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 EU urged to widen deforestation law https://www.sei.org/features/eu-urged-to-widen-deforestation-law/ A narrow focus on protecting forests could increase pressure on other ecosystems in South America where most of the EU’s commodity-driven deforestation exposure is found. A narrow focus on protecting forests could increase pressure on other ecosystems in South America where most of the EU’s commodity-driven deforestation exposure is found.

 

]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:54:28 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/eu-urged-to-widen-deforestation-law/ Feature Världshavsdagen https://www.sei.org/events/varldshavsdagen/ Välkommen till Baltic Sea Science Center på Skansen, Stockholm för ett seminarium som uppmärksammar Världshavsdagen. Dagen firas över hela världen med syfte att ära, skydda och bevara våra hav. Välkommen till Baltic Sea Science Center på Skansen, Stockholm för ett seminarium som uppmärksammar Världshavsdagen. Dagen firas över hela världen med syfte att ära, skydda och bevara våra hav.

]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2022 15:43:19 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/varldshavsdagen/ Event SEI and SweDev dialogue with Stefan Dercon on Gambling on Development https://www.sei.org/events/gambling-on-development/ SEI’s Development and Aid Policy Team and the Swedish Development Research Network (SweDev) are proud to present Professor Stefan Dercon as the keynote speaker for the dialogues on development research, held in close connection to the UN high-level meeting Stockholm+50. SEI’s Development and Aid Policy Team and the Swedish Development Research Network (SweDev) are proud to present Professor Stefan Dercon as the keynote speaker for the dialogues on development research, held in close connection to the UN high-level meeting Stockholm+50.

]]> Wed, 25 May 2022 09:44:31 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/gambling-on-development/ Event Regional Africa Forum for Action – Inclusive & Active Mobility in a Changing Climate https://www.sei.org/events/regional-africa-forum-action-inclusive-action-mobility-changing-climate/ Join senior policy and decision makers from across Africa and international partners to agree a road map of action for the next five years. SEI Africa Programme Leader for Sustainable Urbanization Romanus Opiyo and SEI York Senior Research Fellow and Senior Research Associate Gary Haq will lead a module on inclusive policy and planning on 8 June 2022 from 10.30am-11.45am CAT. The forum is hosted by the UNEP Share the Road Programme, the City of Kigali and the Global Green Growth Institute. Join senior policy and decision makers from across Africa and international partners to agree a road map of action for the next five years.

SEI Africa Programme Leader for Sustainable Urbanization Romanus Opiyo and SEI York Senior Research Fellow and Senior Research Associate Gary Haq will lead a module on inclusive policy and planning on 8 June 2022 from 10.30am-11.45am CAT.

The forum is hosted by the UNEP Share the Road Programme, the City of Kigali and the Global Green Growth Institute.

]]> Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:01:34 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/regional-africa-forum-action-inclusive-action-mobility-changing-climate/ Event Science, Research and Innovation for Harnessing the Blue Economy https://www.sei.org/publications/science-research-and-innovation-for-harnessing-the-blue-economy/ The book Science, Research and Innovation for Harnessing the Blue Economy synthesizes some of the academic presentations made during the Science and Research Symposium of the first ever Blue Economy Conference (SBEC) which was held in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on 26–28 November 2018. The book, organized into three sections with nine chapters and four annexes, has chapters that have been designed to capture some – but not all – of the output of the presentations, made at the symposium. The book Science, Research and Innovation for Harnessing the Blue Economy synthesizes some of the academic presentations made during the Science and Research Symposium of the first ever Blue Economy Conference (SBEC) which was held in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on 26–28 November 2018. The book, organized into three sections with nine chapters and four annexes, has chapters that have been designed to capture some – but not all – of the output of the presentations, made at the symposium.

]]> Wed, 08 Jun 2022 07:50:37 +0000 Philip Osano https://www.sei.org/publications/science-research-and-innovation-for-harnessing-the-blue-economy/ Publication Book of Abstracts: The Science and Research Symposium https://www.sei.org/publications/book-of-abstracts-the-science-and-research-symposium/ Book of Abstracts: The Science and Research Symposium is a record of the paper proposals that were submitted for the Science and Research segment of the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference (SBEC) that was held in November 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. A full-length book publication of some of the outputs from that segment of SBEC 2018, was separately published as Science, Research and Innovation for Harnessing the Blue Economy. Book of Abstracts: The Science and Research Symposium is a record of the paper proposals that were submitted for the Science and Research segment of the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference (SBEC) that was held in November 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. A full-length book publication of some of the outputs from that segment of SBEC 2018, was separately published as Science, Research and Innovation for Harnessing the Blue Economy.

