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 Community dialogues on on-site sanitation in Nairobi’s informal settlements https://www.sei.org/features/community-dialogues-on-onsite-sanitation-in-nairobis-informal-settlements/ Sanitation provision remains a challenge for majority of the urban poor in the developing world. In collaboration with WASH Alliance Kenya and Umande Trust, SEI Africa took part in a recent study to understand the status of on-site sanitation in Nairobi’s informal settlements. The study consisted of community sanitation dialogues and participatory GIS (PGIS) held from 8-18 July 2022. The study was conducted in five of Nairobi’s major informal settlements namely Kibra, Kawangware, Korogocho Mu... Sanitation provision remains a challenge for majority of the urban poor in the developing world. In collaboration with WASH Alliance Kenya and Umande Trust, SEI Africa took part in a recent study to understand the status of on-site sanitation in Nairobi’s informal settlements.

The study consisted of community sanitation dialogues and participatory GIS (PGIS) held from 8-18 July 2022. The study was conducted in five of Nairobi’s major informal settlements namely Kibra, Kawangware, Korogocho Mukuru Kwa Reuben and Mathare in order to capture the various types of onsite sanitation facilities and services and to explore their similarities and departures in GESI mainstreaming in onsite sanitation provision.

The dialogues commenced with a discussion on the expectations that the participants and communities wanted the study to achieve. The majority of participants hope that the research will contribute to improved and accessible sanitation facilities and services in their localities.

]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:55:07 +0000 George Njoroge; Sharon Anyango Onyango; Lawrence Nzuve https://www.sei.org/features/community-dialogues-on-onsite-sanitation-in-nairobis-informal-settlements/ Feature 2022 Bright Green Summit https://www.sei.org/events/2022-bright-green-summit/ Sweden’s vision has long been to be one of the most sustainable and integrated countries in the world. With this in mind, the American Chamber of Commerce in Sweden, in partnership with Mundus International, presents The Bright Green Summit on 22 November 2022 from 08:30 CET to 17:00 CET in person at the Hilton in Stockholm or online. The summit will highlight opportunities and serve as a platform to collaborate across industries, governments, academia and society to combat climate change. Sweden’s vision has long been to be one of the most sustainable and integrated countries in the world. With this in mind, the American Chamber of Commerce in Sweden, in partnership with Mundus International, presents The Bright Green Summit on 22 November 2022 from 08:30 CET to 17:00 CET in person at the Hilton in Stockholm or online.

The summit will highlight opportunities and serve as a platform to collaborate across industries, governments, academia and society to combat climate change.

]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:21:06 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/2022-bright-green-summit/ Event Crop-poultry integrated systems as a climate change adaptation strategy in Kenya https://www.sei.org/publications/crop-poultry-integrated-systems/ The focus of this study is on understanding the effectiveness of crop-poultry systems on food security and income. Results show that adopting a combination of technologies, especially those involving indigenous chickens, leads to better income and food security compared to adopting a single technology. The focus of this study is on understanding the effectiveness of crop-poultry systems on food security and income. Results show that adopting a combination of technologies, especially those involving indigenous chickens, leads to better income and food security compared to adopting a single technology.

]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2022 07:41:12 +0000 Daniel Kangogo https://www.sei.org/publications/crop-poultry-integrated-systems/ Publication One Earth, one security space: from the 1972 Stockholm Conference to Stockholm+50 and beyond https://www.sei.org/perspectives/one-earth-one-security-space/ Six months after the Stockholm+50 international meeting, David Michel of the Center for Climate and Security and formerly of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) writes on the urgency of renewing commitments to solving the crises in three intertwined arenas: environment, security and development. Six months after the Stockholm+50 international meeting, David Michel of the Center for Climate and Security and formerly of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) writes on the urgency of renewing commitments to solving the crises in three intertwined arenas: environment, security and development.

]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:00:20 +0000 https://www.sei.org/perspectives/one-earth-one-security-space/ Perspective SEI’s carbon market expert weighs in on FIFA’s World Cup carbon neutrality claims https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/fifa-world-cup-carbon-neutrality/ Can carbon credits neutralize the emissions of seven new stadiums and millions of air-travelling football fans? That’s what FIFA claims for the 2022 World Cup. Deutsche Welle’s Planet A reports why FIFA may not be taken at its word. SEI’s Derik Broekhoff weighs in. Can carbon credits neutralize the emissions of seven new stadiums and millions of air-travelling football fans? That’s what FIFA claims for the 2022 World Cup. Deutsche Welle’s Planet A reports why FIFA may not be taken at its word. SEI’s Derik Broekhoff weighs in.

