SEI https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:55:54 +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 Launch of the African Sanitation Policy Guidelines https://www.sei.org/events/launch-of-the-african-sanitation-policy-guidelines/ The African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) will launch the African Sanitation Policy Guidelines (ASPG) on 10 June 2021. The ASPG are intended to provide guidance to African governments to enhance or develop a clear and comprehensive sanitation policy that will pave the way for the development and implementation of large-scale national sanitation programmes. The African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) will launch the African Sanitation Policy Guidelines (ASPG) on 10 June 2021. The ASPG are intended to provide guidance to African governments to enhance or develop a clear and comprehensive sanitation policy that will pave the way for the development and implementation of large-scale national sanitation programmes.

]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2021 12:55:17 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/launch-of-the-african-sanitation-policy-guidelines/ Event FAO Water-Energy-Food Nexus Webinar series https://www.sei.org/events/fao-water-energy-food-nexus-webinar-series/ This FAO series — organized in collaboration with SEI and KTH Royal Institute of Technology — introduces nexus concepts and gives examples of current efforts and best practices in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region and beyond. This FAO series — organized in collaboration with SEI and KTH Royal Institute of Technology — introduces nexus concepts and gives examples of current efforts and best practices in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region and beyond.

]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2021 23:38:30 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/fao-water-energy-food-nexus-webinar-series/ Event How to make cities more resilient https://www.sei.org/events/how-to-make-cities-more-resilient/ This online seminar, on 8 June 10-13.00 CEST, will focus on results and recommendations of the CASCADE project. The goals of the project are to improve the capacity to understand, assess, and treat current and future risks related to climate change on the local level, with a particular focus on conditions in the Baltic Sea Region. This online seminar, on 8 June 10-13.00 CEST, will focus on results and recommendations of the CASCADE project. The goals of the project are to improve the capacity to understand, assess, and treat current and future risks related to climate change on the local level, with a particular focus on conditions in the Baltic Sea Region.

]]> Mon, 03 May 2021 06:11:53 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/how-to-make-cities-more-resilient/ Event Inclusion in urban environmental governance of small and intermediary cities of the global South https://www.sei.org/publications/inclusion-in-urban-governance-of-small-intermediary-cities-south/ Urban sustainability is governed beyond the urban scale through translocal networks and assemblages of actors and institutions. There is an emerging field of interest that aims to understand the outcomes of urban sustainability interventions, both from the environmental and social equity perspectives. Urban sustainability is governed beyond the urban scale through translocal networks and assemblages of actors and institutions. There is an emerging field of interest that aims to understand the outcomes of urban sustainability interventions, both from the environmental and social equity perspectives.

]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2021 09:43:43 +0000 Charrlotte Adelina; Diane Archer; Oliver Johnson; Romanus Opiyo https://www.sei.org/publications/inclusion-in-urban-governance-of-small-intermediary-cities-south/ Publication All hands on deck! Now is the time to empower civil society in international climate diplomacy https://www.sei.org/perspectives/all-hands-on-deck-now-is-the-time-to-empower-civil-society-in-international-climate-diplomacy/ In 2019, Inès Bakhtaoui sailed across the Atlantic from Europe, headed to Chile and the UN climate conference. Things did not go according to plan. As preparatory UN negotiations take place online now, she draws parallels between her sailing experience and her SEI research. The research aims to rethink climate diplomacy to address the realities imposed by the pandemic and the need for greater civil society engagement. A version of this perspective was originally published on Climate Home. In 2019, Inès Bakhtaoui sailed across the Atlantic from Europe, headed to Chile and the UN climate conference. Things did not go according to plan. As preparatory UN negotiations take place online now, she draws parallels between her sailing experience and her SEI research. The research aims to rethink climate diplomacy to address the realities imposed by the pandemic and the need for greater civil society engagement.

A version of this perspective was originally published on Climate Home.

