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 Futuro energético y gestión del agua en Potosí, ¿Una transición sin solucionar problemas del pasado? https://www.sei.org/perspectives/futuro-energetico-gestion-agua-potosi-bolivia/ La lucha contra el cambio climático requiere acelerar la transición energética en todo el mundo. Hacerlo aumentará la demanda por minerales raros necesarios para las energías renovables. Potosí, es una ciudad en Bolivia con potencial minero para la extracción de estos minerales, pero ¿qué riesgos ambientales relacionados con el agua trae esta demanda? ¿cómo podrían afrontarse? El investigador de SEI Latinoamérica, Cristo Pérez, analiza el panorama. La lucha contra el cambio climático requiere acelerar la transición energética en todo el mundo. Hacerlo aumentará la demanda por minerales raros necesarios para las energías renovables.

Potosí, es una ciudad en Bolivia con potencial minero para la extracción de estos minerales, pero ¿qué riesgos ambientales relacionados con el agua trae esta demanda? ¿cómo podrían afrontarse? El investigador de SEI Latinoamérica, Cristo Pérez, analiza el panorama.

]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2022 22:38:39 +0000 Cristo Pérez https://www.sei.org/perspectives/futuro-energetico-gestion-agua-potosi-bolivia/ Perspective Stefan Bößner: Energy transition from dependence on fossil fuels needed https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/energy-transition-needed/ Speaking at Indonesia Sustainable Energy Week, SEI Asia Research Fellow Stefan Bößner said it is time for all countries in the world to make a shift from fossil energy use to renewable energy. Speaking at Indonesia Sustainable Energy Week, SEI Asia Research Fellow Stefan Bößner said it is time for all countries in the world to make a shift from fossil energy use to renewable energy.

]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2022 04:50:12 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/energy-transition-needed/ Press Latin American Sanitation Conference (LatinoSan) 2022 https://www.sei.org/events/latinosan-2022/ The Sanitation and Health team of the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) will participate at the VI Latin American Sanitation Conference (LatinoSan), highlighting the results of the Bolivia WATCH Program and the work of the SEI on sustainable sanitation. LatinoSan is an event organized every three years since 2007 that aims to position sanitation as a priority in the Latin American region and stimulate new actions towards Sustainable Development Goal 6. The Sanitation and Health team of the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) will participate at the VI Latin American Sanitation Conference (LatinoSan), highlighting the results of the Bolivia WATCH Program and the work of the SEI on sustainable sanitation.

LatinoSan is an event organized every three years since 2007 that aims to position sanitation as a priority in the Latin American region and stimulate new actions towards Sustainable Development Goal 6.

]]> Wed, 05 Oct 2022 13:44:36 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/latinosan-2022/ Event Conferencia Latinoamericana de Saneamiento (LatinoSan) 2022 https://www.sei.org/events/latinosan2022/ El equipo de Saneamiento y Salud del Instituto de Medio Ambiente de Estocolmo (SEI) participará en la VI Conferencia Latinoamericana de Saneamiento (LatinoSan), destacando los resultados del Programa Bolivia WATCH y el trabajo del SEI sobre saneamiento sostenible. LatinoSan es un evento organizado cada tres años desde 2007 que tiene como objetivo posicionar el saneamiento como prioridad en la región de América Latina y estimular nuevas acciones hacia el Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 6. El equipo de Saneamiento y Salud del Instituto de Medio Ambiente de Estocolmo (SEI) participará en la VI Conferencia Latinoamericana de Saneamiento (LatinoSan), destacando los resultados del Programa Bolivia WATCH y el trabajo del SEI sobre saneamiento sostenible.

LatinoSan es un evento organizado cada tres años desde 2007 que tiene como objetivo posicionar el saneamiento como prioridad en la región de América Latina y estimular nuevas acciones hacia el Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 6.

]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:07:43 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/latinosan2022/ Event Indonesia Sustainable Energy Week 2022 https://www.sei.org/events/indonesia-sustainable-energy-week-2022/ The First Indonesia Sustainable Energy Week (ISEW) 2022 is a hybrid event to host the Indonesia Energy Transition Dialogue (IETD) and Clean, Affordable and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia (CASE) project. ISEW 2022 brings forward discussions on the coal exit strategy for Indonesia and the relevant policy frameworks, technologies and investments required to encourage the decarbonization of the energy system. SEI’s Stefan Bößner speaks on “Shifting the Narrative of Energy Transition in Indonesia”. The First Indonesia Sustainable Energy Week (ISEW) 2022 is a hybrid event to host the Indonesia Energy Transition Dialogue (IETD) and Clean, Affordable and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia (CASE) project.

ISEW 2022 brings forward discussions on the coal exit strategy for Indonesia and the relevant policy frameworks, technologies and investments required to encourage the decarbonization of the energy system.