]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2022 21:59:28 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/fifa-world-cup-carbon-neutrality/ Press Private-public partnerships in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and CAREC and their scope for renewable energy projects https://www.sei.org/publications/private-public-renewable-energy-asean/ This study assessed the current state of renewable energy project financing, primarily through public-private partnerships (PPP) in two Asian regions. Based on the World Bank’s PPP database and several other sources, the authors sought to understand investment trends, opportunities and challenges, such as public policy coordination and reducing risk and borrowing costs for these projects. This study assessed the current state of renewable energy project financing, primarily through public-private partnerships (PPP) in two Asian regions. Based on the World Bank’s PPP database and several other sources, the authors sought to understand investment trends, opportunities and challenges, such as public policy coordination and reducing risk and borrowing costs for these projects.

]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2022 08:23:47 +0000 Amar Čaušević https://www.sei.org/publications/private-public-renewable-energy-asean/ Publication COP27 flinched on phasing out ‘all fossil fuels’. What’s next for the fight to keep them in the ground? https://www.sei.org/perspectives/cop27-phasing-out-fossil-fuels/ In the aftermath of the failure to include oil and gas in the COP27 agreement to phase out all fossil fuels, Fergus Green, a lecturer in political theory and public policy at UCL, and SEI Oxford Affiliated Researcher Harro van Asselt suggest two ways to advance efforts by countries to develop an international agreement to restrict and phase out fossil fuels, calling for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty. This piece was originally published by The Conversation. In the aftermath of the failure to include oil and gas in the COP27 agreement to phase out all fossil fuels, Fergus Green, a lecturer in political theory and public policy at UCL, and SEI Oxford Affiliated Researcher Harro van Asselt suggest two ways to advance efforts by countries to develop an international agreement to restrict and phase out fossil fuels, calling for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty.

This piece was originally published by The Conversation.

]]> Mon, 19 Dec 2022 09:58:58 +0000 Fergus Green; Harro van Asselt https://www.sei.org/perspectives/cop27-phasing-out-fossil-fuels/ Perspective SEI research underpins new frontier of climate-related court decisions https://www.sei.org/features/research-underpins-climate-court-decisions/ SEI's work has been cited in consequential domestic and international decisions against major global polluters. SEI's work has been cited in consequential domestic and international decisions against major global polluters.

]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:14:26 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/research-underpins-climate-court-decisions/ Feature Development aid empowers communities to build resilience through off-grid innovation https://www.sei.org/perspectives/development-aid-empowers-communities-through-off-grid-innovation/ A total of 2.2 million people currently lack access to safe drinking water and half of the world’s population lacks access to safely managed sanitation, according to UNICEF. Most of these people live in low- and middle-income countries. Access to water, sanitation and electricity is an income matter. It decreases as income decreases. A total of 2.2 million people currently lack access to safe drinking water and half of the world’s population lacks access to safely managed sanitation, according to UNICEF. Most of these people live in low- and middle-income countries. Access to water, sanitation and electricity is an income matter. It decreases as income decreases.

]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:11:28 +0000 Matilda Gunnarsson; Brenda Ochola https://www.sei.org/perspectives/development-aid-empowers-communities-through-off-grid-innovation/ Perspective COP27 delivers on finance for Loss and Damage, disappoints on fossil fuels, adaptation https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/cop27-delivers-on-finance-for-loss-and-damage/ The UN climate change conference COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh failed to advance climate action and ended with only one achievement: the decision to establish a designated fund to provide financial support to victims of climate impacts. The UN climate change conference COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh failed to advance climate action and ended with only one achievement: the decision to establish a designated fund to provide financial support to victims of climate impacts.

]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:48:15 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/cop27-delivers-on-finance-for-loss-and-damage/ Press Trade-offs of controlling biodiversity degradation: the social dilemma of managing invasive species in Kenya https://www.sei.org/features/trade-offs-of-controlling-biodiversity-degradation-the-social-dilemma-of-managing-invasive-species-in-kenya/ Invasive alien species are considered one of the key drivers of global land degradation alongside climate change and deforestation. The effect is felt acutely across arid and semi-arid lands in sub-Saharan Africa. Invasive alien species are considered one of the key drivers of global land degradation alongside climate change and deforestation. The effect is felt acutely across arid and semi-arid lands in sub-Saharan Africa.