]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2021 06:41:54 +0000 Inès Bakhtaoui https://www.sei.org/perspectives/all-hands-on-deck-now-is-the-time-to-empower-civil-society-in-international-climate-diplomacy/ Perspective Soluciones para restaurar nuestros ecosistemas con miras al 2030 https://www.sei.org/features/soluciones-para-restaurar-nuestros-ecosistemas-miras-2030/ El Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente se celebra cada año el 5 de junio para movilizar a los gobiernos, los ciudadanos y las empresas a unir fuerzas y tomar medidas para brindar soluciones a las preocupaciones ambientales más urgentes. La celebración de este año es especial, ya que marca el lanzamiento del Decenio de las Naciones Unidas para la Restauración de Ecosistemas. La Asamblea General de la ONU proclamó 2021-2030 el Decenio de la ONU para la Restauración de Ecosistemas con el objetivo de ... El Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente se celebra cada año el 5 de junio para movilizar a los gobiernos, los ciudadanos y las empresas a unir fuerzas y tomar medidas para brindar soluciones a las preocupaciones ambientales más urgentes. La celebración de este año es especial, ya que marca el lanzamiento del Decenio de las Naciones Unidas para la Restauración de Ecosistemas.

La Asamblea General de la ONU proclamó 2021-2030 el Decenio de la ONU para la Restauración de Ecosistemas con el objetivo de prevenir, detener y revertir la degradación de los ecosistemas en todo el mundo.

]]> Wed, 09 Jun 2021 20:53:34 +0000 Brenda Ochola https://www.sei.org/features/soluciones-para-restaurar-nuestros-ecosistemas-miras-2030/ Feature Spotlight on social equity, finance and scale: Promises and pitfalls of nature-based solutions https://www.sei.org/publications/spotlight-social-equity-finance-scale-promises-pitfalls-nature-based-solutions/ This brief introduces a four-part series exploring nature-based solutions (NbS). Responding to identified gaps in existing knowledge about the social and economic sustainability aspects of NbS, the series seeks to explore their costs and benefits and how they can be developed without leaving anyone behind. This brief introduces a four-part series exploring nature-based solutions (NbS). Responding to identified gaps in existing knowledge about the social and economic sustainability aspects of NbS, the series seeks to explore their costs and benefits and how they can be developed without leaving anyone behind.

]]> Mon, 07 Jun 2021 13:18:05 +0000 Karina Barquet; Elin Leander; Jonathan Green; Heidi Tuhkanen; Vincent Omondi Odongo; Michael Boyland; Marisa Escobar; Mónica Trujillo; Philip Osano https://www.sei.org/publications/spotlight-social-equity-finance-scale-promises-pitfalls-nature-based-solutions/ Publication Knowledge gaps are limiting the effective restoration of peatland habitat https://www.sei.org/features/peatland-restoration-knowledge-gaps/ Long-term research is required to understand the true impacts of different peatland management techniques. For the last 20 years, SEI has studied the effect of different management practices on UK peatlands. Long-term research is required to understand the true impacts of different peatland management techniques. For the last 20 years, SEI has studied the effect of different management practices on UK peatlands.

]]> Mon, 07 Jun 2021 10:37:42 +0000 Andreas Heinemeyer; Frances Dixon https://www.sei.org/features/peatland-restoration-knowledge-gaps/ Feature Visualizing resource dependencies of the urban system at multiple scales: a hydrological case study https://www.sei.org/publications/visualizing-resource-dependencies-urban-system/ Freshwater is one key component of the resource dependency of urban areas, linking concentrated population centers to geophysical and ecosystem processes operating at regional and global scales. Freshwater is one key component of the resource dependency of urban areas, linking concentrated population centers to geophysical and ecosystem processes operating at regional and global scales.

 

]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2021 22:08:18 +0000 https://www.sei.org/publications/visualizing-resource-dependencies-urban-system/ Publication The Need to Move from Water Government to Water Governance Involving Civil Society https://www.sei.org/publications/the-need-to-move-from-water-government-to-water-governance-involving-civil-society/ With over 780 million people dependent on transboundary rivers in South and Southeast Asia, water governance is vital to regional development. However, the current approach to water governance is dominated by state‐centric actors (sometimes called the “hydrocracy”) and is not delivering sustainable water management for people or ecosystems. With over 780 million people dependent on transboundary rivers in South and Southeast Asia, water governance is vital to regional development. However, the current approach to water governance is dominated by state‐centric actors (sometimes called the “hydrocracy”) and is not delivering sustainable water
management for people or ecosystems.

]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2021 20:29:33 +0000 Leonie Pearson https://www.sei.org/publications/the-need-to-move-from-water-government-to-water-governance-involving-civil-society/ Publication “The reindeer never finds peace”: The impacts of Boliden’s mine and the road in the Stihke area on Voernese reindeer herding district https://www.sei.org/publications/reindeer-peace-impacts-bolidens-mine-stihke-voernese-reindeer-herding-district/ This report is based on a study exploring the impacts of the Boliden mine on the Stihke area, through the experiences of Voernese Reindeer Herding District. The report is in Swedish, with an English summary. This report is based on a study exploring the impacts of the Boliden mine on the Stihke area, through the experiences of Voernese Reindeer Herding District. The report is in Swedish, with an English summary.

