SEI https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:20:36 +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 SEI research on coastal resilience endorsed for the Ocean Decade https://www.sei.org/features/sei-coastal-resilience-ocean-decade/ SEI’s project Resilient Coasts – Caribbean Sea has officially been endorsed as a Decade Action under the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (the Ocean Decade), coordinated by UNESCO. The Ocean Decade (2021–30) is a global initiative to generate the science, partnerships and solutions needed for a healthy, resilient and sustainable global ocean. SEI’s project Resilient Coasts – Caribbean Sea has officially been endorsed as a Decade Action under the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (the Ocean Decade), coordinated by UNESCO. The Ocean Decade (2021–30) is a global initiative to generate the science, partnerships and solutions needed for a healthy, resilient and sustainable global ocean.

]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Ylva Rylander; Daniela Duran; Karina Barquet; Lucia Victoria Licero Villanueva https://www.sei.org/features/sei-coastal-resilience-ocean-decade/ Feature Feminist theorizing as collective practice: staying with the art of reading https://www.sei.org/publications/feminist-theorizing-as-collective-practice/ This article explores how collective reading aloud, or “readinglistening,” can serve as a feminist practice of theorizing. It highlights how embodied, shared engagement with texts can open up more relational, creative, and politically engaged ways of producing knowledge. This article explores how collective reading aloud, or “readinglistening,” can serve as a feminist practice of theorizing. It highlights how embodied, shared engagement with texts can open up more relational, creative, and politically engaged ways of producing knowledge.

]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:49:40 +0000 Tina Sendlhofer https://www.sei.org/publications/feminist-theorizing-as-collective-practice/ Publication New toolkit and photo exhibition aim to strengthen gender equality in South Asian fisheries https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/new-toolkit-and-photo-exhibition-aim-to-strengthen-gender-equality-in-south-asian-fisheries/ A new Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) toolkit for river capture fisheries and a photo exhibition aims to amplify the voices of fishing communities as part of efforts to advance inclusive, climate-resilient natural resource governance across South Asia. A new Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) toolkit for river capture fisheries and a photo exhibition aims to amplify the voices of fishing communities as part of efforts to advance inclusive, climate-resilient natural resource governance across South Asia.

]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:28:37 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/new-toolkit-and-photo-exhibition-aim-to-strengthen-gender-equality-in-south-asian-fisheries/ Press New research reveals that cutting emissions is not the only way to save lives from air pollution https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/beyond-emissions-saving-lives-air-pollution/ A new global study finds that reducing poverty and improving healthcare have played a major role in lowering deaths from air pollution, alongside efforts to cut emissions. A new global study finds that reducing poverty and improving healthcare have played a major role in lowering deaths from air pollution, alongside efforts to cut emissions.

]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:59:15 +0000 Toto Reissland Lichman https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/beyond-emissions-saving-lives-air-pollution/ Press Why Nigeria’s green transport transition must be bankable to succeed https://www.sei.org/perspectives/nigerias-businesses-and-low-carbon-bankable-transport-projects/ “Nigeria’s journey toward low-carbon transport is both a massive challenge and a significant opportunity. The private sector is already showing that it is ready to innovate and invest. With the right support, through better training, inclusive designs, and easier access to finance, this momentum can lead to real results,” writes Jennifer Aghaji in Nigeria’s The Guardian newspaper. “Nigeria’s journey toward low-carbon transport is both a massive challenge and a significant opportunity. The private sector is already showing that it is ready to innovate and invest. With the right support, through better training, inclusive designs, and easier access to finance, this momentum can lead to real results,” writes Jennifer Aghaji in Nigeria’s The Guardian newspaper.

]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:06:41 +0000 Jennifer Aghaji https://www.sei.org/perspectives/nigerias-businesses-and-low-carbon-bankable-transport-projects/ Perspective Exploring the interplay between public and interpersonal trust in participation for sustainable water management: an international comparison https://www.sei.org/publications/trust-in-participation-for-sustainable-water-management/ This article explores how interpersonal trust between stakeholders and public trust in government interrelate in participatory water management. Drawing on four international cases, it identifies key dynamics shaping trust in environmental governance. This article explores how interpersonal trust between stakeholders and public trust in government interrelate in participatory water management. Drawing on four international cases, it identifies key dynamics shaping trust in environmental governance.

