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 7th ASEAN Energy Outlook https://www.sei.org/publications/the-7th-asean-energy-outlook/ The 7th edition of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Energy Outlook serves as a complement to the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC) by creating four different pathways up to 2050 to achieve the established energy targets. SEI US researchers provided technical expertise for the energy modelling that informed this report’s insights. The modelling was performed with SEI’s LEAP and NEMO tools. The 7th edition of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Energy Outlook serves as a complement to the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC) by creating four different pathways up to 2050 to achieve the established energy targets.

SEI US researchers provided technical expertise for the energy modelling that informed this report’s insights. The modelling was performed with SEI’s LEAP and NEMO tools.

]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2022 23:05:54 +0000 Jason Veysey; Charles Heaps; Taylor Binnington; Silvia Ulloa https://www.sei.org/publications/the-7th-asean-energy-outlook/ Publication Study finds Nairobi slums recording high household air pollution https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/study-finds-nairobi-slums-recording-high-household-air-pollution/ Experts have called for enhanced access to improved cooking stoves in the informal settlements of Nairobi in a move that aims to preserve human health and the environment. SEI Africa energy expert spoke to “The Star” and “The Daily Nation” in a wide ranging interview referencing a 2021 report that found Korogocho slums in Nairobi having more than 90 percent of residents cooking in the same room as they live in. Experts have called for enhanced access to improved cooking stoves in the informal settlements of Nairobi in a move that aims to preserve human health and the environment.

SEI Africa energy expert spoke to “The Star” and “The Daily Nation” in a wide ranging interview referencing a 2021 report that found Korogocho slums in Nairobi having more than 90 percent of residents cooking in the same room as they live in.

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:25:38 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/study-finds-nairobi-slums-recording-high-household-air-pollution/ Press Including the social in the circular: a mapping of the consequences of a circular economy transition in the city of Umeå, Sweden https://www.sei.org/publications/including-social-in-circular-umea/ The circular economy model, where resources are kept “in the loop” for as long as possible through a series of reusing, remanufacturing, recycling, and recovery strategies, has been acclaimed for reducing the environmental impacts of our current economic model substantially and has therefore been supported by a wide range of policymakers as one solution to tackling climate change. The circular economy model, where resources are kept “in the loop” for as long as possible through a series of reusing, remanufacturing, recycling, and recovery strategies, has been acclaimed for reducing the environmental impacts of our current economic model substantially and has therefore been supported by a wide range of policymakers as one solution to tackling climate change.

]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2022 15:37:50 +0000 Fedra Vanhuyse; Shogofa Rezaie; Mathilda Englund; Julia Jokiaho; Karin André https://www.sei.org/publications/including-social-in-circular-umea/ Publication Towards a green and just recovery in Southeast Asia: Climate futures, sustainable transformations and the role of China https://www.sei.org/events/green-just-recovery-asia/ In this public seminar, journalists, scholars and civil society will ask what a green and just recovery could look like in the region and how it can be achieved. Climate change, rivers and energy as entry points to explore the wider socio-political opportunities and challenges towards achieving “sustainable transformations” will be explored. SEI Asia Head of Communications Rajesh Daniel will moderate. In this public seminar, journalists, scholars and civil society will ask what a green and just recovery could look like in the region and how it can be achieved. Climate change, rivers and energy as entry points to explore the wider socio-political opportunities and challenges towards achieving “sustainable transformations” will be explored. SEI Asia Head of Communications Rajesh Daniel will moderate.

]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2022 04:34:03 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/green-just-recovery-asia/ Event Policy discussion brief: the role of businesses in climate adaptation https://www.sei.org/publications/role-of-businesses-in-climate-adaptation/ In recent years the world has seen impacts of climate change rapidly intensify with more severe, frequent and unpredictable extreme weather events, as well as sea rise level that threatens communities and countries all over the world. The private sector has in many ways taken a leading role in mitigation efforts, but a similar business-led movement on adaptation is still to be developed. In recent years the world has seen impacts of climate change rapidly intensify with more severe, frequent and unpredictable extreme weather events, as well as sea rise level that threatens communities and countries all over the world. The private sector has in many ways taken a leading role in mitigation efforts, but a similar business-led movement on adaptation is still to be developed.

