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 architect helping sinking cities fight flooding https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/the-architect-fighting-flooding/ Bangkok, a city of almost 11 million, is extremely vulnerable to flooding. Situated in the low-lying Chao Phraya River Delta, it sits just 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) above sea level. According to the World Bank, 40% of Bangkok could be flooded by 2030 due to more intense rainfall. The city is already sinking by up to two centimeters (0.8 inches) each year. SEI Asia Senior Research Fellow Diane Archer speaks to CNN about Thai landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom, whose designs alleviate flooding. Bangkok, a city of almost 11 million, is extremely vulnerable to flooding. Situated in the low-lying Chao Phraya River Delta, it sits just 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) above sea level. According to the World Bank, 40% of Bangkok could be flooded by 2030 due to more intense rainfall. The city is already sinking by up to two centimeters (0.8 inches) each year.

SEI Asia Senior Research Fellow Diane Archer speaks to CNN about Thai landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom, whose designs alleviate flooding.

]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2022 06:13:15 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/the-architect-fighting-flooding/ Press In memoriam: Ogunlade Davidson (1949 – 2022) https://www.sei.org/features/in-memoriam-ogunlade-davidson-1949-2022/ We are saddened by the recent passing of Ogunlade Davidson, one of the great interdisciplinary researchers and thinkers in the field of energy for sustainable development, both in the African context and globally. We are saddened by the recent passing of Ogunlade Davidson, one of the great interdisciplinary researchers and thinkers in the field of energy for sustainable development, both in the African context and globally.

]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:55:48 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/in-memoriam-ogunlade-davidson-1949-2022/ Feature Analysis of international public funding flows for the environment, climate change, and sustainability: the case of Bosnia and Herzegovina https://www.sei.org/publications/international-public-funding-flows/ Securing adequate financing for the environment, climate change, and sustainable development has been challenging, especially in low- and middle-income economies. Securing adequate financing for the environment, climate change, and sustainable development has been challenging, especially in low- and middle-income economies.

]]> Sun, 30 Oct 2022 13:57:06 +0000 Amar Čaušević; Sanjin Avdic; Bernardas Padegimas; Biljana Macura https://www.sei.org/publications/international-public-funding-flows/ Publication APSA 2022: Reimagining development futures in the age of the anthropocene and the climate crisis https://www.sei.org/events/apsa-2022-reimagining-development-futures-in-the-age-of-the-anthropocene-and-the-climate-crisis/ A two-day academic and civic dialogue event brings together multiple disciplinary academics and researchers, international and national civil society and non-governmental organizations, practitioners and local community groups to discuss multidimensional development amid global environmental changes. A two-day academic and civic dialogue event brings together multiple disciplinary academics and researchers, international and national civil society and non-governmental organizations, practitioners and local community groups to discuss multidimensional development amid global environmental changes.

]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2022 09:42:39 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/apsa-2022-reimagining-development-futures-in-the-age-of-the-anthropocene-and-the-climate-crisis/ Event Sustainable Development Transformation Forum https://www.sei.org/events/sustainable-development-forum/ The Sustainable Development Transformation Forum is a platform for capacity building, policy dialogue and knowledge sharing for accelerating the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels. SEI Asia Research Fellow Kuntum Melati will present on circular industry, innovation and digitization as enablers for Small and medium-sized enterprises. The Sustainable Development Transformation Forum is a platform for capacity building, policy dialogue and knowledge sharing for accelerating the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels. SEI Asia Research Fellow Kuntum Melati will present on circular industry, innovation and digitization as enablers for Small and medium-sized enterprises.

]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2022 03:09:38 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/sustainable-development-forum/ Event The role of international finance institutions in the transition to low-carbon steel production https://www.sei.org/publications/role-finance-steel-production/ Steel production is set to increase with a significant amount of capacity added in developing and emerging economies. Emerging and developing countries could be at the forefront of the steel transition, but to achieve this, low-carbon technologies need to be financed and implemented – international finance institutions could kick-start the transition. Steel production is set to increase with a significant amount of capacity added in developing and emerging economies. Emerging and developing countries could be at the forefront of the steel transition, but to achieve this, low-carbon technologies need to be financed and implemented – international finance institutions could kick-start the transition.