]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:47:44 +0000 Peter M. Rudberg; Katarina Inga; Rasmus Kløcker Larsen https://www.sei.org/publications/trust-in-participation-for-sustainable-water-management/ Publication Planeación e implementación de transiciones justas: oportunidades para la cooperación Sur-Sur https://www.sei.org/publications/planeacion-e-implementacion-de-transiciones-justas-oportunidades-para-la-cooperacion-sur-sur/ Las alianzas para la transición energética justa representan una forma innovadora de cooperación Norte-Sur que busca apoyar las transiciones bajas en carbono en los países en vías de desarrollo, al mismo tiempo que incluyen aspectos de justicia social; estas alianzas enfrentan limitaciones en términos de financiación, apropiación local y equidad en su implementación.La cooperación Sur-Sur brinda oportunidades complementarias para promover transiciones justas al promover el aprendizaje entre p... Las alianzas para la transición energética justa representan una forma innovadora de cooperación Norte-Sur que busca apoyar las transiciones bajas en carbono en los países en vías de desarrollo, al mismo tiempo que incluyen aspectos de justicia social; estas alianzas enfrentan limitaciones en términos de financiación, apropiación local y equidad en su implementación.

La cooperación Sur-Sur brinda oportunidades complementarias para promover transiciones justas al promover el aprendizaje entre pares, el desarrollo de soluciones adaptadas al contexto y el intercambio de conocimientos técnicos entre países que enfrentan desafíos socioeconómicos y de gobernanza semejantes.

Mientras que las alianzas para la transición energética justa suelen dar prioridad a las agendas de los donantes y a establecer un marco tecnoeconómico, la cooperación Sur-Sur puede promover enfoques más holísticos y basados en la justicia, que integren las necesidades de desarrollo locales como el acceso a la energía, la creación de empleos y la inclusión sociopolítica.

Las experiencias de Sudáfrica y Colombia ejemplifican los retos que acarrea la implementación de las transiciones justas; a su vez, hay un gran potencial para la cooperación entre estos dos países en ámbitos como el cierre de minas, la industrialización verde, la coordinación institucional y el intercambio de beneficios entre comunidades.

Para hacer realidad todo el potencial de la cooperación Sur-Sur con el fin de facilitar transiciones justas, se requerirá de un mayor apoyo institucional, la participación inclusiva de diversos actores y el intercambio sostenido de conocimientos. No obstante, dichos esfuerzos pueden ayudar a replantear las transiciones justas como una vía hacia el logro de unos objetivos de desarrollo más amplios y transformadores.

]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:33:54 +0000 Elisa Arond; Claudia Strambo; Felipe Corral; Jesse Burton https://www.sei.org/publications/planeacion-e-implementacion-de-transiciones-justas-oportunidades-para-la-cooperacion-sur-sur/ Publication SAFEWIN https://www.sei.org/projects/safewin/ SAFEWIN är ett forsknings- och samverkansprojekt om hur havsbaserad vindkraft kan kombineras med miljöövervakning och skydd av kritisk infrastruktur. Projektet studerar tekniska, juridiska och organisatoriska lösningar för samverkan mellan civila och militära aktörer. SAFEWIN är ett forsknings- och samverkansprojekt om hur havsbaserad vindkraft kan kombineras med miljöövervakning och skydd av kritisk infrastruktur. Projektet studerar tekniska, juridiska och organisatoriska lösningar för samverkan mellan civila och militära aktörer. 