SEI’s Stefan Bößner speaks on “Shifting the Narrative of Energy Transition in Indonesia”.

]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:09:27 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/indonesia-sustainable-energy-week-2022/ Event The European Green Deal and the war in Ukraine: Addressing short and long-term crises https://www.sei.org/events/european-green-deal-war-ukraine-addressing-short-long-term-crises/ This event discusses the implications of the war in Ukraine on energy and food security, industrial supply chains and environmental protection, and the role of the European Green Deal in addressing them. In addition, the event will consider the impact of the conflict on policy coherence, social protection and international cooperation, with key recommendations for the EU and developing countries. The session builds on the findings of a policy brief co-authored by SEI Research Fellow Adis Dzebo. This event discusses the implications of the war in Ukraine on energy and food security, industrial supply chains and environmental protection, and the role of the European Green Deal in addressing them. In addition, the event will consider the impact of the conflict on policy coherence, social protection and international cooperation, with key recommendations for the EU and developing countries.

The session builds on the findings of a policy brief co-authored by SEI Research Fellow Adis Dzebo.

]]> Sat, 08 Oct 2022 07:05:26 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/european-green-deal-war-ukraine-addressing-short-long-term-crises/ Event SEI’s Sharon Onyango shares on health implications of urban heat and air pollution with Urbanet https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/seis-sharon-onyango-shares-on-health-implications-of-urban-heat-and-air-pollution-on-urbanet/ Writing for Urbanet, SEI Africa intern and Masters Fellow Sharon Onyango says Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is considered among the rapidly growing regions, with an urban annual growth rate of approximately 3.5%. Urban sprawl in SSA has posed downsides to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDGs 3 and 11. The significant driver of urban sprawl in SSA is uncontrolled urban developments from the surging population, with a high demand for built infrastructure. Writing for Urbanet, SEI Africa intern and Masters Fellow Sharon Onyango says Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is considered among the rapidly growing regions, with an urban annual growth rate of approximately 3.5%. Urban sprawl in SSA has posed downsides to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDGs 3 and 11. The significant driver of urban sprawl in SSA is uncontrolled urban developments from the surging population, with a high demand for built infrastructure.

]]> Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:55:01 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/seis-sharon-onyango-shares-on-health-implications-of-urban-heat-and-air-pollution-on-urbanet/ Press “It’s time to regulate standards and criteria for net-zero pledges” https://www.sei.org/perspectives/regulating-net-zero-pledges/ Cities, regions and businesses all over the world have set targets to achieve net-zero emissions. SEI’s Derik Broekhoff offers recommendations on regulating net-zero standards and criteria for the UN Secretary General’s High Level Expert Group. Cities, regions and businesses all over the world have set targets to achieve net-zero emissions. SEI’s Derik Broekhoff offers recommendations on regulating net-zero standards and criteria for the UN Secretary General’s High Level Expert Group.

]]> Mon, 10 Oct 2022 06:00:17 +0000 Derik Broekhoff https://www.sei.org/perspectives/regulating-net-zero-pledges/ Perspective “Es hora de regular los estándares y los criterios para los compromisos de cero emisiones” https://www.sei.org/perspectives/regulando-compromisos-cero-emisiones/ Ciudades, regiones y empresas de todo el mundo se han fijado objetivos para alcanzar las cero emisiones netas. Derik Broekhoff, de SEI, da recomendaciones sobre la regulación de los estándares y criterios de cero emisiones al Grupo de Expertos de Alto Nivel del Secretario General de la ONU. Ciudades, regiones y empresas de todo el mundo se han fijado objetivos para alcanzar las cero emisiones netas. Derik Broekhoff, de SEI, da recomendaciones sobre la regulación de los estándares y criterios de cero emisiones al Grupo de Expertos de Alto Nivel del Secretario General de la ONU.

]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2022 19:26:53 +0000 Derik Broekhoff https://www.sei.org/perspectives/regulando-compromisos-cero-emisiones/ Perspective Lectures by the honorary doctors, SLU 2022 https://www.sei.org/events/lectures-honorary-doctors-slu-2022/ Congratulations to SEI Senior Expert, Agriculture, Land and Bioeconomy Team Leader and Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative (SIANI) Programme Director Madeleine Fogde, who was appointed honorary doctor by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences’ (SLU) Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences in September 2022! The eight honorary doctors for 2022 will present popular science lectures in Uppsala, Sweden in Swedish and English on 7 October 2022. Congratulations to SEI Senior Expert, Agriculture, Land and Bioeconomy Team Leader and Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative (SIANI) Programme Director Madeleine Fogde, who was appointed honorary doctor by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences’ (SLU) Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences in September 2022!