]]> Wed, 08 Jun 2022 07:49:36 +0000 Philip Osano https://www.sei.org/publications/book-of-abstracts-the-science-and-research-symposium/ Publication Building partnerships to advance the blue economy https://www.sei.org/features/building-partnerships-to-advance-the-blue-economy/ As part of Stockholm+50, SEI was a co-organizer of a side event focusing on building partnerships to promote a sustainable blue economy, sports and environment. The event was organized in partnership with the Government of Kenya, specifically the State Department for Fisheries, Aquaculture and the Blue Economy and the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage, and SEI. As part of Stockholm+50, SEI was a co-organizer of a side event focusing on building partnerships to promote a sustainable blue economy, sports and environment. The event was organized in partnership with the Government of Kenya, specifically the State Department for Fisheries, Aquaculture and the Blue Economy and the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage, and SEI.

]]> Wed, 08 Jun 2022 09:50:51 +0000 Brenda Ochola https://www.sei.org/features/building-partnerships-to-advance-the-blue-economy/ Feature UN Environment Director: We do not have the time to waste! https://www.sei.org/features/un-environment-director-time/ Science has an important role to play in the transition to a sustainable society. But more cooperation is needed and decision-makers have to act more quickly on research results. Those were the main messages at an international sustainability conference hosted by the three main Stockholm universities and Stockholm Environment Institute. Science has an important role to play in the transition to a sustainable society. But more cooperation is needed and decision-makers have to act more quickly on research results. Those were the main messages at an international sustainability conference hosted by the three main Stockholm universities and Stockholm Environment Institute.

]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2022 11:40:12 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/un-environment-director-time/ Feature SVT om Konsumtionskompassen https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/svt-om-seis-konsumtionskompass/ Våra olika livsstilar orsakar olika stora ekologiska fotavtryck, rapporterar Sveriges Television. Invånare i Helsingborgs norra delar har dubbelt så höga konsumtionsbaserade utsläpp jämfört med boende på Planteringen. Det visar ett nytt verktyg som kartlagt våra utsläpp ner på lokal nivå, SEI:s Konsumtionskompass. Våra olika livsstilar orsakar olika stora ekologiska fotavtryck, rapporterar Sveriges Television. Invånare i Helsingborgs norra delar har dubbelt så höga konsumtionsbaserade utsläpp jämfört med boende på Planteringen.

Det visar ett nytt verktyg som kartlagt våra utsläpp ner på lokal nivå, SEI:s Konsumtionskompass.

]]> Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:18:22 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/svt-om-seis-konsumtionskompass/ Press Towards a sustainable global construction and buildings value chain https://www.sei.org/publications/sustainable-construction-value-chains/ Construction sector accounts for 50% of global resource extraction, making it the most material-intensive sector in the world. This LeadIT brief adopts a value-chain approach to understand where major challenges and opportunities for sustainability occur, and how these could be shaped through decisions made at different stages. Construction sector accounts for 50% of global resource extraction, making it the most material-intensive sector in the world. This LeadIT brief adopts a value-chain approach to understand where major challenges and opportunities for sustainability occur, and how these could be shaped through decisions made at different stages.

