SEI https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:51:54 +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 The promises and pitfalls of nature-based solutions https://www.sei.org/features/nbs-briefs/ To bring about change for our seas and coasts, there is need to integrate action on climate, biodiversity and development. Nature-based solutions are physical measures to protect, manage and restore ecosystems while addressing social challenges. To bring about change for our seas and coasts, there is need to integrate action on climate, biodiversity and development. Nature-based solutions are physical measures to protect, manage and restore ecosystems while addressing social challenges.

]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:26:44 +0000 Brenda Ochola https://www.sei.org/features/nbs-briefs/ Feature A new dawn in Brazilian politics: The future of the Amazon and its impacts on the EU climate policy https://www.sei.org/events/brazil-amazon-eu-climate-policy/ Would like to know more about the future of the Amazon and its impacts on the EU climate policy after elections in Brazil? Join Brännpunkt Europa in our first in-person fika and final lecture of the semester. We have the pleasure to announce Dr. Mairon G. Bastos Lima, Research Fellow at SEI Headquarters, to discuss “A new dawn in Brazilian politics: The future of the Amazon and its impacts on the EU climate policy”. Would like to know more about the future of the Amazon and its impacts on the EU climate policy after elections in Brazil?

Join Brännpunkt Europa in our first in-person fika and final lecture of the semester.

We have the pleasure to announce Dr. Mairon G. Bastos Lima, Research Fellow at SEI Headquarters, to discuss “A new dawn in Brazilian politics: The future of the Amazon and its impacts on the EU climate policy”.

]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2022 17:03:46 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/brazil-amazon-eu-climate-policy/ Event Lansering av hållbarhetskompassen https://www.sei.org/events/lansering-av-hallbarhetskompassen/ Fredagen den 2 december lanseras hållbarhetskompassen under ett livesänt seminarium i Jernkontorets lokaler. Hållbarhetskompassen är ett forskningsbaserat verktygsstöd användbart för alla sorters samhällsaktörer med behov av att bättre kunna navigera mot att nå FN:s samtliga 17 hållbarhetsmål. Önskar du delta digitalt behövs det ingen anmälan. Varmt välkommen! Fredagen den 2 december lanseras hållbarhetskompassen under ett livesänt seminarium i Jernkontorets lokaler.  Hållbarhetskompassen är ett forskningsbaserat verktygsstöd användbart för alla sorters samhällsaktörer med behov av att bättre kunna navigera mot att nå FN:s samtliga 17 hållbarhetsmål. Önskar du delta digitalt behövs det ingen anmälan. Varmt välkommen!

]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2022 16:49:03 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/lansering-av-hallbarhetskompassen/ Event Agenda 2030-kompassen: Mobilitetsstrategi för Kalmar kommun https://www.sei.org/publications/agenda-2030-kompassen/ Agenda 2030-kompassen är ett forskningsbaserat verktyg som har utvecklats under ledning av SEI och Jernkontoret för att öka samhällsaktörers förståelse för hur de kan bidra till samhällsnytta i linje med FN:s globala mål under Agenda 2030. Agenda 2030-kompassen är ett forskningsbaserat verktyg som har utvecklats under ledning av SEI och Jernkontoret för att öka samhällsaktörers förståelse för hur de kan bidra till samhällsnytta i linje med FN:s globala mål under Agenda 2030.

]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2022 06:00:54 +0000 Katarina Axelsson; Åsa Gerger Swartling; Kristian Skånberg; Karl Hallding https://www.sei.org/publications/agenda-2030-kompassen/ Publication Legislation for clean air in Kenya https://www.sei.org/features/legislation-clean-air-kenya/ A long-term partnership with lawmakers in Nairobi ushers in a Air Quality Policy and Air Quality Bill for Kenya's capital. A long-term partnership with lawmakers in Nairobi ushers in a Air Quality Policy and Air Quality Bill for Kenya's capital.

]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2022 11:43:26 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/legislation-clean-air-kenya/ Feature Fifteen countries boost climate targets ahead of COP26 https://www.sei.org/features/fifteen-countries-climate-targets-cop26/ SEI supported countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America to boost their climate commitments – and show how cutting emissions can have a range of other benefits, especially for health. SEI supported countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America to boost their climate commitments – and show how cutting emissions can have a range of other benefits, especially for health.

]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2022 15:50:39 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/fifteen-countries-climate-targets-cop26/ Feature Nu lanseras Hållbarhetskompassen (Agenda 2030 Compass) i Sverige https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/hallbarhetskompassen-agenda-2030-compass/ Idag lanserar Jernkontoret tillsammans med Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Hållbarhetskompassen (Agenda 2030 Compass). En kompass som alla samhällsaktörer kan använda för att nå FN:s alla hållbarhetsmål samtidigt. Idag lanserar Jernkontoret tillsammans med Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Hållbarhetskompassen (Agenda 2030 Compass). En kompass som alla samhällsaktörer kan använda för att nå FN:s alla hållbarhetsmål samtidigt.