The eight honorary doctors for 2022 will present popular science lectures in Uppsala, Sweden in Swedish and English on 7 October 2022.

]]> Wed, 05 Oct 2022 19:10:48 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/lectures-honorary-doctors-slu-2022/ Event Executive training for the government, Arab Republic of Egypt https://www.sei.org/events/executive-training-government-egypt/ Stockholm Sustainable Finance Centre, together with SSE Executive Education and Stockholm Environment Institute, will hold a two-day executive training programme for Egyptian government officials on the themes of climate and finance. The training will cover topics such as climate finance and the COP process, circular economy, development finance and the SDGs, private sector sustainable finance practices and green bonds in Africa. Stockholm Sustainable Finance Centre, together with SSE Executive Education and Stockholm Environment Institute, will hold a two-day executive training programme for Egyptian government officials on the themes of climate and finance. The training will cover topics such as climate finance and the COP process, circular economy, development finance and the SDGs, private sector sustainable finance practices and green bonds in Africa.

]]> Mon, 19 Dec 2022 11:44:38 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/executive-training-government-egypt/ Event Pluralizing debates on the Anthropocene requires engaging with the diversity of existing scholarship https://www.sei.org/publications/debates-anthropocene-diversity-scholarship/ This commentary piece responds to a recent article that criticized scholarship on earth system governance as being antithetical to a critical and pluralistic stance on the Anthropocene. This commentary piece responds to a recent article that criticized scholarship on earth system governance as being antithetical to a critical and pluralistic stance on the Anthropocene.

]]> Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:01:21 +0000 Åsa Persson https://www.sei.org/publications/debates-anthropocene-diversity-scholarship/ Publication Semana de Financiamiento Climático y Sostenible 2022 https://www.sei.org/events/semana-financiamento-climatico-sostenible-2022/ Adaptación, género y derechos humanos son los temas que liderarán el último día de la Semana del Financiamiento Climático 2022. ¿Cuáles son los mecanismos más adecuados para integrar la perspectiva de género en el financiamiento? ¿Qué buenas prácticas de adaptación se pueden implementar para crear resiliencia en las comunidades indígenas? ¿Cómo pueden las juventudes ayudar a acelerar el financiamiento para la adaptación? Conéctate al evento para saberlo. Adaptación, género y derechos humanos son los temas que liderarán el último día de la Semana del Financiamiento Climático 2022.

¿Cuáles son los mecanismos más adecuados para integrar la perspectiva de género en el financiamiento? ¿Qué buenas prácticas de adaptación se pueden implementar para crear resiliencia en las comunidades indígenas? ¿Cómo pueden las juventudes ayudar a acelerar el financiamiento para la adaptación? Conéctate al evento para saberlo.

]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:59:08 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/semana-financiamento-climatico-sostenible-2022/ Event Nothing to waste here: Five lessons about informal waste workers to improve urban waste systems https://www.sei.org/perspectives/5-lessons-informal-waste-workers-improve-urban-waste-systems/ Informal waste collectors play a key role in urban waste management, but are often ignored in policy measures to improve their lives and livelihoods. Informal waste collectors play a key role in urban waste management, but are often ignored in policy measures to improve their lives and livelihoods.

]]> Fri, 07 Oct 2022 02:24:38 +0000 Raja Asvanon https://www.sei.org/perspectives/5-lessons-informal-waste-workers-improve-urban-waste-systems/ Perspective SEI and World Bank partner to promote sustainable capital markets https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/sei-world-bank-partner-promote-sustainable-capital-markets/ Indian newspaper Orissa Diary reports that SEI and World Bank partner up to promote sustainable capital markets and publish a methodology for SDG mapping, using World Bank projects as test case. “Achieving the SDGs will require increases in sustainable financing and investment across sectors and world regions,” said SEI Executive Director Måns Nilsson. Indian newspaper Orissa Diary reports that SEI and World Bank partner up to promote sustainable capital markets and publish a methodology for SDG mapping, using World Bank projects as test case.

“Achieving the SDGs will require increases in sustainable financing and investment across sectors and world regions,” said SEI Executive Director Måns Nilsson.

]]> Fri, 07 Oct 2022 07:58:51 +0000 Jenny Wickman https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/sei-world-bank-partner-promote-sustainable-capital-markets/ Press Loss and damage in Southeast Asia: current issues and ways forward https://www.sei.org/events/loss-damage-southeast-asia/ This webinar will explore the results of the Loss and Damage workshop “Making Sense of and Responding to Loss & Damage in Southeast Asia”. SEI Asia Senior Research Fellow Albert Salamanca will deliver the opening remarks. This webinar will explore the results of the Loss and Damage workshop “Making Sense of and Responding to Loss & Damage in Southeast Asia”. SEI Asia Senior Research Fellow Albert Salamanca will deliver the opening remarks.