]]> Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:52:59 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/safewin/ Project Värsked kliimateadmised uue põlvkonna kuumasaarlastele https://www.sei.org/projects/varsked-kliimateadmised-uue-polvkonna-kuumasaarlastele/ Kuumalained on kliimamuutuste üks olulisemaid mõjusid, mis ohustab eriti linnakeskkonnas elavate inimeste tervist ja heaolu. SEI Tallinna projekti eesmärk on muuta nähtamatu kuumaoht nähtavaks ning luua noortele ja kogukondadele praktiline arusaam kuumasaartest ja nende mõjust. Kuumalained on kliimamuutuste üks olulisemaid mõjusid, mis ohustab eriti linnakeskkonnas elavate inimeste tervist ja heaolu. SEI Tallinna projekti eesmärk on muuta nähtamatu kuumaoht nähtavaks ning luua noortele ja kogukondadele praktiline arusaam kuumasaartest ja nende mõjust.

]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:49:30 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/varsked-kliimateadmised-uue-polvkonna-kuumasaarlastele/ Project Understanding urban heat: climate knowledge for the next generation of urban heat islanders https://www.sei.org/projects/understanding-urban-heat/ Heatwaves are one of the most significant impacts of climate change, posing a particular threat to the health and wellbeing of people living in cities. The aim of SEI Tallinn’s project is to make this invisible heat risk comprehensible and to give young people and communities a practical understanding of urban heat islands and their effects. Heatwaves are one of the most significant impacts of climate change, posing a particular threat to the health and wellbeing of people living in cities. The aim of SEI Tallinn’s project is to make this invisible heat risk comprehensible and to give young people and communities a practical understanding of urban heat islands and their effects.

]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:06:28 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/understanding-urban-heat/ Project Integrating SLCP and methane mitigation into national plans in Guatemala https://www.sei.org/projects/slcps-in-national-plans-in-guatemala/ Working through a multi-stakeholder framework, this project will develop a national strategy to define how Guatemala can reduce short-lived climate pollutants. The initiative will be shaped by inclusive planning and a comprehensive peer-review to ensure transparency and effective implementation. Working through a multi-stakeholder framework, this project will develop a national strategy to define how Guatemala can reduce short-lived climate pollutants. The initiative will be shaped by inclusive planning and a comprehensive peer-review to ensure transparency and effective implementation.

]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:23:49 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/slcps-in-national-plans-in-guatemala/ Project AgroPolis https://www.sei.org/projects/agropolis/ AgroPolis works across Europe to co-create value chain innovations, future visions, and policies needed to transform food systems in support of agroecology. By linking real-world practice with policy change, it advances sustainable food systems aligned with beyond-growth pathways. AgroPolis works across Europe to co-create value chain innovations, future visions, and policies needed to transform food systems in support of agroecology. By linking real-world practice with policy change, it advances sustainable food systems aligned with beyond-growth pathways.

]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:09:49 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/agropolis/ Project CS Co-labs: Collaborative Citizen Science labs https://www.sei.org/projects/co-labs/ Citizen science and adjacent participatory methods are central to SEI’s work on environmental and social sustainability. CS Co-labs is creating a shared space for researchers using these methods to access support and explore new approaches, strengthening capacity to deliver high quality, inclusive, and robust participatory research. Citizen science and adjacent participatory methods are central to SEI’s work on environmental and social sustainability. CS Co-labs is creating a shared space for researchers using these methods to access support and explore new approaches, strengthening capacity to deliver high quality, inclusive, and robust participatory research.

]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:27:17 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/co-labs/ Project Designing Moldova’s EU-aligned agricultural conditionality system https://www.sei.org/projects/designing-moldovas-eu-aligned-agricultural-conditionality-system/ Moldova is preparing to introduce a new set of basic framing rules aligned with the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). SEI’s Green Agenda project is supporting the Government to design a conditionality system that strengthens environmental protection, climate action, animal welfare and sustainable land management, while helping Moldova on its path towards EU accession. Moldova is preparing to introduce a new set of basic framing rules aligned with the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). SEI’s Green Agenda project is supporting the Government to design a conditionality system that strengthens environmental protection, climate action, animal welfare and sustainable land management, while helping Moldova on its path towards EU accession.