]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2022 13:21:04 +0000 Richard J.T. Klein; Mikael Allan Mikaelsson https://www.sei.org/publications/role-of-businesses-in-climate-adaptation/ Publication Shifting the narrative on adaptation at COP27 https://www.sei.org/features/narrative-adaptation-cop27/ At the ”Adaptation COP” in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the Adaptation Without Borders partnership led by SEI, ODI and IDDRI advanced the narrative that climate risk is a shared reality and adaptation must become a collective responsibility. At the ”Adaptation COP” in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the Adaptation Without Borders partnership led by SEI, ODI and IDDRI advanced the narrative that climate risk is a shared reality and adaptation must become a collective responsibility.

]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2022 08:27:51 +0000 Andrea Lindblom https://www.sei.org/features/narrative-adaptation-cop27/ Feature “Agents for change” for better water and sanitation in Africa and Asia https://www.sei.org/features/agents-for-change-for-better-water-and-sanitation/ On a global scale, 2.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water and more than half of the global population does not have access to safely managed sanitation services. Unsafe water and sanitation conditions pose hazards to health and well-being and hamper educational, economic development and gender equality opportunities. Money is not the only resource needed to address these challenges. Human capital, new skills and strengthening capacity in the institutions and organizations that ... On a global scale, 2.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water and more than half of the global population does not have access to safely managed sanitation services. Unsafe water and sanitation conditions pose hazards to health and well-being and hamper educational, economic development and gender equality opportunities. Money is not the only resource needed to address these challenges. Human capital, new skills and strengthening capacity in the institutions and organizations that provide the services are critical.

]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:57:25 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/agents-for-change-for-better-water-and-sanitation/ Feature Just transition for climate adaptation: a business brief https://www.sei.org/publications/just-transition-for-climate-adaptation/ A just transition according to the ILO means greening the economy by simultaneously addressing the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development in a way that is as fair and inclusive as possible to everyone concerned, creating decent work opportunities and leaving no one behind. A just transition according to the ILO means greening the economy by simultaneously addressing the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development in a way that is as fair and inclusive as possible to everyone concerned, creating decent work opportunities and leaving no one behind.

]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2022 10:29:27 +0000 Adis Dzebo; Frida Lager; Richard J.T. Klein https://www.sei.org/publications/just-transition-for-climate-adaptation/ Publication Small-scale farmers in Asia share knowledge to build climate resilience https://www.sei.org/perspectives/small-scale-farmers-resilience/ Asia’s small-scale farmers live in precarious conditions that worsen the impacts of climate change, but many are building resilience by sharing their knowledge and improving their farming practices. Asia’s small-scale farmers live in precarious conditions that worsen the impacts of climate change, but many are building resilience by sharing their knowledge and improving their farming practices.

]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2022 04:46:32 +0000 Jessica Tana https://www.sei.org/perspectives/small-scale-farmers-resilience/ Perspective Climate change, mobility and human rights in Southeast Asia https://www.sei.org/events/climate-change-mobility/ The connection between climate change and peoples’ mobility is increasingly recognized in academic and policy circles, and popular media. This hybrid public seminar will address slow onset environmental changes, such as sea level rise and changing seasonal weather patterns and how they are shaping human mobility. SEI Asia’s Research Associate Dayoon Kim will present. The connection between climate change and peoples’ mobility is increasingly recognized in academic and policy circles, and popular media. This hybrid public seminar will address slow onset environmental changes, such as sea level rise and changing seasonal weather patterns and how they are shaping human mobility. SEI Asia’s Research Associate Dayoon Kim will present.

