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 New Roadmap Planner helps decision-makers move from ambition to implementation https://www.sei.org/perspectives/new-industry-transition-roadmap-planner/ The new Roadmap Planner, developed by the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT), guides decision makers in public and private sectors through different phases of creating industry transition roadmaps. Somya Joshi and Felipe Sanchez (LeadIT Secretariat) explain how the interactive tool can support its users in designing, developing, and implementing decarbonization roadmaps for industry sectors. The new Roadmap Planner, developed by the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT), guides decision makers in public and private sectors through different phases of creating industry transition roadmaps. Somya Joshi and Felipe Sanchez (LeadIT Secretariat) explain how the interactive tool can support its users in designing, developing, and implementing decarbonization roadmaps for industry sectors.

]]> Mon, 20 Dec 2021 16:42:16 +0000 Mie Lainio https://www.sei.org/perspectives/new-industry-transition-roadmap-planner/ Perspective How the Glasgow Dialogue can deliver on loss and damage finance https://www.sei.org/perspectives/glasgow-dialogue-loss-and-damage-finance/ A top priority for many developing countries at the UN climate talks COP26 was to secure finance for “loss and damage” – the cost of major climate change impacts that can no longer be avoided. With the first dialogue about such finance slated in for June this year, it is important to seize this opportunity to get dedicated support for people on the front lines of climate impacts. This perspective was originally published by Climate Home News on 20 December 2021. A top priority for many developing countries at the UN climate talks COP26 was to secure finance for “loss and damage” – the cost of major climate change impacts that can no longer be avoided. With the first dialogue about such finance slated in for June this year, it is important to seize this opportunity to get dedicated support for people on the front lines of climate impacts.

This perspective was originally published by Climate Home News on 20 December 2021.

]]> Tue, 11 Jan 2022 07:31:52 +0000 Zoha Shawoo https://www.sei.org/perspectives/glasgow-dialogue-loss-and-damage-finance/ Perspective SEI Tendencias 2022 https://www.sei.org/features/tendencias-2022/ Participe en nuestro evento Tendencias 2022 el 12 de enero de 2022 y lea las perspectivas de nuestros investigadores sobre los temas clave para seguir el próximo año. Gráficos: Mia Shu / SEI. Participe en nuestro evento Tendencias 2022 el 12 de enero de 2022 y lea las perspectivas de nuestros investigadores sobre los temas clave para seguir el próximo año.



Gráficos: Mia Shu / SEI.

]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2022 20:59:09 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/tendencias-2022/ Feature El nuevo planificador de hojas de ruta ayuda a los tomadores de decisiones a pasar de la ambición a la ejecución https://www.sei.org/perspectives/nuevo-planeador-hojas-ruta-transicion-industria/ El nuevo Planificador de Hojas de Ruta, desarrollado por el Grupo de Liderazgo para la Transición de la Industria (LeadIT), guía a los tomadores de decisiones en los sectores público y privado a través de las fases de creación de hojas de ruta para la transición de la industria. Somya Joshi y Felipe Sánchez, de la Secretaría de LeadIT, explican cómo la herramienta interactiva puede ayudar a diseñar, desarrollar y aplicar hojas de ruta de descarbonización para los sectores industriales. El nuevo Planificador de Hojas de Ruta, desarrollado por el Grupo de Liderazgo para la Transición de la Industria (LeadIT), guía a los tomadores de decisiones en los sectores público y privado a través de las fases de creación de hojas de ruta para la transición de la industria. Somya Joshi y Felipe Sánchez, de la Secretaría de LeadIT, explican cómo la herramienta interactiva puede ayudar a diseñar, desarrollar y aplicar hojas de ruta de descarbonización para los sectores industriales.

]]> Sun, 13 Feb 2022 01:28:52 +0000 Mie Lainio https://www.sei.org/perspectives/nuevo-planeador-hojas-ruta-transicion-industria/ Perspective SEI’s Sarah West speaks on BBC Breakfast about how to have a more sustainable Christmas https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/sustainable-christmas/ SEI York Centre Director Sarah West was featured on BBC Breakfast at the York Christmas Market to discuss how people can have a more green and sustainable Christmas. SEI York Centre Director Sarah West was featured on BBC Breakfast at the York Christmas Market to discuss how people can have a more green and sustainable Christmas.