]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2022 13:05:01 +0000 Aaron Maltais; Linus Linde; Felipe Sanchez; Gökçe Mete https://www.sei.org/publications/role-finance-steel-production/ Publication Leave No One Behind – challenges and opportunities for food security https://www.sei.org/events/wfd-webinar-food-security/ As part of global World Food Day 2022 celebrations and in collaboration with the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry (KSLA), Swedish FAO committee member SIANI invites you to the “Leave No One Behind – challenges and opportunities for food security” webinar on 28 October 2022. As part of global World Food Day 2022 celebrations and in collaboration with the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry (KSLA), Swedish FAO committee member SIANI invites you to the “Leave No One Behind – challenges and opportunities for food security” webinar on 28 October 2022.

]]> Fri, 21 Oct 2022 09:32:52 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/wfd-webinar-food-security/ Event Workshop: Consumption-based emissions at the municipal level https://www.sei.org/events/workshop-consumption-based-emissions-municipal-level/ Local governments across the globe play a key role in mitigating consumption-based emissions. However, most of them currently lack tools and knowledge to address these emissions. The workshop aims to share lessons learned from the current work of Nordic municipalities with estimating consumption-based emissions and discuss what they need and the challenges and opportunities they have identified. The outcomes of the workshop will inform the future priorities of the Nordic Council of Ministers. Local governments across the globe play a key role in mitigating consumption-based emissions. However, most of them currently lack tools and knowledge to address these emissions.

The workshop aims to share lessons learned from the current work of Nordic municipalities with estimating consumption-based emissions and discuss what they need and the challenges and opportunities they have identified. The outcomes of the workshop will inform the future priorities of the Nordic Council of Ministers.

]]> Tue, 27 Sep 2022 18:58:50 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/workshop-consumption-based-emissions-municipal-level/ Event “มลพิษอากาศ-ความเสี่ยงแรงงาน” สถานการณ์ในเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้” https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/%e0%b8%a1%e0%b8%a5%e0%b8%9e%e0%b8%b4%e0%b8%a9%e0%b8%ad%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%81%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%a8-%e0%b8%84%e0%b8%a7%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%a1%e0%b9%80%e0%b8%aa%e0%b8%b5%e0%b9%88%e0%b8%a2%e0%b8%87%e0%b9%81%e0%b8%a3/ รายงานองค์กรสิ่งแวดล้อม SEI เผยสถานการณ์ล่าสุด ว่าด้วย “มลพิษทางอากาศ ความเสี่ยงด้านสุขภาพ กลุ่มแรงงานและกลุ่มเปราะบาง และนโยบายการดูแล” ในภูมิภาคเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ ระบุ “น่าเป็นห่วง” รายงานองค์กรสิ่งแวดล้อม SEI เผยสถานการณ์ล่าสุด ว่าด้วย “มลพิษทางอากาศ ความเสี่ยงด้านสุขภาพ กลุ่มแรงงานและกลุ่มเปราะบาง และนโยบายการดูแล” ในภูมิภาคเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ ระบุ “น่าเป็นห่วง”

]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2022 08:16:47 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/%e0%b8%a1%e0%b8%a5%e0%b8%9e%e0%b8%b4%e0%b8%a9%e0%b8%ad%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%81%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%a8-%e0%b8%84%e0%b8%a7%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%a1%e0%b9%80%e0%b8%aa%e0%b8%b5%e0%b9%88%e0%b8%a2%e0%b8%87%e0%b9%81%e0%b8%a3/ Press Transformation of financial system crucial to achieve Paris Agreement goals https://www.sei.org/features/transformation-of-financial-system-crucial/ The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) launched the Emissions Gap Report on 27 October 2022. The report looks at transformations and actions required to reach the Paris Agreement goals. SEI Research Fellow George Marbuah contributed with his expertise on finance and development to chapter 7 on transformation of the financial sector. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) launched the Emissions Gap Report on 27 October 2022. The report looks at transformations and actions required to reach the Paris Agreement goals.