]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:05:56 +0000 Carol Mungo; Beatrice Adoyo Otieno https://www.sei.org/features/trade-offs-of-controlling-biodiversity-degradation-the-social-dilemma-of-managing-invasive-species-in-kenya/ Feature COP27 cumple con la financiación para pérdidas y daños, pero decepciona respecto a combustibles fósiles y adaptación https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/cop27-cumple-con-financiacion-perdidas-danos/ La conferencia de la ONU sobre el cambio climático, COP27, celebrada en Sharm el-Sheikh, no consiguió avanzar en la acción climática y terminó con un único logro: la decisión de crear un fondo designado a proporcionar ayuda financiera a las víctimas de los impactos climáticos. La conferencia de la ONU sobre el cambio climático, COP27, celebrada en Sharm el-Sheikh, no consiguió avanzar en la acción climática y terminó con un único logro: la decisión de crear un fondo designado a proporcionar ayuda financiera a las víctimas de los impactos climáticos.

]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2022 18:41:35 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/cop27-cumple-con-financiacion-perdidas-danos/ Press Åsa Persson om resultatet av COP 27 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/asa-persson-om-resultatet-av-cop-27/ COP27 i Sharm el-Sheikh kommer inte hamna på topplistan för framgångsrika klimatmöten, enligt Åsa Persson, forskningschef vid Stockholm Environment Institute. – Det här var ingen tydlig framgång för klimatet eller för klimatförhandlingarna i sig, säger hon i en intervju med TT, publicerad i ett flertal tidningar. COP27 i Sharm el-Sheikh kommer inte hamna på topplistan för framgångsrika klimatmöten, enligt Åsa Persson, forskningschef vid Stockholm Environment Institute.
– Det här var ingen tydlig framgång för klimatet eller för klimatförhandlingarna i sig, säger hon i en intervju med TT, publicerad i ett flertal tidningar.

]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:31:02 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/asa-persson-om-resultatet-av-cop-27/ Press Sanitation and wastewater atlas of Africa https://www.sei.org/publications/sanitation-wastewater-atlas-africa/ This flagship report profiles the state and trends in wastewater management and sanitation delivery in Africa. This flagship report profiles the state and trends in wastewater management and sanitation delivery in Africa.

]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2022 15:28:49 +0000 Daniel Ddiba https://www.sei.org/publications/sanitation-wastewater-atlas-africa/ Publication How does childhood exposure to natural environments influence adult well-being? https://www.sei.org/features/childhood-exposure-natural-environments-adult-well-being/ Ahead of World Children’s Day on 20 November 2022, research conducted by SEI York and University of York Human Geography and Environment PhD student Ying Wang shows that spending time in and valuing natural environments in childhood leads to higher attachment to these kinds of places in adulthood. This attachment directly impacts adult well-being, but its influence is also conditioned on childhood-adult environmental differences. Wang is co-supervised by SEI York Senior Research Fellow Steve ... Ahead of World Children’s Day on 20 November 2022, research conducted by SEI York and University of York Human Geography and Environment PhD student Ying Wang shows that spending time in and valuing natural environments in childhood leads to higher attachment to these kinds of places in adulthood. This attachment directly impacts adult well-being, but its influence is also conditioned on childhood-adult environmental differences.

Wang is co-supervised by SEI York Senior Research Fellow Steve Cinderby and Community Scientist Alison Dyke.

]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:59:03 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/childhood-exposure-natural-environments-adult-well-being/ Feature Toby Gardner till TT: “Avskogningen måste ner till nästan noll om uppvärmningen ska hållas under 1,5 grader” https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/avskogningen-maste-ner-till-nastan-noll/ I en intervju med TT lyfter Toby Gardner, forskare på SEI att Sverige kan göra mer globalt för att motverka skogsskövling. Som exempel nämner han att Sverige, till skillnad från Norge och Danmark, inte anslutit sig till den så kallade Amsterdamdeklarationen, vilken ska sätta stopp för handeln med skogs- och jordbruksprodukter från avskogade områden. I en intervju med TT lyfter Toby Gardner, forskare på SEI att Sverige kan göra mer globalt för att motverka skogsskövling. Som exempel nämner han att Sverige, till skillnad från Norge och Danmark, inte anslutit sig till den så kallade Amsterdamdeklarationen, vilken ska sätta stopp för handeln med skogs- och jordbruksprodukter från avskogade områden.

