SEI https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:27:28 +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 Transport climate action in Nigeria: planning and accessing finance workshop https://www.sei.org/events/transport-and-climate-action-in-nigeria-workshop/ This Nigeria-based workshop helps private transport businesses overcome barriers to reducing emissions, including rising costs and knowledge gaps. Focused on practical capacity building, it equips participants with technical and financial skills to turn climate ambitions into realistic action. This Nigeria-based workshop helps private transport businesses overcome barriers to reducing emissions, including rising costs and knowledge gaps. Focused on practical capacity building, it equips participants with technical and financial skills to turn climate ambitions into realistic action.

]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:11:44 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/transport-and-climate-action-in-nigeria-workshop/ Event ONEPlaNET project closing dialogue https://www.sei.org/events/oneplanet-project-closing-dialogue/ The ONEPlanET final event will bring together researchers, policymakers, technical experts and project partners to present the main results and tools developed through the project. The ONEPlanET final event will bring together researchers, policymakers, technical experts and project partners to present the main results and tools developed through the project.

]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:45:58 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/oneplanet-project-closing-dialogue/ Event Handbook on the geopolitics of sustainability https://www.sei.org/publications/handbook-on-the-geopolitics-of-sustainability/ This handbook examines the evolving intersection between geopolitics and sustainability, offering insights into risks, opportunities and approaches for navigating complex and interconnected global challenges. This handbook examines the evolving intersection between geopolitics and sustainability, offering insights into risks, opportunities and approaches for navigating complex and interconnected global challenges.

]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:55:45 +0000 Björn-Ola Linnér; Therese Bennich; Henrik Carlsen; William Babis; Karina Barquet; Katherine Browne; Adis Dzebo; Emily Ghosh; Johanna Hedlund; Somya Joshi; Aaron Maltais; Anisha Nazareth https://www.sei.org/publications/handbook-on-the-geopolitics-of-sustainability/ Publication Navigating the winds of change: strategic foresight and the power of weak signals https://www.sei.org/publications/navigating-the-winds-of-change/ In an era of increased complexity, interdependence and uncertainty, this study explores how weak signals of change may amplify and accelerate systemic disruption. In an era of increased complexity, interdependence and uncertainty, this study explores how weak signals of change may amplify and accelerate systemic disruption.

]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:05:11 +0000 Henrik Carlsen https://www.sei.org/publications/navigating-the-winds-of-change/ Publication Transmisión eléctrica en Colombia: Panorama 2025 https://www.sei.org/publications/transmision-electrica-colombia-panorama-2025/ La infraestructura de transmisión enfrenta un rezago estructural en un contexto de expansión de la generación eléctrica, predominantemente de fuentes de energía renovable. Con 20,9 GW de capacidad instalada total, y 18 GW aprobados adicionales, la capacidad de generación instalada total alcanzaría 38,9 GW hacia 2030.El Sistema Interconectado Nacional (SIN) se acerca a limites operativos: menos del 5% de la capacidad de transporte está disponible y, en los próximos 5 años, el 90% de las subest... La infraestructura de transmisión enfrenta un rezago estructural en un contexto de expansión de la generación eléctrica, predominantemente de fuentes de energía renovable. Con 20,9 GW de capacidad instalada total, y 18 GW aprobados adicionales, la capacidad de generación instalada total alcanzaría 38,9 GW hacia 2030.

El Sistema Interconectado Nacional (SIN) se acerca a limites operativos: menos del 5% de la capacidad de transporte está disponible y, en los próximos 5 años, el 90% de las subestaciones agotará su capacidad de interrupción de cortocircuito, comprometiendo la integración de nuevos proyectos de generación.

El principal reto del sector es la ejecución: el 55% de los 20 proyectos de transmisión en ejecución presenta retrasos, algunos de alrededor de una década como Bacatá-Norte (12 años) y Sogamoso Norte-Nueva Esperanza (10 años).

Los retrasos obedecen a factores socioambientales, dificultades en el licenciamiento y permisos, y una débil articulación entre la planeación energética nacional y los instrumentos de ordenamiento territorial.

El “Plan Maestro de Modernización y Expansión de la infraestructura de Transmisión Eléctrica” plantea un portafolio indicativo de 98 obras estratégicas. Con el desarrollo de 44 de ellas, se podrían superar 149 restricciones operativas previstas al horizonte 2024–37.