]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:03:42 +0000 Rasmus Kløcker Larsen https://www.sei.org/publications/reindeer-peace-impacts-bolidens-mine-stihke-voernese-reindeer-herding-district/ Publication “Renen får aldrig betesro”: Konsekvenser av Bolidens gruva och vägen i Stihkeområdet för Voernese sameby https://www.sei.org/publications/renen-far-aldrig-betesro-konsekvenser-av-bolidens-gruva-och-vagen-i-stihkeomradet-for-voernese-sameby/ Studien är en av de första i Sverige som empiriskt belyser de långsiktiga effekterna av gruvindustrin utifrån samebyars egna erfarenheter och kunskap. Den visar hur Bolidens nedlagda gruva påverkar Voernese samebys försörjning än i dag och hur sambyarna exkluderades från beslutsfattandet. Studien är en av de första i Sverige som empiriskt belyser de långsiktiga effekterna av gruvindustrin utifrån samebyars egna erfarenheter och kunskap. Den visar hur Bolidens nedlagda gruva påverkar Voernese samebys försörjning än i dag och hur sambyarna exkluderades från beslutsfattandet.

]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:03:19 +0000 Rasmus Kløcker Larsen https://www.sei.org/publications/renen-far-aldrig-betesro-konsekvenser-av-bolidens-gruva-och-vagen-i-stihkeomradet-for-voernese-sameby/ Publication “Return the land to the reindeer”: The impacts of Boliden’s mine and the road on Stihken on Vilhelmina Södra reindeer herding district https://www.sei.org/publications/return-land-reindeer-bolidens-mine-stihken-vilhelmina-sodra-reindeer-herding-district/ This report is based on a study which explored the consequences of the Boliden mine on an area of Stihken, drawing on the experiences of the Vilhelmina Södra Reindeer Herding District. The report is in Swedish, with an English summary. This report is based on a study which explored the consequences of the Boliden mine on an area of Stihken, drawing on the experiences of the Vilhelmina Södra Reindeer Herding District. The report is in Swedish, with an English summary.

]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:02:27 +0000 Rasmus Kløcker Larsen https://www.sei.org/publications/return-land-reindeer-bolidens-mine-stihken-vilhelmina-sodra-reindeer-herding-district/ Publication “Låt renen få igen landet som det var”: Konsekvenser av gruvan och vägen på Stihken för Vilhelmina Södra sameby https://www.sei.org/publications/lat-renen-fa-igen-landet-som-det-var-konsekvenser-av-gruvan-och-vagen-pa-stihken-for-vilhelmina-sodra-sameby/ Studien synliggör hur Bolidens nedlagda gruva alltjämt påverkar Vilhelmina södra samebys försörjning och existens. Det handlar bland annat om skadorna på renbetet och svårigheterna med återvegeteringen samt, inte minst, om följdeffekterna från vägen som drogs för att möjliggöra gruvan och som i dag föranleder stora påfrestningar från besöksnäringen. Studien synliggör hur Bolidens nedlagda gruva alltjämt påverkar Vilhelmina södra samebys försörjning och existens. Det handlar bland annat om skadorna på renbetet och svårigheterna med återvegeteringen samt, inte minst, om följdeffekterna från vägen som drogs för att möjliggöra gruvan och som i dag föranleder stora påfrestningar från besöksnäringen.

]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:01:42 +0000 Rasmus Kløcker Larsen https://www.sei.org/publications/lat-renen-fa-igen-landet-som-det-var-konsekvenser-av-gruvan-och-vagen-pa-stihken-for-vilhelmina-sodra-sameby/ Publication Ny forskning visar gruvnäringens långsiktiga effekter för samebyar https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/ny-forskning-visar-gruvnaringens-langsiktiga-effekter-for-samebyar/ Två nya rapporter visar för första gången vilka omfattande effekter gruvnäringen har för samebyar på lång sikt. Resultaten slår hål på uppfattningen att gruvnäringen och renskötseln kan samexistera utan större problem. Två nya rapporter visar för första gången vilka omfattande effekter gruvnäringen har för samebyar på lång sikt. Resultaten slår hål på uppfattningen att gruvnäringen och renskötseln kan samexistera utan större problem.