]]> Sun, 19 Dec 2021 11:37:47 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/sustainable-christmas/ Press Socially inclusive urban policy making for climate resilient dryland Africa https://www.sei.org/publications/policy-making-dryland-africa/ This policy brief shares ten practical recommendations for urban policy makers in dryland Africa to use when planning, developing and implementing inclusive urban climate policies. This policy brief shares ten practical recommendations for urban policy makers in dryland Africa to use when planning, developing and implementing inclusive urban climate policies.

]]> Fri, 17 Dec 2021 16:56:25 +0000 Steve Cinderby https://www.sei.org/publications/policy-making-dryland-africa/ Publication SEI at AGU Fall Meeting 2021 https://www.sei.org/events/agu-fall-meeting-2021/ Wildfires have increased in frequency and severity worldwide, affecting both hydrological processes and water quality in ways we do not fully understand. The session at AGU21 will explore scientific research and adaptive management strategies that address the linkages between wildfires and water resources. The AGU Fall Meeting from 13–17 December includes a session led by Jeanne Fernandez and AJ Wickel about a paper on wildfires and water resources, as well as five other papers by SEI authors. Wildfires have increased in frequency and severity worldwide, affecting both hydrological processes and water quality in ways we do not fully understand. The session at AGU21 will explore scientific research and adaptive management strategies that address the linkages between wildfires and water resources.

The AGU Fall Meeting from 13–17 December includes a session led by Jeanne Fernandez and AJ Wickel about a paper on wildfires and water resources, as well as five other papers by SEI authors.

]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2021 17:05:02 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/agu-fall-meeting-2021/ Event How to have a greener Christmas this year https://www.sei.org/features/green-christmas/ Although more waste is recycled each year, especially during the festive season[footnote]WRAP, 2019. Recycling and using up food are as much a part of our Christmas routine as falling asleep in front of James Bond. https://wrap.org.uk/media-centre/press-releases/recycling-and-using-food-are-much-part-our-christmas-routine-falling[/footnote], global waste is predicted to grow by 70% by 2050 [footnote]The World Bank, 2018. Global Waste to Grow by 70 Percent by 2050 Unless Urgent Action is Taken... Although more waste is recycled each year, especially during the festive season[footnote]WRAP, 2019. Recycling and using up food are as much a part of our Christmas routine as falling asleep in front of James Bond. https://wrap.org.uk/media-centre/press-releases/recycling-and-using-food-are-much-part-our-christmas-routine-falling[/footnote], global waste is predicted to grow by 70% by 2050 [footnote]The World Bank, 2018. Global Waste to Grow by 70 Percent by 2050 Unless Urgent Action is Taken: World Bank Report. https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2018/09/20/global-waste-to-grow-by-70-percent-by-2050-unless-urgent-action-is-taken-world-bank-report/[/footnote]. With this in mind, what more can we do to reduce our waste and environmental impact this Christmas?

For a more environmentally friendly Christmas this year, follow these six tips from our SEI researchers.

]]> Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:53:08 +0000 Sarah West; Joanne Morris https://www.sei.org/features/green-christmas/ Feature A tale of two cities: inequalities in urban wellbeing in the Global South https://www.sei.org/features/inequalities-in-urban-wellbeing/ What does urban wellbeing look like in the Global South? How can it be delivered equitably? New research explores the roots of wellbeing inequalities in two rapidly changing cities in Kenya and Thailand. What does urban wellbeing look like in the Global South? How can it be delivered equitably? New research explores the roots of wellbeing inequalities in two rapidly changing cities in Kenya and Thailand.