En 2025, la UPME adoptó formalmente el Modelo de Relacionamiento Territorial, marcando un viraje institucional hacia la integración de criterios socioambientales y culturales en la planeación del sector eléctrico.

]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:38:56 +0000 Germán Sáenz; José Vega Araújo https://www.sei.org/publications/transmision-electrica-colombia-panorama-2025/ Publication Inclusive Citizen Science: the story of our research group https://www.sei.org/features/inclusive-citizen-science-story/ Inclusive Citizen Science is SEI York’s citizen science research group. Established in 2008, we are the longest-running academic research group on citizen science in the UK. Here we briefly explain how our group began and how it has grown and evolved, developing a particular focus on improving best practice in citizen science and inclusive engagement for environmental sustainability. Inclusive Citizen Science is SEI York’s citizen science research group. Established in 2008, we are the longest-running academic research group on citizen science in the UK. Here we briefly explain how our group began and how it has grown and evolved, developing a particular focus on improving best practice in citizen science and inclusive engagement for environmental sustainability.

]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:26:15 +0000 Victoria Beale; Sarah West; Alison Dyke; Luke Gooding; Lucy Way; Smriti Safaya; Rhys Archer https://www.sei.org/features/inclusive-citizen-science-story/ Feature Why indoor air quality is the next public health frontier https://www.sei.org/perspectives/indoor-air-public-health-frontier/ "By modernizing our ventilation standards and committing to a national indoor air strategy, we can turn our public buildings into engines of health and efficiency" writes Sarah West in Government Business magazine. "By modernizing our ventilation standards and committing to a national indoor air strategy, we can turn our public buildings into engines of health and efficiency" writes Sarah West in Government Business magazine.

]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:28:29 +0000 Sarah West https://www.sei.org/perspectives/indoor-air-public-health-frontier/ Perspective Housing for good: catalysing ecological citizen(s) a method of designing “sustainable conditions” https://www.sei.org/publications/housing-design-sustainable-conditions/ In this paper, the authors lay out their vision of Housing for Good (HFG). This concept envisions citizens who can catalyse communities inclusively, empowered by affordable housing, time, accessible space and security. In this paper, the authors lay out their vision of Housing for Good (HFG). This concept envisions citizens who can catalyse communities inclusively, empowered by affordable housing, time, accessible space and security.

]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:25:46 +0000 Luke Gooding https://www.sei.org/publications/housing-design-sustainable-conditions/ Publication Europe’s green transition is now a matter of energy security https://www.sei.org/perspectives/europes-green-transition-is-now-a-matter-of-energy-security/ Europe’s approach to energy security long rested on a simple idea: scale equals safety. That assumption is now being tested in Ukraine — and increasingly proven wrong, writes SEI Tallinn Expert Erika Tšerkašina in a perspective, published in The Kyiv Independent. Europe’s approach to energy security long rested on a simple idea: scale equals safety. That assumption is now being tested in Ukraine — and increasingly proven wrong, writes SEI Tallinn Expert Erika Tšerkašina in a perspective, published in The Kyiv Independent.

]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:39:44 +0000 Erika Tšerkašina https://www.sei.org/perspectives/europes-green-transition-is-now-a-matter-of-energy-security/ Perspective Annual report 2025 https://www.sei.org/publications/annual-report-2025/ Amid growing global uncertainty, SEI continues to deliver evidence-based solutions for climate, environment and sustainable development. Amid growing global uncertainty, SEI continues to deliver evidence-based solutions for climate, environment and sustainable development.

]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:33:20 +0000 https://www.sei.org/publications/annual-report-2025/ Publication Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Week 2026 https://www.sei.org/events/mekong-lancang-cooperation-week-2026/ Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Week 2026 will be held on 25 March 2026. SEI Asia will be leading the panel discussion with integrated digital interactive engagement “Mekong-Lancang for Youth Leadership: Empowering the Next Decade of Cooperation”. Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Week 2026 will be held on 25 March 2026. SEI Asia will be leading the panel discussion with integrated digital interactive engagement “Mekong-Lancang for Youth Leadership: Empowering the Next Decade of Cooperation”.

]]> Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:31:50 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/mekong-lancang-cooperation-week-2026/ Event Powering health with energy in low-income and middle-income countries https://www.sei.org/publications/powering-health-energy-low-middle-income-countries/ As the world enters a critical moment for clean energy transition, expanding access to affordable and sustainable energy in low- and middle-income countries offers a powerful opportunity to reduce disease, improve healthcare delivery, and advance both health equity and climate goals. As the world enters a critical moment for clean energy transition, expanding access to affordable and sustainable energy in low- and middle-income countries offers a powerful opportunity to reduce disease, improve healthcare delivery, and advance both health equity and climate goals.