]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2022 04:31:22 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/climate-change-mobility/ Event Using creative participatory approaches for inclusive climate resilient transport in Africa: Guidelines for practitioners https://www.sei.org/publications/creative-approaches-for-inclusive-transport-in-africa/ This guidance document launched at COP27 summarizes key concepts around transport inclusion, participation, and climate change. It introduces selected creative methods that can give a voice to disadvantaged groups and provides practical, step-by-step information on how and when to use them. These methods can be used to support existing transport planning processes to improve outcomes and deliver more inclusive and climate resilient transport in Africa. This guidance document launched at COP27 summarizes key concepts around transport inclusion, participation, and climate change. It introduces selected creative methods that can give a voice to disadvantaged groups and provides practical, step-by-step information on how and when to use them. These methods can be used to support existing transport planning processes to improve outcomes and deliver more inclusive and climate resilient transport in Africa.

]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2022 14:26:46 +0000 Gary Haq; Steve Cinderby; Romanus Opiyo; Cassilde Muhoza; Howard Cambridge https://www.sei.org/publications/creative-approaches-for-inclusive-transport-in-africa/ Publication Online dialogue: COP27 post-match analysis https://www.sei.org/events/online-dialogue-cop27-post-match-analysis/ Did the COP27 fulfil the expectations of political leaders, scientists, civil society, and youth organizations around the globe? Was an agreement on actions to avert, minimize and address loss and damage achieved? Are we on track to keep global warming below 1.5°C and to meet the Paris Agreement? What questions were left unsolved and what issues need to be addressed before the next conference of parties in 2023? Did the COP27 fulfil the expectations of political leaders, scientists, civil society, and youth organizations around the globe? Was an agreement on actions to avert, minimize and address loss and damage achieved? Are we on track to keep global warming below 1.5°C and to meet the Paris Agreement? What questions were left unsolved and what issues need to be addressed before the next conference of parties in 2023?

]]> Thu, 03 Nov 2022 14:00:27 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/online-dialogue-cop27-post-match-analysis/ Event The contribution of standards and certification to the safe reuse of nutrients from sanitation and waste systems https://www.sei.org/events/contribution-standards-certification-safe-reuse-nutrients-sanitation-waste-systems/ To commemorate World Toilet Day 2022, the SuSanA Working Group on productive sanitation and food security and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), along with partners, is organizing a webinar about the role of standards and certification systems in the safe reuse of nutrients from sanitation systems. The webinar will be mainly targeted at practitioners, policymakers and researchers working on issues of nutrient reuse at the interface of sanitation and agriculture. To commemorate World Toilet Day 2022, the SuSanA Working Group on productive sanitation and food security and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), along with partners, is organizing a webinar about the role of standards and certification systems in the safe reuse of nutrients from sanitation systems.

The webinar will be mainly targeted at practitioners, policymakers and researchers working on issues of nutrient reuse at the interface of sanitation and agriculture.

]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:08:36 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/contribution-standards-certification-safe-reuse-nutrients-sanitation-waste-systems/ Event Research paves way for Global Methane Pledge https://www.sei.org/features/research-global-methane-pledge/ SEI co-authored the Global Methane Assessment report published by the United Nations Environment Programme and Climate & Clean Air Coalition. SEI co-authored the Global Methane Assessment report published by the United Nations Environment Programme and Climate & Clean Air Coalition.

]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2022 20:25:48 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/research-global-methane-pledge/ Feature 5 บทเรียนเกี่ยวกับคนเก็บขยะนอกระบบในการพัฒนาระบบจัดการขยะในเมือง https://www.sei.org/perspectives/5-lessons-informal-waste-workers-improve-urban-waste-systems-th/ คนเก็บขยะนอกระบบ หรือ ซาเล้งนั้น มีบทบาทสำคัญในการจัดการขยะในเมือง แต่พวกเขามักถูกละเลยในนโยบายและแผนการพัฒนาการจัดการขยะและสวัสดิการงาน คนเก็บขยะนอกระบบ หรือ ซาเล้งนั้น มีบทบาทสำคัญในการจัดการขยะในเมือง แต่พวกเขามักถูกละเลยในนโยบายและแผนการพัฒนาการจัดการขยะและสวัสดิการงาน