]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2022 07:15:31 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/hallbarhetskompassen-agenda-2030-compass/ Press Who is most at risk of losing out from low-carbon transition in the food and transport sectors in Sweden? Equity considerations from a consumption perspective https://www.sei.org/publications/risk-of-losing-out-from-low-carbon-transition/ The low-carbon transition requires policies and behaviour changes that affect people’s consumption habits. However, the impacts of the transition are likely to be experienced unevenly by consumers. Failing to account for these differences puts at risk the prospects of a just transition. The low-carbon transition requires policies and behaviour changes that affect people’s consumption habits. However, the impacts of the transition are likely to be experienced unevenly by consumers. Failing to account for these differences puts at risk the prospects of a just transition.

]]> Thu, 01 Dec 2022 15:43:54 +0000 Elena Dawkins; Claudia Strambo; Maria Xylia; Rok Grah; Jindan Gong; Katarina Axelsson; Aaron Maltais https://www.sei.org/publications/risk-of-losing-out-from-low-carbon-transition/ Publication Swedish Pre-Presidency Conference https://www.sei.org/events/swedish-pre-presidency-conference/ On 1 January 2023, Czechia will hand over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union to Sweden, which holds its reigns once again, for the third time following previous tenures in 2001 and 2009. During the first half of 2023, the Swedish Presidency has to sail through troubled waters to address some of the most pressing EU issues. The Presidency will be tasked with bringing the European Union out of a difficult winter of soaring energy prices and rising inflation. On 1 January 2023, Czechia will hand over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union to Sweden, which holds its reigns once again, for the third time following previous tenures in 2001 and 2009. During the first half of 2023, the Swedish Presidency has to sail through troubled waters to address some of the most pressing EU issues.

The Presidency will be tasked with bringing the European Union out of a difficult winter of soaring energy prices and rising inflation.

]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2022 08:59:53 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/swedish-pre-presidency-conference/ Event Durable solutions for people displaced by Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, Philippines https://www.sei.org/publications/durable-solutions-typhoon-haiyan/ This research assesses the impacts of displacement on quality of life and human rights in resettlement villages in Tacloban, a city in Region VIII of the Philippines that was hit the hardest by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. This research assesses the impacts of displacement on quality of life and human rights in resettlement villages in Tacloban, a city in Region VIII of the Philippines that was hit the hardest by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.

]]> Thu, 01 Dec 2022 11:35:12 +0000 Minh Tran https://www.sei.org/publications/durable-solutions-typhoon-haiyan/ Publication Focali annual meeting 2022 https://www.sei.org/events/focali-annual-meeting-2022/ It is once again time for Focali members, partners and friends in our wider community to meet around current interlinked forest, climate and livelihood challenges. The Focali annual meeting, to be held in Gothenburg, Sweden on 1–2 December, is the first in-person annual meeting since the memorable Focali 10-year anniversary meeting held in 2019. The main conference day, 1 December 2022, will include thematic talk-sessions that provide an opportunity for you to share your research or work. It is once again time for Focali members, partners and friends in our wider community to meet around current interlinked forest, climate and livelihood challenges. The Focali annual meeting, to be held in Gothenburg, Sweden on 1–2 December, is the first in-person annual meeting since the memorable Focali 10-year anniversary meeting held in 2019. The main conference day, 1 December 2022, will include thematic talk-sessions that provide an opportunity for you to share your research or work.

]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2022 15:23:37 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/focali-annual-meeting-2022/ Event Scott River https://www.sei.org/projects/scott-river/ Beginning in 2022, SEI has been working with UC Davis researchers and the California State Water Resources Control Board to help implement the Drought Emergency Regulation in the Scott River watershed. Enacted in 2021 following one of the watershed’s most severe droughts on record, the regulations call for in-stream flows to protect Chinook and coho salmon habitat. Beginning in 2022, SEI has been working with UC Davis researchers and the California State Water Resources Control Board to help implement the Drought Emergency Regulation in the Scott River watershed. Enacted in 2021 following one of the watershed’s most severe droughts on record, the regulations call for in-stream flows to protect Chinook and coho salmon habitat.

]]> Sat, 10 Dec 2022 00:29:43 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/scott-river/ Project Green Agenda for Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine https://www.sei.org/projects/green-agenda/ The Green Agenda project supports Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine in advancing an inclusive, sustainable and efficient green and just transition aligned with EU policy objectives and accession criteria. Through technical assistance, capacity building and regional exchange, the project helps make this transition environmentally effective, socially just and grounded in human rights. The Green Agenda project supports Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine in advancing an inclusive, sustainable and efficient green and just transition aligned with EU policy objectives and accession criteria. Through technical assistance, capacity building and regional exchange, the project helps make this transition environmentally effective, socially just and grounded in human rights.

]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2023 15:15:56 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/green-agenda/ Project Reduced consumption-based climate emissions and equal living conditions (in Avesta) https://www.sei.org/projects/avesta-project-eng/ This project aimed to strengthen the municipality’s capacity to address the challenge of reducing the climate emissions resulting from residents’ consumption, while at the same time foster more equal living conditions in the municipality. This project aimed to strengthen the municipality’s capacity to address the challenge of reducing the climate emissions resulting from residents’ consumption, while at the same time foster more equal living conditions in the municipality.