]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2021 06:36:22 +0000 Annika Flensburg https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/ny-forskning-visar-gruvnaringens-langsiktiga-effekter-for-samebyar/ Press Solutions to restore our ecosystems by 2030 https://www.sei.org/features/solutions-to-restore-our-ecosystems-by-2030/ World Environment Day is celebrated every year on 5 June to mobilize governments, citizens and businesses to join forces and take action in providing solutions for the most pressing environmental concerns. This year’s celebration is special as it marks the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The UN General Assembly proclaimed 2021–2030 the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration with the aim to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide. World Environment Day is celebrated every year on 5 June to mobilize governments, citizens and businesses to join forces and take action in providing solutions for the most pressing environmental concerns.

This year’s celebration is special as it marks the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The UN General Assembly proclaimed 2021–2030 the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration with the aim to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide.

]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2021 14:21:05 +0000 Brenda Ochola https://www.sei.org/features/solutions-to-restore-our-ecosystems-by-2030/ Feature Climate-smart land use practice insight brief series https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-smart-land-use-practice-insight-brief-series/ The Insight Brief series aims to raise awareness of the mitigation and adaptation potential of selected climate-smart land use practices and approaches in order to contribute to their application in Southeast Asia and enhance the exchange of technical knowledge among ASEAN member states. Photo: no one cares / Unsplash. The Insight Brief series aims to raise awareness of the mitigation and adaptation potential of selected climate-smart land use practices and approaches in order to contribute to their application in Southeast Asia and enhance the exchange of technical knowledge among ASEAN member states.

Photo: no one cares / Unsplash.

]]> Wed, 02 Jun 2021 09:59:04 +0000 Nicole Anschell; Albert Salamanca https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-smart-land-use-practice-insight-brief-series/ Publication Fostering industry transition through green public procurement: A “how to” guide for the cement and steel sectors https://www.sei.org/publications/green-public-procurement-to-foster-industry-transition/ There is growing awareness of the critical need for decarbonization and Green Public Procurement (GPP) is one policy tool gaining much attention. This brief aims to be a “how-to” guide for GPP policy design and target-setting methodologies, providing evidence on the role GPP can play in accelerating emissions reductions from harder to abate sectors. There is growing awareness of the critical need for decarbonization and Green Public Procurement (GPP) is one policy tool gaining much attention. This brief aims to be a “how-to” guide for GPP policy design and target-setting methodologies, providing evidence on the role GPP can play in accelerating emissions reductions from harder to abate sectors.

]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2021 11:02:03 +0000 Astrid Nilsson Lewis; Gökçe Mete https://www.sei.org/publications/green-public-procurement-to-foster-industry-transition/ Publication Solutions for sustainable cities https://www.sei.org/features/solutions-for-sustainable-cities/ Cities are critical for reaching sustainability goals, as they are the places where theory meets practice. While engaging with global sustainable development agendas, municipalities have a direct impact at the neighbourhood level on communities and businesses. This fact sheet provides insights into the importance of sustainable cities and gives some practical examples of what cities can do to become more sustainable. Cities are critical for reaching sustainability goals, as they are the places where theory meets practice. While engaging with global sustainable development agendas, municipalities have a direct impact at the neighbourhood level on communities and businesses. This fact sheet provides insights into the importance of sustainable cities and gives some practical examples of what cities can do to become more sustainable.

]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2021 11:36:24 +0000 Julia Jokiaho; Astrid Nilsson Lewis; Venni Arra; Alicia Requena Carrión; Magnus Agerström; Fedra Vanhuyse https://www.sei.org/features/solutions-for-sustainable-cities/ Feature Euroopa Liidu struktuurivahenditest rahastatud meetmete mõju riigi energiamajanduse eesmärkide täitmisele https://www.sei.org/projects/el-rahastatud-meetmete-moju-energiamajandus/ Uuringu fookuses oli Euroopa Liidu struktuurivahenditest rahastatud meetmete mõju riigi energiamajanduse eesmärkide täitmisele. Uuringu fookuses oli Euroopa Liidu struktuurivahenditest rahastatud meetmete mõju riigi energiamajanduse eesmärkide täitmisele.

]]> Wed, 12 Jan 2022 19:58:44 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/el-rahastatud-meetmete-moju-energiamajandus/ Project