]]> Fri, 17 Dec 2021 14:02:05 +0000 Steve Cinderby; Diane Archer; Vishal Mehta; Romanus Opiyo; Rachel Pateman; Cassilde Muhoza; Heidi Tuhkanen https://www.sei.org/features/inequalities-in-urban-wellbeing/ Feature Low-cost interventions to reduce emissions and fuel consumption in open wood fires in rural communities https://www.sei.org/publications/low-cost-interventions-open-wood-fires-rural-communities/ In remote, very poor and marginalized communities in the Global South, the use of clean-cooking fuels is often inaccessible or, if used, combined with the use of open wood fires, which is known to cause adverse health impacts and emissions harmful to the climate. This study investigates how low-cost interventions can mitigate some of the harmful effects of open wood fires in household use. In remote, very poor and marginalized communities in the Global South, the use of clean-cooking fuels is often inaccessible or, if used, combined with the use of open wood fires, which is known to cause adverse health impacts and emissions harmful to the climate.

This study investigates how low-cost interventions can mitigate some of the harmful effects of open wood fires in household use.

]]> Thu, 16 Dec 2021 21:33:17 +0000 Rob Bailis https://www.sei.org/publications/low-cost-interventions-open-wood-fires-rural-communities/ Publication SEI Epidemic-Macroeconomic Model https://www.sei.org/tools/sei-epidemic-macroeconomic-model/ The SEI Epidemic-Macroeconomic Model is a software designed to help national and regional authorities generate scenarios that incorporate both the economic ramifications of the pandemic and the measures undertaken to contain its spread. The tool aims to help countries develop their own Covid-19 pandemic-adjusted economic baseline scenarios for sustainable development planning. The SEI Epidemic-Macroeconomic Model is a software designed to help national and regional authorities generate scenarios that incorporate both the economic ramifications of the pandemic and the measures undertaken to contain its spread. The tool aims to help countries develop their own Covid-19 pandemic-adjusted economic baseline scenarios for sustainable development planning.

]]> Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:06:20 +0000 https://www.sei.org/tools/sei-epidemic-macroeconomic-model/ Tool The SEI Epidemic-Macroeconomic Model explained https://www.sei.org/features/the-sei-epidemic-macroeconomic-model-explained/ The SEI Epidemic-Macroeconomic Model can help national and regional authorities incorporate the potential economic ramifications of the pandemic into future planning scenarios. Here, one of its developers, Charlotte Wagner, a scientist at SEI US, answers questions posed by Karen Brandon about the use and premise of the new software. The SEI Epidemic-Macroeconomic Model can help national and regional authorities incorporate the potential economic ramifications of the pandemic into future planning scenarios. Here, one of its developers, Charlotte Wagner, a scientist at SEI US, answers questions posed by Karen Brandon about the use and premise of the new software.

]]> Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:05:17 +0000 Charlotte Wagner; Karen Brandon https://www.sei.org/features/the-sei-epidemic-macroeconomic-model-explained/ Feature Towards unravelling the ‘Black Box’ of peatland carbon: linking peatland habitat condition and management to water chemistry and quality https://www.sei.org/publications/peatland-carbon-water-quality/ SEI researchers and partners presented insights into the physical and chemical properties of peat relevant to management decisions on ‘at source’ drinking water treatment at the EGU General Assembly 2021. SEI researchers and partners presented insights into the physical and chemical properties of peat relevant to management decisions on ‘at source’ drinking water treatment at the EGU General Assembly 2021.

]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:30:42 +0000 Andreas Heinemeyer https://www.sei.org/publications/peatland-carbon-water-quality/ Publication Mainstreaming Agrobiodiversity for Sustainable Food System in the ASEAN Region https://www.sei.org/events/mainstreaming-agrobiodiversity-sustainable-food-system-asean/ The regional forum aims to strengthen policy actions towards agrobiodiversity mainstreaming in regional gender equality and social inclusion policies and initiatives for sustainable food systems in the ASEAN region. The regional forum aims to strengthen policy actions towards agrobiodiversity mainstreaming in regional gender equality and social inclusion policies and initiatives for sustainable food systems in the ASEAN region.

]]> Tue, 07 Dec 2021 07:15:32 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/mainstreaming-agrobiodiversity-sustainable-food-system-asean/ Event Peatland-ES-UK: a long-term, deep and holistic look at climate and management impacts on grousemoor managed UK blanket bog peatlands – carbon, water, biodiversity https://www.sei.org/publications/peatland-es-uk/ SEI researchers and partners presented challenging insights into blanket bog ecosystem functioning based on long-term data from a peatland management project on three grousemoor sites across Northern England at the EGU General Assembly 2021. SEI researchers and partners presented challenging insights into blanket bog ecosystem functioning based on long-term data from a peatland management project on three grousemoor sites across Northern England at the EGU General Assembly 2021.