]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:00:08 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/designing-moldovas-eu-aligned-agricultural-conditionality-system/ Project SAFEWIN https://www.sei.org/projects/safewin-copy/ SAFEWIN is a collaborative research project on how offshore wind power can be combined with environmental monitoring and the protection of critical infrastructure. The project examines technical, legal and organizational solutions for cooperation between civilian and military actors. SAFEWIN is a collaborative research project on how offshore wind power can be combined with environmental monitoring and the protection of critical infrastructure. The project examines technical, legal and organizational solutions for cooperation between civilian and military actors.

]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:40:16 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/safewin-copy/ Project A week in the life of a citizen science researcher https://www.sei.org/features/citizen-scientist-life/ What does a citizen science researcher do? We asked Smriti Safaya, who is part of the Inclusive Citizen Science group at our York centre. Here she gives us a flavour of the (hugely varied!) activities that can make up her working week. What does a citizen science researcher do? We asked Smriti Safaya, who is part of the Inclusive Citizen Science group at our York centre. Here she gives us a flavour of the (hugely varied!) activities that can make up her working week.

]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:03:30 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/citizen-scientist-life/ Feature New collaboration about the true carbon impact of AI between US-based WattTime, Klimatkollen, SEI and Berget AI https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/new-collaboration-about-the-true-carbon-impact-of-ai/ A unique collaboration between environmental tech nonprofits Klimatkollen and WattTime, researchers from Stockholm Environment Institute and the Swedish data infrastructure provider, Berget AI, will investigate the true carbon impact of AI. The effort hopes to accelerate transparency in the AI sector, a crucial component to measuring the carbon emissions from AI. A unique collaboration between environmental tech nonprofits Klimatkollen and WattTime, researchers from Stockholm Environment Institute and the Swedish data infrastructure provider, Berget AI, will investigate the true carbon impact of AI. The effort hopes to accelerate transparency in the AI sector, a crucial component to measuring the carbon emissions from AI. 

]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:30:00 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/new-collaboration-about-the-true-carbon-impact-of-ai/ Press Municipalities can lead the shift away from single-use plastics https://www.sei.org/features/municipalities-can-lead-the-shift-away-from-single-use-plastics/ Municipalities can play a decisive role in reducing single-use plastics, with clear benefits for both the environment and public health. Yet many lack practical tools to turn circular economy ambitions into action. The BALTIPLAST project addresses this gap by providing tested tools to support strategic plastic reduction. Municipalities can play a decisive role in reducing single-use plastics, with clear benefits for both the environment and public health. Yet many lack practical tools to turn circular economy ambitions into action. The BALTIPLAST project addresses this gap by providing tested tools to support strategic plastic reduction.

]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:04:58 +0000 Anette Parksepp https://www.sei.org/features/municipalities-can-lead-the-shift-away-from-single-use-plastics/ Feature ARA-supported regional dialogue for early-career researchers in Southeast Asia: Strengthening adaptation research engagement with the IPCC AR7 Cycle https://www.sei.org/events/ara-regional-dialogue-early-career-researchers-sea/ The Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA), in partnership with the IPCC Working Group II Technical Support Unit, will host a regional outreach and engagement event for Early-Career Researchers (ECRs) from Asia on 29 March 2026 in Bangkok. The Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA), in partnership with the IPCC Working Group II Technical Support Unit, will host a regional outreach and engagement event for Early-Career Researchers (ECRs) from Asia on 29 March 2026 in Bangkok.

]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:36:51 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/ara-regional-dialogue-early-career-researchers-sea/ Event Amplifying Stories of Agroecology Practices and Principles (ASAPP) – Maramche Agroecological Village https://www.sei.org/publications/amplifying-stories-of-asapp-maramche/ The fourth ASAPP case study by SIANI focuses on Maramche Agroecological Village, a geographically defined community adopting integrated agroecological practices at the landscape level. The fourth ASAPP case study by SIANI focuses on Maramche Agroecological Village, a geographically defined community adopting integrated agroecological practices at the landscape level.

]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:32:45 +0000 Aziliz Le Rouzo; Jenny Shrestha; Mahesh Shrestha; Indra Prasad Paudel; Lina Ågren Törnros; Marta Anguera https://www.sei.org/publications/amplifying-stories-of-asapp-maramche/ Publication