]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:46:10 +0000 Rob Bailis https://www.sei.org/publications/powering-health-energy-low-middle-income-countries/ Publication Jupiter Intelligence and SEI partner to map climate risk across global mineral, energy and food supply chains https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/jupiter-sei-climate-risk-mapping/ SEI’s new partnership with Jupiter Intelligence will deepen research on the propagation of climate hazards across mineral, energy and food supply chains by applying Jupiter’s ClimateScore Global platform to assess cross-border climate risk across the minerals-energy-food (MEF) complex. SEI’s new partnership with Jupiter Intelligence will deepen research on the propagation of climate hazards across mineral, energy and food supply chains by applying Jupiter’s ClimateScore Global platform to assess cross-border climate risk across the minerals-energy-food (MEF) complex.

]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:00:48 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/jupiter-sei-climate-risk-mapping/ Press Citizen science at different stages of the research process https://www.sei.org/features/citizen-science-research-stages/ Citizen science refers to any activity where researchers (often scientists) partner with members of the public to answer scientific questions. The use of citizen science methodologies has grown exponentially in recent years as scientists, policy-makers, and non-governmental organizations see the value of conducting research in this way. Here we explain briefly how citizen science can be used at one or more stages of the research process, and the benefits (and costs) of involving “citizen scie... Citizen science refers to any activity where researchers (often scientists) partner with members of the public to answer scientific questions. The use of citizen science methodologies has grown exponentially in recent years as scientists, policy-makers, and non-governmental organizations see the value of conducting research in this way. Here we explain briefly how citizen science can be used at one or more stages of the research process, and the benefits (and costs) of involving “citizen scientists” right from the start.

]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:53:27 +0000 Victoria Beale; Rhys Archer; Sarah West https://www.sei.org/features/citizen-science-research-stages/ Feature Del desborde a la sequía en un río sin fronteras: desafíos y oportunidades de cooperación y gobernanza en la cuenca alta del Acre https://www.sei.org/perspectives/del-desborde-a-la-sequia-en-un-rio-sin-fronteras-desafios-y-oportunidades-de-cooperacion-y-gobernanza-en-la-cuenca-alta-del-acre/ La cuenca alta del río Acre, compartida por Bolivia, Brasil y Perú, es un territorio donde las fronteras se diluyen en la vida cotidiana de sus ríos, bosques y comunidades. A lo largo de la cuenca trinacional del río Acre viven alrededor de 127.000 personas que dependen directamente de la salud del río y del bosque que lo rodea. Comunidades indígenas, ribereñas y rurales comparten un mismo territorio y una misma vulnerabilidad frente a los cambios acelerados del clima y del paisaje amazónico. La cuenca alta del río Acre, compartida por Bolivia, Brasil y Perú, es un territorio donde las fronteras se diluyen en la vida cotidiana de sus ríos, bosques y comunidades. A lo largo de la cuenca trinacional del río Acre viven alrededor de 127.000 personas que dependen directamente de la salud del río y del bosque que lo rodea. Comunidades indígenas, ribereñas y rurales comparten un mismo territorio y una misma vulnerabilidad frente a los cambios acelerados del clima y del paisaje amazónico.

]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:11:50 +0000 Camila Garcia Echeverri https://www.sei.org/perspectives/del-desborde-a-la-sequia-en-un-rio-sin-fronteras-desafios-y-oportunidades-de-cooperacion-y-gobernanza-en-la-cuenca-alta-del-acre/ Perspective Herramientas y trabajo de SEI destacados por su aporte a la inclusión de comunidades Wayuu en proyectos eólicos de La Guajira https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/herramientas-y-trabajo-de-sei-destacados-por-su-aporte-a-la-inclusion-de-comunidades-wayuu-en-proyectos-eolicos-de-la-guajira/ En un reportaje sobre el proyecto Casa Eléctrica y el avance de la energía eólica en La Guajira, El Espectador destaca el trabajo de SEI para fortalecer la participación comunitaria, el acceso a la información y el desarrollo local en el territorio. En un reportaje sobre el proyecto Casa Eléctrica y el avance de la energía eólica en La Guajira, El Espectador destaca el trabajo de SEI para fortalecer la participación comunitaria, el acceso a la información y el desarrollo local en el territorio.