]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:43:18 +0000 Raja Asvanon https://www.sei.org/perspectives/5-lessons-informal-waste-workers-improve-urban-waste-systems-th/ Perspective Four ways to improve sanitation in Latin America and the Caribbean https://www.sei.org/perspectives/actions-to-improve-sanitation-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/ It is imperative to accelerate progress towards safely managed, adequate and equitable sanitation services for all by 2030 in Latin America and the Caribbean (SDG target 6.2). It is imperative to accelerate progress towards safely managed, adequate and equitable sanitation services for all by 2030 in Latin America and the Caribbean (SDG target 6.2).

]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2022 10:56:40 +0000 Adriana Soto Trujillo; Linus Dagerskog; Nhilce N. Esquivel; Carla Liera https://www.sei.org/perspectives/actions-to-improve-sanitation-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/ Perspective When crises become the norm: climate change adaptation and our global economy https://www.sei.org/perspectives/climate-change-adaptation-and-global-economy/ The UN Climate Conference COP27, has been termed “the Implementation COP” with much of the focus on delivering real progress on finance, adaptation and loss and damage. Governments, businesses and civil society must leverage tools and expertise to deliver the effective and just adaptation actions our global economy needs. This perspective was originally published by Illuminem on 22 November 2022. The UN Climate Conference COP27, has been termed “the Implementation COP” with much of the focus on delivering real progress on finance, adaptation and loss and damage. Governments, businesses and civil society must leverage tools and expertise to deliver the effective and just adaptation actions our global economy needs.

This perspective was originally published by Illuminem on 22 November 2022.

]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2022 07:19:59 +0000 Mikael Allan Mikaelsson https://www.sei.org/perspectives/climate-change-adaptation-and-global-economy/ Perspective UN Global Compact launches new business guidance on a Just Transition for Climate Adaptation https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/un-global-compact-new-business-guidance-just-transition/ The UN Global Compact has released new guidance for businesses on how they can adapt to minimize climate change risks and impacts on their operations and supply chains in a just and equitable manner. The UN Global Compact has released new guidance for businesses on how they can adapt to minimize climate change risks and impacts on their operations and supply chains in a just and equitable manner.

]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2022 09:23:32 +0000 Ulrika Lamberth https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/un-global-compact-new-business-guidance-just-transition/ Press Assessing the sustainability of consumption at COP15 https://www.sei.org/events/assessing-the-sustainability-of-consumption/ Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity met at COP15 in December to adopt a new Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). This webinar was organized to inform the negotiations under the Global Biodiversity Framework on the suggested indicators for tracking consumption activities. The webinar recording is available below. Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity met at COP15 in December to adopt a new Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).

This webinar was organized to inform the negotiations under the Global Biodiversity Framework on the suggested indicators for tracking consumption activities. The webinar recording is available below.

]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2022 15:09:40 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/assessing-the-sustainability-of-consumption/ Event The race to protect the Amazon – what does the future hold? https://www.sei.org/events/the-race-to-protect-the-amazon-what-does-the-future-hold/ The aim of this event is to discuss how the changing political momentum in Colombia and Brazil is affecting the fate of the Amazon and the challenges that remain to protect the remaining rainforest areas. The invited speakers will reflect on the meaning of political change in Brazil and Colombia for the environment and for local and indigenous peoples. In addition, we will hear about local initiatives that build opportunities for the diversification and improvement of livelihoods in Ecuador. The aim of this event is to discuss how the changing political momentum in Colombia and Brazil is affecting the fate of the Amazon and the challenges that remain to protect the remaining rainforest areas.

The invited speakers will reflect on the meaning of political change in Brazil and Colombia for the environment and for local and indigenous peoples. In addition, we will hear about local initiatives that build opportunities for the diversification and improvement of livelihoods in Ecuador.

]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2022 12:52:54 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/the-race-to-protect-the-amazon-what-does-the-future-hold/ Event