]]> Mon, 26 Sep 2022 09:33:51 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/loss-damage-southeast-asia/ Event SEI participará en la Conferencia Latinoamericana de Saneamiento (LatinoSan) https://www.sei.org/features/sei-participara-conferencia-latinoamericana-saneamiento-latinosan/ El equipo de Saneamiento y Salud del Instituto de Medio Ambiente de Estocolmo (SEI) participará en la VI Conferencia Latinoamericana de Saneamiento (Latinosan), destacando los resultados del Programa Bolivia WATCH y el trabajo del SEI sobre saneamiento sostenible. LatinoSan es un evento organizado cada tres años desde 2007 que tiene como objetivo posicionar el saneamiento como prioridad en la región de América Latina y estimular nuevas acciones hacia el Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 6. El equipo de Saneamiento y Salud del Instituto de Medio Ambiente de Estocolmo (SEI) participará en la VI Conferencia Latinoamericana de Saneamiento (Latinosan), destacando los resultados del Programa Bolivia WATCH y el trabajo del SEI sobre saneamiento sostenible.

LatinoSan es un evento organizado cada tres años desde 2007 que tiene como objetivo posicionar el saneamiento como prioridad en la región de América Latina y estimular nuevas acciones hacia el Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 6.

]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2022 11:25:11 +0000 Marta Anguera https://www.sei.org/features/sei-participara-conferencia-latinoamericana-saneamiento-latinosan/ Feature SEI highlights Bolivia WATCH and sustainable sanitation at LatinoSan 2022 https://www.sei.org/features/latinosan-2022/ SEI’s Sanitation and Health team will participate at the VI Latin American Sanitation Conference (LatinoSan) 2022 in Cochabamba, Bolivia, highlighting results from the Bolivia WATCH Program and its work on sustainable sanitation. LatinoSan has been organized every three years since 2007 and aims to position sanitation as a priority in Latin America and stimulate further action on SDG 6 related to water and sanitation commitments. SEI will present work on water and sanitation. SEI’s Sanitation and Health team will participate at the VI Latin American Sanitation Conference (LatinoSan) 2022 in Cochabamba, Bolivia, highlighting results from the Bolivia WATCH Program and its work on sustainable sanitation.

LatinoSan has been organized every three years since 2007 and aims to position sanitation as a priority in Latin America and stimulate further action on SDG 6 related to water and sanitation commitments.

SEI will present work on water and sanitation.

]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2022 10:46:32 +0000 Marta Anguera https://www.sei.org/features/latinosan-2022/ Feature Kui roheline on olnud Eesti majanduse “roheline taastumine” koroonakriisist? https://www.sei.org/features/kui-roheline-on-olnud-taastumine-koroonakriisist/ Koroonakriisist taastumiseks lubas 20 rikkaimat riiki (G20) süstida maailmamajandusse triljoneid dollareid. See oli kuldne võimalus suunata raha puhtale energiale üleminekusse. Et jälgida Covid-19 taasterahastute kasutust kliima ja energia perspektiivist, lõi eri riikide 14 ekspertasutust energiapoliitika analüüsimise tööriista ehk platvormi Energy Policy Tracker. Organisatsioonide seas oli ka Stockholmi Keskkonnainstituut, kes aitas koguda andmeid Eesti kohta. Koroonakriisist taastumiseks lubas 20 rikkaimat riiki (G20) süstida maailmamajandusse triljoneid dollareid. See oli kuldne võimalus suunata raha puhtale energiale üleminekusse. Et jälgida Covid-19 taasterahastute kasutust kliima ja energia perspektiivist, lõi eri riikide 14 ekspertasutust energiapoliitika analüüsimise tööriista ehk platvormi Energy Policy Tracker. Organisatsioonide seas oli ka Stockholmi Keskkonnainstituut, kes aitas koguda andmeid Eesti kohta. 

]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2022 13:53:15 +0000 Andrea Lindblom https://www.sei.org/features/kui-roheline-on-olnud-taastumine-koroonakriisist/ Feature World Bank and SEI Partner to Promote Sustainable Capital Markets through SDG Mapping Methodology https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/world-bank-and-sei-partner-to-promote-sustainable-capital-markets-and-publish-methodology-for-sdg-mapping-using-world-bank-projects-as-test-case/ The World Bank and SEI present a paper about a methodology developed to map activities to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) using World Bank-financed projects as a case study. The World Bank and SEI present a paper about a methodology developed to map activities to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) using World Bank-financed projects as a case study.

]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:54:24 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/world-bank-and-sei-partner-to-promote-sustainable-capital-markets-and-publish-methodology-for-sdg-mapping-using-world-bank-projects-as-test-case/ Press