]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:37:08 +0000 Andreas Heinemeyer https://www.sei.org/publications/peatland-es-uk/ Publication Just Enough Nitrogen: Perspectives on how to get there for regions with too much and too little nitrogen https://www.sei.org/publications/just-enough-nitrogen/ Building on analyses started at the 6th International Nitrogen Conference in Kampala, Uganda in 2013, this book explores the idea of “just enough nitrogen”: sufficient for sustainable food production, but not so much as to lead to unsustainable pollution and climate problems. Building on analyses started at the 6th International Nitrogen Conference in Kampala, Uganda in 2013, this book explores the idea of “just enough nitrogen”: sufficient for sustainable food production, but not so much as to lead to unsustainable pollution and climate problems.

]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:26:10 +0000 Kevin Hicks https://www.sei.org/publications/just-enough-nitrogen/ Publication Local2030 Coalition for the Decade of Action https://www.sei.org/publications/local2030-coalition/ This report introduces the Local2030 Coalition, a United Nations-led platform and network designed to support and accelerate local-level delivery of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals. This report introduces the Local2030 Coalition, a United Nations-led platform and network designed to support and accelerate local-level delivery of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:13:40 +0000 Ivonne Lobos Alva; Efraim Hernández; Mario Cárdenas https://www.sei.org/publications/local2030-coalition/ Publication Energy access and the ultra-poor: Do unconditional social cash transfers close the energy access gap in Malawi? https://www.sei.org/publications/energy-access-ultra-poor-malawi/ This article compares the energy access gap between ultra-poor and better-off households in Malawi. It also examines whether unconditional social cash transfers boost access to improved lighting and improved cookstoves among the ultra-poor. This article compares the energy access gap between ultra-poor and better-off households in Malawi. It also examines whether unconditional social cash transfers boost access to improved lighting and improved cookstoves among the ultra-poor.

]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2021 00:14:57 +0000 Rob Bailis https://www.sei.org/publications/energy-access-ultra-poor-malawi/ Publication The global challenge of adapting coffee to a changing climate https://www.sei.org/features/global-challenge-adapting-coffee-changing-climate/ Climate change is taking a toll on coffee production not just in Brazil, but globally. Ensuring a steady supply will require more than what individual farmers or even countries can accomplish alone. Without international cooperation, coffee producers and buyers may adapt in ways that help them in the near term, but harm others and the global supply chain over time. Climate change is taking a toll on coffee production not just in Brazil, but globally. Ensuring a steady supply will require more than what individual farmers or even countries can accomplish alone. Without international cooperation, coffee producers and buyers may adapt in ways that help them in the near term, but harm others and the global supply chain over time.

]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2021 16:38:57 +0000 Marion Davis https://www.sei.org/features/global-challenge-adapting-coffee-changing-climate/ Feature El reto global de adaptar el café a un clima cambiante https://www.sei.org/features/reto-global-adaptar-cafe-cambio-climatico/ El cambio climático está afectando a la producción de café no sólo en Brasil, sino en todo el mundo. Garantizar un suministro estable requerirá más de lo que los agricultores individuales o incluso los países pueden lograr por sí solos. Sin la cooperación internacional, los productores y compradores de café pueden adaptarse de forma que les ayude a corto plazo, pero que perjudique a otros y a la cadena de suministro mundial con el tiempo. El cambio climático está afectando a la producción de café no sólo en Brasil, sino en todo el mundo. Garantizar un suministro estable requerirá más de lo que los agricultores individuales o incluso los países pueden lograr por sí solos. Sin la cooperación internacional, los productores y compradores de café pueden adaptarse de forma que les ayude a corto plazo, pero que perjudique a otros y a la cadena de suministro mundial con el tiempo.

]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:51:18 +0000 Marion Davis https://www.sei.org/features/reto-global-adaptar-cafe-cambio-climatico/ Feature