SEI Research Fellow George Marbuah contributed with his expertise on finance and development to chapter 7 on transformation of the financial sector.

]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2022 08:54:27 +0000 Ylva Rylander; George Marbuah https://www.sei.org/features/transformation-of-financial-system-crucial/ Feature SEI’s Zoha Shawoo in SciDevNet: Loss and Damage funding must centre and empower vulnerable communities https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/zoha-shawoo-scidev-net-loss-and-damage-funding/ Advocates of loss and damage funding – compensation by richer to poorer countries who bear the brunt of the havoc caused by climate change – plan to continue advocating at COP27 for a formal system to help vulnerable countries recover from climate disasters and face long-term threats. But will any real progress be made? SciDevNet looks ahead to the tentative plan to tackle loss and damage at COP27 and speaks to SEI Associate Scientist Zoha Shawoo about what success would look like. Advocates of loss and damage funding – compensation by richer to poorer countries who bear the brunt of the havoc caused by climate change – plan to continue advocating at COP27 for a formal system to help vulnerable countries recover from climate disasters and face long-term threats.

But will any real progress be made? SciDevNet looks ahead to the tentative plan to tackle loss and damage at COP27 and speaks to SEI Associate Scientist Zoha Shawoo about what success would look like.

]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2022 22:54:33 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/zoha-shawoo-scidev-net-loss-and-damage-funding/ Press Tenth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-X) https://www.sei.org/events/10th-conference-on-climate-change-and-development-in-africa-ccda-x/ This side event will include the presentation of the findings from the forthcoming Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa report to inform and enable discussions on Just transitions in Africa through measures to address air pollution and climate change at the national, regional and continental levels. This side event will include the presentation of the findings from the forthcoming Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa report to inform and enable discussions on Just transitions in Africa through measures to address air pollution and climate change at the national, regional and continental levels.

]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2022 07:03:09 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/10th-conference-on-climate-change-and-development-in-africa-ccda-x/ Event SEI at the Asia-Pacific environmental human rights defenders forum https://www.sei.org/events/sei-at-the-asia-pacific-environmental-human-rights-defenders-forum/ SEI Asia’s Camille Pross and Dayoon Kim will participate in the second Asia-Pacific Environmental Human Rights Defenders Forum in Bangkok from 25 to 27 October 2022. SEI Asia’s Camille Pross and Dayoon Kim will participate in the second Asia-Pacific Environmental Human Rights Defenders Forum in Bangkok from 25 to 27 October 2022.

]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:43:09 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/sei-at-the-asia-pacific-environmental-human-rights-defenders-forum/ Event Land-use based mitigation for resilient climate pathways (LANDMARC) – Africa https://www.sei.org/events/landmarc-africa/ The LANDMARC team is organizing a series of regional engagement actions (platforms) to discuss land-based mitigation technologies and practices (LMTs) in their regional contexts (North Europe and Canada, South Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America), link them to the global perspective, enrich the LANDMARC models and inform decision-making at regional and global levels. The LANDMARC team is organizing a series of regional engagement actions (platforms) to discuss land-based mitigation technologies and practices (LMTs) in their regional contexts (North Europe and Canada, South Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America), link them to the global perspective, enrich the LANDMARC models and inform decision-making at regional and global levels.

]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:59:09 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/landmarc-africa/ Event Mapping Swedish aid to agriculture https://www.sei.org/publications/mapping-swedish-aid-agriculture/ This study maps how Swedish aid to agriculture was distributed in the period 2005 to 2020. It identifies existing trends in terms of amounts and target countries, and the character and classification of Swedish aid to agriculture, as well as how Swedish trends compare with trends in international aid to agriculture. This study maps how Swedish aid to agriculture was distributed in the period 2005 to 2020. It identifies existing trends in terms of amounts and target countries, and the character and classification of Swedish aid to agriculture, as well as how Swedish trends compare with trends in international aid to agriculture.