]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:53:32 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/avskogningen-maste-ner-till-nastan-noll/ Press Henrik Carlsén i TV 4 Nyhetsmorgon om länder som vinner på ett förändrat klimat https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/henrik-carlsen-i-tv-nyhetsmorgon-om-lander-som-vinner-pa-ett-forandrat-klimat/ I en intervju i TV4 nyhetsmorgon den 18 november benar Henrik Carlsen ut varför en del länder vinner på ett förändrat klimat, samtidigt som det står helt klart att den pågående klimatförändringen måste hejdas. I en intervju i TV4 nyhetsmorgon den 18 november benar Henrik Carlsen ut varför en del länder vinner på ett förändrat klimat, samtidigt som det står helt klart att den pågående klimatförändringen måste hejdas.

]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2022 15:09:43 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/henrik-carlsen-i-tv-nyhetsmorgon-om-lander-som-vinner-pa-ett-forandrat-klimat/ Press KTH Energy Dialogue 2022 – Cooperation & Internationalization https://www.sei.org/events/kth-energy-dialogue-2022-cooperation-internationalization/ KTH Energy Dialogue is an annual event arranged by the KTH Energy Platform. It is a celebration of energy research and an inclusive meeting point for dialogues on scientifically based solutions aiming at the global SDGs and the national Agenda 2030 goals. The program highlights the width of research fields at KTH with a selection of topics vital for the transformation toward sustainability. Specifically for this year a keynote will be given on the world’s largest fusion experiment. KTH Energy Dialogue is an annual event arranged by the KTH Energy Platform. It is a celebration of energy research and an inclusive meeting point for dialogues on scientifically based solutions aiming at the global SDGs and the national Agenda 2030 goals. The program highlights the width of research fields at KTH with a selection of topics vital for the transformation toward sustainability. Specifically for this year a keynote will be given on the world’s largest fusion experiment.

]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:08:02 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/kth-energy-dialogue-2022-cooperation-internationalization/ Event SEI and SweDev dialogue with Tatu Mtwangi Limbumba https://www.sei.org/events/dialogue-dr-limbumba/ SEI’s Development and Aid Policy Team and SweDev are proud to present Dr Tatu Mtwangi Limbumba as the keynote speaker for this dialogue on development research 17 November at 3 pm CET (5 pm EAT). Dr Limbumba will give a keynote on the pursuit of a modern city and affordable housing in Tanzania. Jonas Ewald, member of the SweDev Steering Committee will give welcome remarks. SEI’s Nelson Ekane will introduce Dr Limbumba and moderate the dialogue together with Ylva Rylander. SEI’s Development and Aid Policy Team and SweDev are proud to present Dr Tatu Mtwangi Limbumba as the keynote speaker for this dialogue on development research 17 November at 3 pm CET (5 pm EAT). Dr Limbumba will give a keynote on the pursuit of a modern city and affordable housing in Tanzania.

Jonas Ewald, member of the SweDev Steering Committee will give welcome remarks. SEI’s Nelson Ekane will introduce Dr Limbumba and moderate the dialogue together with Ylva Rylander.

]]> Wed, 09 Nov 2022 11:00:31 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/dialogue-dr-limbumba/ Event Linking the Paris Agreement to Africa Agenda 2063: the integrated assessment of air pollution and climate change for sustainable development in Africa https://www.sei.org/events/linking-the-paris-agreement-to-africa-agenda-2063/ The combination of air pollution and climate change is creating a huge risk for Africa’s development. Air pollution alone is associated with over a million premature deaths annually in Africa, which occur due to people being exposed to harmful pollutants both indoors and outdoors. The combination of air pollution and climate change is creating a huge risk for Africa’s development. Air pollution alone is associated with over a million premature deaths annually in Africa, which occur due to people being exposed to harmful pollutants both indoors and outdoors.

]]> Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:14:14 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/linking-the-paris-agreement-to-africa-agenda-2063/ Event