sei.org/perspectives/conviction-led-capital-new-report-asian-philanthropists-sei-climate-finance/ Perspective New digital Nature Tool for effective agricultural sourcing co-developed by Clarmondial and SEI https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/new-nature-tool-co-developed-by-clarmondial-and-sei/ Clarmondial and Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) have selected Earth Genome to develop a digital version of the Nature Tool, a science-based tool designed to assess nature-related risks and opportunities across agricultural sourcing landscapes. Clarmondial and Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) have selected Earth Genome to develop a digital version of the Nature Tool, a science-based tool designed to assess nature-related risks and opportunities across agricultural sourcing landscapes.

]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:00:13 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/new-nature-tool-co-developed-by-clarmondial-and-sei/ Press Vad säger forskningen om frågorna i valrörelsen? https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/forskningen-om-fragorna-i-valrorelsen/ Den 16 juni bjuder Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) in till en pressträff där våra forskare presenterar aktuella forskningsperspektiv på frågor relevanta för såväl väljarnas plånböcker som Sveriges konkurrenskraft och beredskap. Den 16 juni bjuder Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) in till en pressträff där våra forskare presenterar aktuella forskningsperspektiv på frågor relevanta för såväl väljarnas plånböcker som Sveriges konkurrenskraft och beredskap.

]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:30:12 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/forskningen-om-fragorna-i-valrorelsen/ Press From research to regulatory changes: Ukraine and Sweden present the results of their joint collaboration https://www.sei.org/features/research-regulatory-changes-ukraine-sweden-joint-collaboration/ Last week in Kyiv, the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) together with the Green Transition Office (GTO) at the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine held the event “Swedish-Ukrainian Partnership for Green Transition: Combining Research, Policy and Practice”, as part of the Green Agenda for Ukraine project. Last week in Kyiv, the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) together with the Green Transition Office (GTO) at the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine held the event “Swedish-Ukrainian Partnership for Green Transition: Combining Research, Policy and Practice”, as part of the Green Agenda for Ukraine project.

]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:39:37 +0000 Olena Ermolenko; Alyona Danylova https://www.sei.org/features/research-regulatory-changes-ukraine-sweden-joint-collaboration/ Feature Edward R. Carr appointed interim Chair of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/edward-carr-interim-chair-scientific-technical-advisory-panel-global-environment-facility/ SEI’s US Centre Director brings more than two decades of experience with academia and global environment and development institutions, including the World Bank and Global Environment Facility. SEI’s US Centre Director brings more than two decades of experience with academia and global environment and development institutions, including the World Bank and Global Environment Facility.

]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:42:42 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/edward-carr-interim-chair-scientific-technical-advisory-panel-global-environment-facility/ Press The Wood Solution Thailand Forum 2026 https://www.sei.org/events/the-wood-solution-thailand-forum-2026/ The Wood Solution Thailand Forum 2026 will be held on 2 June 2026. This forum will bring together stakeholders from across all sectors to collectively shape the direction of Thailand’s sustainable forestry and timber construction industry, presenting ecosystem assessment findings, pioneer project showcases, the Wood Solution vision, and a Roadmap for the future. The Wood Solution Thailand Forum 2026 will be held on 2 June 2026. This forum will bring together stakeholders from across all sectors to collectively shape the direction of Thailand’s sustainable forestry and timber construction industry, presenting ecosystem assessment findings, pioneer project showcases, the Wood Solution vision, and a Roadmap for the future.

]]> Fri, 29 May 2026 13:43:55 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/the-wood-solution-thailand-forum-2026/ Event För lite, för sent – konsultationslagens bidrag till samiskt inflytande, 2022–2024 https://www.sei.org/publications/konsultationslagens-bidrag-samiskt-inflytande-2022-2024/ Rapporten redovisar resultaten från en studie som haft följande syfte: Att utvärdera i vilken mån konsultationer, genomförda under de första åren med konsultationslagen i Sverige, har bidragit till att främja det samiska folkets inflytande över sina angelägenheter. Rapporten redovisar resultaten från en studie som haft följande syfte: Att utvärdera i vilken mån konsultationer, genomförda under de första åren med konsultationslagen i Sverige, har bidragit till att främja det samiska folkets inflytande över sina angelägenheter.