]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:04:58 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/herramientas-y-trabajo-de-sei-destacados-por-su-aporte-a-la-inclusion-de-comunidades-wayuu-en-proyectos-eolicos-de-la-guajira/ Press Prevalence of enteric pathogens in mothers and children from communities in the La Paz River Basin Bolivia; associations with water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions https://www.sei.org/publications/prevalence-of-enteric-pathogens-la-paz-bolivia/ High burden of enteric pathogens in La Paz River Basin households.Rural households showed higher bacterial, viral and parasitic carriage than peri-urban settings.Children more often carried viral and parasitic infections; mothers, bacterial.Unsafe cistern water was linked to Shigella, diarrheagenic E. coli, and Giardia, while open field defecation to ETEC.Findings highlight the need for integrated WASH interventions. High burden of enteric pathogens in La Paz River Basin households.

Rural households showed higher bacterial, viral and parasitic carriage than peri-urban settings.

Children more often carried viral and parasitic infections; mothers, bacterial.

Unsafe cistern water was linked to Shigella, diarrheagenic E. coli, and Giardia, while open field defecation to ETEC.

Findings highlight the need for integrated WASH interventions.

]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:30:06 +0000 Adriana Soto Trujillo; Carla Liera https://www.sei.org/publications/prevalence-of-enteric-pathogens-la-paz-bolivia/ Publication Sanitation, soil and food security: insights from 20 years of productive sanitation in Burkina Faso https://www.sei.org/perspectives/insights-20-years-productive-sanitation-burkina-faso/ For many rural households in Burkina Faso, farming takes place under challenging conditions, with poor soils that often cannot produce enough food. At the same time, sanitation services remain limited or absent in many communities. These issues are inherently connected: the nutrients needed on the fields are the same nutrients that sanitation systems could capture and reuse. For many rural households in Burkina Faso, farming takes place under challenging conditions, with poor soils that often cannot produce enough food. At the same time, sanitation services remain limited or absent in many communities. These issues are inherently connected: the nutrients needed on the fields are the same nutrients that sanitation systems could capture and reuse.

]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:32:11 +0000 Linus Dagerskog https://www.sei.org/perspectives/insights-20-years-productive-sanitation-burkina-faso/ Perspective Diálogos Indígenas sobre Energia Eólica: uma troca de saberes entre Brasil e Colômbia https://www.sei.org/publications/dialogos-indigenas-energia-eolica-troca-de-saberes-brasil-colombia/ Pesquisadores do SEI realizaram o “Intercâmbio entre pares: conectando comunidades indígenas da Colômbia e Brasil” com a participação e a co-criação do IEI Brasil, das comunidades indígenas brasileiras da etnia Mendonça-Potiguara e de comunidades indígenas colombianas da etnia Wayuu. Pesquisadores do SEI realizaram o “Intercâmbio entre pares: conectando comunidades indígenas da Colômbia e Brasil” com a participação e a co-criação do IEI Brasil, das comunidades indígenas brasileiras da etnia Mendonça-Potiguara e de comunidades indígenas colombianas da etnia Wayuu.

]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:25:31 +0000 José Vega Araújo; María Paula Gil Barrera; Reinaldo Lerma; Miquel Muñoz Cabré https://www.sei.org/publications/dialogos-indigenas-energia-eolica-troca-de-saberes-brasil-colombia/ Publication Indigenous dialogues on wind energy: a knowledge exchange between Colombia and Brazil https://www.sei.org/publications/indigenous-dialogues-on-wind-energy-knowledge-exchange-between-colombia-and-brazil/ Researchers from SEI organized the dialog that led to the brief, Peer exchange: connecting Indigenous communities from Colombia and Brazil, co-created with IEI Brazil and with the participation of Brazilian Indigenous communities from the Mendonça-Potiguara people and Colombian Indigenous communities from the Wayuu people. Researchers from SEI organized the dialog that led to the brief, Peer exchange: connecting Indigenous communities from Colombia and Brazil, co-created with IEI Brazil and with the participation of Brazilian Indigenous communities from the Mendonça-Potiguara people and Colombian Indigenous communities from the Wayuu people.

]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:11:09 +0000 José Vega Araújo; María Paula Gil Barrera; Reinaldo Lerma; Miquel Muñoz Cabré https://www.sei.org/publications/indigenous-dialogues-on-wind-energy-knowledge-exchange-between-colombia-and-brazil/ Publication