]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:25:06 +0000 Ivar Virgin; Filippa Ek; Ylva Ran https://www.sei.org/publications/mapping-swedish-aid-agriculture/ Publication Olyckligt om regeringen ändrar exportindustrins förutsättningar https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/olyckligt-andra-exportindustrins-forutsattningar/ Ett alltför ryckigt förhållningssätt till klimatpolitiken undergräver förtroendet för politikens förmåga att genomföra en långsiktig omställning. Det skriver Björn Nykvist och Aaron Maltais, båda seniorforskare på SEI i en replik på DN debatt. Ett alltför ryckigt förhållningssätt till klimatpolitiken undergräver förtroendet för politikens förmåga att genomföra en långsiktig omställning. Det skriver Björn Nykvist och Aaron Maltais, båda seniorforskare på SEI i en replik på DN debatt.

]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:18:34 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/olyckligt-andra-exportindustrins-forutsattningar/ Press Åsa Persson i SVT efter UNEP:s nya rapport https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/asa-persson-i-svt-efter-uneps-nya-rapport/ På onsdagen stod det klart att alla länders löften om utsläppsminskningar inte räcker för att begränsa jordens uppvärmning till 1,5 grad. Nu publicerar FN:s miljöprogram en ny rapport om utsläppsgapet – med en rad åtgärder för att hejda jordens uppvärmning. “Vi vet att varje tiondels grad räknas. Redan vid 1,5 grader – och där är vi snart – hotas korallreven av kollaps,” säger SEI:s forskningschef Åsa Persson till SVT. På onsdagen stod det klart att alla länders löften om utsläppsminskningar inte räcker för att begränsa jordens uppvärmning till 1,5 grad. Nu publicerar FN:s miljöprogram en ny rapport om utsläppsgapet – med en rad åtgärder för att hejda jordens uppvärmning.

“Vi vet att varje tiondels grad räknas. Redan vid 1,5 grader – och där är vi snart – hotas korallreven av kollaps,” säger SEI:s forskningschef Åsa Persson till SVT.

]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2022 12:03:52 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/asa-persson-i-svt-efter-uneps-nya-rapport/ Press Regional forum: air pollution and the world of work for women and youth in East and Southeast Asia https://www.sei.org/events/the-impact-of-air-pollution-on-the-world-of-work-for-women-and-youth-in-east-and-south-east-asia/ This regional event will be the culmination of a 2-year regional project focusing on the impact of air pollution on the world of work for women and youth in East and South East Asia. The project was funded by IDRC, with technical input from ILO. This regional event will be the culmination of a 2-year regional project focusing on the impact of air pollution on the world of work for women and youth in East and South East Asia. The project was funded by IDRC, with technical input from ILO.

]]> Wed, 19 Oct 2022 03:35:42 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/the-impact-of-air-pollution-on-the-world-of-work-for-women-and-youth-in-east-and-south-east-asia/ Event Life cycle assessment of management scenarios for dredged sediments: environmental impacts caused during landfilling and soil conditioning https://www.sei.org/publications/life-cycle-assessment-scenarios-dredged-sediments/ This paper assesses the potential environmental impacts of sediment landfilling and soil conditioning for more sustainable dredging in Malmfjärd Bay in Kalmar, Sweden. This paper assesses the potential environmental impacts of sediment landfilling and soil conditioning for more sustainable dredging in Malmfjärd Bay in Kalmar, Sweden.

]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:57:11 +0000 Mahboubeh Rahmati Abkenar https://www.sei.org/publications/life-cycle-assessment-scenarios-dredged-sediments/ Publication Understanding and shaping consumer behaviour in the next normal https://www.sei.org/events/shaping-consumer-behaviour/ This two-hour webinar organized by the SWITCH-Asia SCP Facility will bring together Asian and global sustainability experts from government, business, and civil society to exchange perspectives, experiences and learnings that can support the creation of a sustainable and resilient “next normal”. SEI Asia’s Research Associate Chloe Pottinger-Glass will present. This two-hour webinar organized by the SWITCH-Asia SCP Facility will bring together Asian and global sustainability experts from government, business, and civil society to exchange perspectives, experiences and learnings that can support the creation of a sustainable and resilient “next normal”. SEI Asia’s Research Associate Chloe Pottinger-Glass will present.

]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2022 09:16:15 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/shaping-consumer-behaviour/ Event