]]> Tue, 31 Oct 2023 08:35:29 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/avesta-project-eng/ Project Minskade konsumtionsbaserade klimatutsläpp och jämlika livsvillkor (i Avesta) https://www.sei.org/projects/avesta-project-sv/ Syftet med detta projekt var att stärka kommunens möjligheter att minska klimatutsläppen som har uppstått genom invånarnas konsumtion, och samtidigt främja mer jämlika livsförutsättningar i Avesta kommun. Syftet med detta projekt var att stärka kommunens möjligheter att minska klimatutsläppen som har uppstått genom invånarnas konsumtion, och samtidigt främja mer jämlika livsförutsättningar i Avesta kommun. 

]]> Mon, 30 Oct 2023 20:02:58 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/avesta-project-sv/ Project MEFadapt: the minerals–energy–food complex and transboundary climate risk https://www.sei.org/projects/minerals-energy-food-adaptation/ The project will provide insights into interconnections, trade-offs, opportunities within the Minerals-Energy-Food (MEF) Complex to help policymakers in developing strategies for sustainable governance of natural resources and adaptation to transboundary climate risks that bolster global resilience. The project will provide insights into interconnections, trade-offs, opportunities within the Minerals-Energy-Food (MEF) Complex to help policymakers in developing strategies for sustainable governance of natural resources and adaptation to transboundary climate risks that bolster global resilience.

]]> Tue, 10 Dec 2024 14:10:12 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/minerals-energy-food-adaptation/ Project The circular economy and the bioeconomy: emerging approaches in South and Southeast Asia https://www.sei.org/events/circular-economy-bioeconomy-asia/ This online webinar will present the SEI initiative on governing bioeconomy pathways, as well as the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development circular economy programme, with a particular focus on lessons drawn from the UNCTAD-FCDO Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution (SMEP) programme. SEI Asia Senior Research Fellow Francis X. Johnson will present on the bioeconomy initiative and Research Fellow Kuntum Melati will moderate. This online webinar will present the SEI initiative on governing bioeconomy pathways, as well as the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development circular economy programme, with a particular focus on lessons drawn from the UNCTAD-FCDO Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution (SMEP) programme. SEI Asia Senior Research Fellow Francis X. Johnson will present on the bioeconomy initiative and Research Fellow Kuntum Melati will moderate.

]]> Tue, 08 Nov 2022 06:03:31 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/circular-economy-bioeconomy-asia/ Event Bioeconomy perspectives and the possibilities to introduce alternative economic models in different parts of Colombia along with cattle? https://www.sei.org/events/bioeconomy-alternative-colombia-cattle/ The webinar is an opening to explore the need to build initiatives or mechanisms that can facilitate the transition towards a more sustainable economy based on the intensive use of knowledge, biological resources, and residual biomass (the bioeconomy) in the country. The discussion seeks to provide insights for the synergies and tradeoffs towards the bioeconomy transition in the national policy momentum, taking into account high levels of biodiversity in the country as a differentiating element. The webinar is an opening to explore the need to build initiatives or mechanisms that can facilitate the transition towards a more sustainable economy based on the intensive use of knowledge, biological resources, and residual biomass (the bioeconomy) in the country. The discussion seeks to provide insights for the synergies and tradeoffs towards the bioeconomy transition in the national policy momentum, taking into account high levels of biodiversity in the country as a differentiating element.

]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:40:01 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/bioeconomy-alternative-colombia-cattle/ Event Political drivers of policy coherence for sustainable development: an analytical framework https://www.sei.org/publications/policy-coherence-for-sustainable-development/ Prominent conceptualizations of policy coherence for sustainable development focus primarily on the roles of intra-governmental policy processes and institutional interactions in shaping coherence between various agendas and policies. Prominent conceptualizations of policy coherence for sustainable development focus primarily on the roles of intra-governmental policy processes and institutional interactions in shaping coherence between various agendas and policies.

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2022 13:44:36 +0000 Zoha Shawoo; Aaron Maltais; Adis Dzebo https://www.sei.org/publications/policy-coherence-for-sustainable-development/ Publication SEI and SweDev dialogue on human rights, citizenship and good governance in Africa https://www.sei.org/events/human-rights-citizenship-and-governance-in-africa/ SEI’s Development and Aid Policy Team and SweDev are proud to present keynote speakers Patience Mususa and Cristiano Lanzano from the Nordic Africa Institute for the dialogue on development research 29 November. Mususa and Lanzano will present an overview of the challenges related to citizenship in Africa, south of the Sahara. SEI’s Development and Aid Policy Team and SweDev are proud to present keynote speakers Patience Mususa and Cristiano Lanzano from the Nordic Africa Institute for the dialogue on development research 29 November.

Mususa and Lanzano will present an overview of the challenges related to citizenship in Africa, south of the Sahara.

]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:47:17 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/human-rights-citizenship-and-governance-in-africa/ Event