]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2026 03:45:20 +0000 Johanna Westeson; Rasmus Kløcker Larsen; Daniel Arancibia Holm https://www.sei.org/publications/konsultationslagens-bidrag-samiskt-inflytande-2022-2024/ Publication Ny rapport visar att myndigheter brister i att konsultera samer trots lagkrav https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/myndigheter-brister-i-att-konsultera-samer-trots-lagkrav/ Idag presenteras den första utvärderingen av hur konsultationslagen, den lag som ska säkerställa samers inflytande, tillämpas. Rapporten visar på omfattande brister i tolkning och hantering av olika ärenden. Dessa brister kan och bör åtgärdas, menar forskarna bakom rapporten. Idag presenteras den första utvärderingen av hur konsultationslagen, den lag som ska säkerställa samers inflytande, tillämpas. Rapporten visar på omfattande brister i tolkning och hantering av olika ärenden. Dessa brister kan och bör åtgärdas, menar forskarna bakom rapporten.

]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:01:37 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/myndigheter-brister-i-att-konsultera-samer-trots-lagkrav/ Press Can Colombia become an alternative protein hub? The opportunity lies in its biodiversity https://www.sei.org/perspectives/colombia-alternative-protein-hub-opportunity-biodiversity/ The way the world produces protein is changing. Climate pressures, ecosystem degradation, and the need to feed a growing population are driving an accelerated transition in the global food system. In this context, alternative proteins are not merely a response to an environmental problem – they represent a strategic opportunity for countries capable of connecting biodiversity, agro-industry and innovation. The question is: Who will lead that change? The way the world produces protein is changing. Climate pressures, ecosystem degradation, and the need to feed a growing population are driving an accelerated transition in the global food system. In this context, alternative proteins are not merely a response to an environmental problem – they represent a strategic opportunity for countries capable of connecting biodiversity, agro-industry and innovation. The question is: Who will lead that change? 

]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:27:29 +0000 Camilo Garzón; Natalia Ortiz https://www.sei.org/perspectives/colombia-alternative-protein-hub-opportunity-biodiversity/ Perspective Strengthening evidence on the outcomes of locally led adaptation https://www.sei.org/projects/strengthening-evidence-on-the-outcomes-of-locally-led-adaptation/ SEI is seeking to enhance understanding about the effectiveness of locally led approaches to help boost vulnerable communities’ resilience to the impacts of climate change. The work aims to strengthen the evidence base to help funders and policymakers provide needed support for more equitable and beneficial adaptation actions, and to help empower and inform local communities as they seek to chart their own climate-resilient futures. SEI is seeking to enhance understanding about the effectiveness of locally led approaches to help boost vulnerable communities’ resilience to the impacts of climate change. The work aims to strengthen the evidence base to help funders and policymakers provide needed support for more equitable and beneficial adaptation actions, and to help empower and inform local communities as they seek to chart their own climate-resilient futures.

 

  

]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:53:27 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/strengthening-evidence-on-the-outcomes-of-locally-led-adaptation/ Project Lääne-Harju, Saku ja Kiili valla kliima- ja energiakava rakenduskava koostamise kaasamisürituste modereerimise projekt https://www.sei.org/projects/kliima-ja-energiakava-kaasamisuritused/ Projekti toetab Saku, Kiili ja Lääne-Harju valla kliima– ja energiakavade rakenduskavade koostamist, kaasates kohalikke elanikke, ettevõtjaid ja teisi olulisi huvirühmi erinevatesse aruteludesse ja töötubadesse. Projekti toetab Saku, Kiili ja Lääne-Harju valla kliima– ja energiakavade rakenduskavade koostamist, kaasates kohalikke elanikke, ettevõtjaid ja teisi olulisi huvirühmi erinevatesse aruteludesse ja töötubadesse.

]]> Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:33:55 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/kliima-ja-energiakava-kaasamisuritused/ Project Facilitation of Stakeholder Engagement for Developing the Implementation Plans of the Climate and Energy Action Plans in Lääne-Harju, Saku and Kiili Municipalities https://www.sei.org/projects/stakeholder-engagement-for-climate-and-energy-action-plans/ The project supports the preparation of climate and energy action plans for the municipalities of Saku, Kiili and Lääne-Harju, engaging local residents, businesses and other key stakeholders through discussions and workshops in the development of climate measures. The project supports the preparation of climate and energy action plans for the municipalities of Saku, Kiili and Lääne-Harju, engaging local residents, businesses and other key stakeholders through discussions and workshops in the development of climate measures.

]]> Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:49:18 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/stakeholder-engagement-for-climate-and-energy-action-plans/ Project