]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2022 11:49:16 +0000 Linus Linde; Astrid Nilsson Lewis; Felipe Sanchez https://www.sei.org/publications/sustainable-construction-value-chains/ Publication Supporting Swedish sustainability goals with new methods and indicators for consumption https://www.sei.org/features/prince-2-report/ To deliver the promises under the Generation Goal and Agenda 2030, in 2015 the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency commissioned a team of leading environmental researchers, including SEI, to create a model that could capture both the territorial and global impacts of Swedish consumption. Now the team has scoped out the data and methods required to develop a set of environmental impact indicators that extends beyond greenhouse gases To deliver the promises under the Generation Goal and Agenda 2030, in 2015 the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency commissioned a team of leading environmental researchers, including SEI, to create a model that could capture both the territorial and global impacts of Swedish consumption. Now the team has scoped out the data and methods required to develop a set of environmental impact indicators that extends beyond greenhouse gases

]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2022 15:56:41 +0000 Chris West; Venni Arra https://www.sei.org/features/prince-2-report/ Feature Q&A: “On Loss and Damage, focus on solidarity” https://www.sei.org/features/loss-and-damage-focus-on-solidarity/ The start of conversations under the Glasgow Dialogue on Loss and Damage (L&D) is on the agenda at the Bonn Climate Change Conference, an intersessional conference halfway to COP27 that takes place until 16 June 2022. SEI Oxford Research Associate Inès Bakhtaoui explains more about L&D. SEI US Associate Scientist Zoha Shawoo will attend the Bonn Climate Change Conference. The start of conversations under the Glasgow Dialogue on Loss and Damage (L&D) is on the agenda at the Bonn Climate Change Conference, an intersessional conference halfway to COP27 that takes place until 16 June 2022. SEI Oxford Research Associate Inès Bakhtaoui explains more about L&D.

SEI US Associate Scientist Zoha Shawoo will attend the Bonn Climate Change Conference.

]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2022 06:18:21 +0000 Andrea Lindblom https://www.sei.org/features/loss-and-damage-focus-on-solidarity/ Feature Climate finance is lacking in the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus https://www.sei.org/features/climate-finance-is-lacking-in-the-western-balkans-eastern-europe-and-the-caucasus/ As a part of the Paris Agreement in 2015, developed countries agreed to assist developing countries in their efforts to transition to low-carbon development trajectories supporting mitigation and adaptation climate actions adhering to the global goals of limiting temperature increases. When it comes to mobilizing climate finance, developing countries experience various obstacles and face serious funding gaps as a result. As a part of the Paris Agreement in 2015, developed countries agreed to assist developing countries in their efforts to transition to low-carbon development trajectories supporting mitigation and adaptation climate actions adhering to the global goals of limiting temperature increases. When it comes to mobilizing climate finance, developing countries experience various obstacles and face serious funding gaps as a result.

]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2022 15:23:47 +0000 Amar Čaušević; Saša Solujić; Zoha Shawoo https://www.sei.org/features/climate-finance-is-lacking-in-the-western-balkans-eastern-europe-and-the-caucasus/ Feature Welum highlights SEI-CEEW’s Stockholm+50 youth report https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/welum-highlights-sei-ceews-youth-report/ The international Denmark-based publication Welum highlights SEI-CEEW’s Stockholm+50 report Charting a youth vision for a sustainable future on 7 June 2022. The international Denmark-based publication Welum highlights SEI-CEEW’s Stockholm+50 report Charting a youth vision for a sustainable future on 7 June 2022.

]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:58:07 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/welum-highlights-sei-ceews-youth-report/ Press Institutions and the economic efficiency of managed aquifer recharge as a mitigation strategy against drought impacts on irrigated agriculture in California https://www.sei.org/publications/managed-aquifer-recharge-mitigation-drought-california/ Researchers linked SEI’s Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) software with an optimization model to evaluate how human-induced aquifer recharge in Central California can be a sustainable strategy for water banking under various policy and climate scenarios. The study, published in the journal Water Resources Research, seeks to determine the optimal institutional arrangements for the region’s environment and economy during a time of intensifying drought. Researchers linked SEI’s Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) software with an optimization model to evaluate how human-induced aquifer recharge in Central California can be a sustainable strategy for water banking under various policy and climate scenarios. The study, published in the journal Water Resources Research, seeks to determine the optimal institutional arrangements for the region’s environment and economy during a time of intensifying drought.

]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2022 21:22:08 +0000 Susie Bresney; Laura Forni; Brian Joyce https://www.sei.org/publications/managed-aquifer-recharge-mitigation-drought-california/ Publication Funding energy efficiency will boost energy security in the EU, but more is needed https://www.sei.org/perspectives/energy-efficiency-european-union/ “The war against Ukraine is not only a watershed moment for the security architecture in Europe but our energy system as well. It has made our vulnerability painfully clear.” These words from Kadri Simson, commissioner for energy at the European Commission, emphasize the urgency to invest in improved energy efficiency. An SEI analysis, using data from the Energy Policy Tracker (EPT), found that much more investment is needed to align with climate and energy goals by 2030. “The war against Ukraine is not only a watershed moment for the security architecture in Europe but our energy system as well. It has made our vulnerability painfully clear.” These words from Kadri Simson, commissioner for energy at the European Commission, emphasize the urgency to invest in improved energy efficiency. An SEI analysis, using data from the Energy Policy Tracker (EPT), found that much more investment is needed to align with climate and energy goals by 2030.

]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2022 19:49:15 +0000 Maricruz Bravo Gallegos; Jindan Gong https://www.sei.org/perspectives/energy-efficiency-european-union/ Perspective Sustainable Lifestyles Actions on World Environment Day https://www.sei.org/features/lifestyles-actions-wed/ In commemoration of World Environment Day and in support of the Swedish Environment Protection Agency’s campaign “What are you doing on WED?”, the Sustainable Lifestyles and Education Programme of the One Planet Network created a video featuring young researchers from co-lead institutes SEI and Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES). In commemoration of World Environment Day and in support of the Swedish Environment Protection Agency’s campaign “What are you doing on WED?”, the Sustainable Lifestyles and Education Programme of the One Planet Network created a video featuring young researchers from co-lead institutes SEI and Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES).

]]> Sun, 05 Jun 2022 19:54:05 +0000 Astrid Nilsson Lewis; Ebba Engström; Jindan Gong; Kadi Väli; Shogofa Rezaie; Tommaso Piseddu https://www.sei.org/features/lifestyles-actions-wed/ Feature Roundtable on Sport and the Environment https://www.sei.org/events/roundtable-sport-environment/ The Swedish Athletics Association hosted a panel discussion and roundtable dialogue on sports and the environment at Stockholm Olympic Stadium prior to the Stockholm Marathon on 4 June 2022. The theme of the roundtable was “The Role of Sport in the Green Transition: Action and Advocacy to Tackle Air Pollution”. SEI Executive Director Måns Nilsson is a key speaker. The Swedish Athletics Association hosted a panel discussion and roundtable dialogue on sports and the environment at Stockholm Olympic Stadium prior to the Stockholm Marathon on 4 June 2022. The theme of the roundtable was “The Role of Sport in the Green Transition: Action and Advocacy to Tackle Air Pollution”. SEI Executive Director Måns Nilsson is a key speaker.

]]> Wed, 01 Jun 2022 19:56:54 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/roundtable-sport-environment/ Event Building Partnerships for Blue Economy, Sports and Environment https://www.sei.org/events/building-partnerships-for-blue-economy-sports-and-environment/ This side event will focus on building partnerships to promote a sustainable blue economy, sports and environment. The event is organized in partnership with the Government of Kenya (State Department for Fisheries, Aquaculture and the Blue Economy; Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage) and SEI. This side event will focus on building partnerships to promote a sustainable blue economy, sports and environment. The event is organized in partnership with the Government of Kenya (State Department for Fisheries, Aquaculture and the Blue Economy; Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage) and SEI.

]]> Mon, 23 May 2022 12:05:26 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/building-partnerships-for-blue-economy-sports-and-environment/ Event Using the clothes we love to protect the nature we need https://www.sei.org/events/using-clothes-we-love-protect-nature-we-need/ Based on the findings from UNEP’s upcoming report, Sustainability and circularity in the textile value chain – Recommendations for action and a global roadmap, this event will provide a space to discuss and agree on concrete steps to be taken at the international level to aid implementation of the priorities identified in the report, with a focus on holistic actions for sustainable consumption patterns and circular business models. Based on the findings from UNEP’s upcoming report, Sustainability and circularity in the textile value chain – Recommendations for action and a global roadmap, this event will provide a space to discuss and agree on concrete steps to be taken at the international level to aid implementation of the priorities identified in the report, with a focus on holistic actions for sustainable consumption patterns and circular business models.

]]> Tue, 31 May 2022 14:41:39 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/using-clothes-we-love-protect-nature-we-need/ Event