SEI https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:33:11 +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 People make a city https://www.sei.org/features/people-make-a-city/ SEI is partnering with local people in the city of Udon Thani in northeast Thailand to find creative ways to improve the urban environment. SEI is partnering with local people in the city of Udon Thani in northeast Thailand to find creative ways to improve the urban environment.

]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2021 04:08:59 +0000 Charrlotte Adelina; Diane Archer https://www.sei.org/features/people-make-a-city/ Feature How ambitious is China’s five-year plan on climate targets? https://www.sei.org/features/how-ambitious-is-chinas-five-year-plan-on-climate-targets/ The National People’s Congress of China has now concluded its annual session in Beijing. A key agenda point this year was the deliberation and adoption of the 14th Five-Year Plan for Social Economic Development (14th FYP, 2021-2025). The measures in China’s 14th Five-Year Plan linking to its climate ambition is essential, not only for China’s own decarbonization course, but for whether the world will achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. Previously, Xi Jinping announced that China intends... The National People’s Congress of China has now concluded its annual session in Beijing. A key agenda point this year was the deliberation and adoption of the 14th Five-Year Plan for Social Economic Development (14th FYP, 2021-2025).

The measures in China’s 14th Five-Year Plan linking to its climate ambition is essential, not only for China’s own decarbonization course, but for whether the world will achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. Previously, Xi Jinping announced that China intends to become carbon neutral by 2060.

]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:29:31 +0000 Ylva Rylander; Guoyi Han; Karl Hallding https://www.sei.org/features/how-ambitious-is-chinas-five-year-plan-on-climate-targets/ Feature 7th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum (Inclusive Resilience Stream) https://www.sei.org/events/7th-asia-pacific-climate-change-adaptation-forum-inclusive-resilience-stream/ SEI and ICIMOD are co-organizing the Inclusive Resilience Stream at the 7th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum, with the theme “Enabling Resilience for All: The Critical Decade to Scale-up Action”. Photo: APAN Network SEI and ICIMOD are co-organizing the Inclusive Resilience Stream at the 7th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum, with the theme “Enabling Resilience for All: The Critical Decade to Scale-up Action”.

Photo: APAN Network

 

]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:12:51 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/7th-asia-pacific-climate-change-adaptation-forum-inclusive-resilience-stream/ Event Environmental issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina: BiH ESAP 2030+ Webinar series https://www.sei.org/events/environmental-issues-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina-bih-esap-2030-webinar-series/ SEI is supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina to collaboratively develop the BiH Environmental Strategy and Action Plan 2030+ (BiH ESAP 2030+). A new webinar series includes eight thematic webinars that will cover eight important EU areas of environmental protection – water resources; waste management; biodiversity and nature protection: air quality, climate and energy; chemical safety; noise; resource management and environmental management. SEI is supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina to collaboratively develop the BiH Environmental Strategy and Action Plan 2030+ (BiH ESAP 2030+). A new webinar series includes eight thematic webinars that will cover eight important EU areas of environmental protection – water resources; waste management; biodiversity and nature protection: air quality, climate and energy; chemical safety; noise; resource management and environmental management.

]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:10:45 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/environmental-issues-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina-bih-esap-2030-webinar-series/ Event Decarbonising electricity: how collaboration between national and city governments will accelerate the energy transition https://www.sei.org/publications/decarbonising-electricity-national-and-city-governments/ This working paper outlines the policy approaches that national and city governments can take to drive decarbonisation of the energy sector and ensure affordable and sustainable energy access for all. This working paper outlines the policy approaches that national and city governments can take to drive decarbonisation of the energy sector and ensure affordable and sustainable energy access for all.

]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:01:42 +0000 Derik Broekhoff https://www.sei.org/publications/decarbonising-electricity-national-and-city-governments/ Publication Transforming urban energy through national and city government collaboration https://www.sei.org/features/transforming-urban-energy-through-government-collaboration/ The latest paper from the Coalition for Urban Transitions outlines the vital role of both national and city governments in driving decarbonisation of the power sector, while ensuring affordable and sustainable energy access to growing populations. The latest paper from the Coalition for Urban Transitions outlines the vital role of both national and city governments in driving decarbonisation of the power sector, while ensuring affordable and sustainable energy access to growing populations.

]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:01:05 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/transforming-urban-energy-through-government-collaboration/ Feature ¿Cómo están contribuyendo los proyectos del Banco Mundial a lograr la Agenda 2030? https://www.sei.org/projects/como-estan-contribuyendo-los-proyectos-del-banco-mundial-a-lograr-la-agenda-2030/ El Banco Mundial une esfuerzos con el Instituto de Medio Ambiente de Estocolmo (Centro de América Latina) para desarrollar una metodología que descubre cómo las inversiones realizadas por el Banco están apoyando el logro de la Agenda 2030 y los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS). El Banco Mundial une esfuerzos con el Instituto de Medio Ambiente de Estocolmo (Centro de América Latina) para desarrollar una metodología que descubre cómo las inversiones realizadas por el Banco están apoyando el logro de la Agenda 2030 y los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS).

]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2021 21:05:07 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/como-estan-contribuyendo-los-proyectos-del-banco-mundial-a-lograr-la-agenda-2030/ Project Does climate change communication matter for individual engagement with adaptation? Insights from forest owners in Sweden https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-change-communication-adaptation-forest-sweden/ This study compares two groups of Swedish forest owners, one of which participated in climate communications projects and one of which was randomly sampled, to explore the effect of this communication on their risk perceptions and the likelihood that they would take adaptive action. This study compares two groups of Swedish forest owners, one of which participated in climate communications projects and one of which was randomly sampled, to explore the effect of this communication on their risk perceptions and the likelihood that they would take adaptive action.

]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:41:48 +0000 Gregor Vulturius; Karin André; Åsa Gerger Swartling https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-change-communication-adaptation-forest-sweden/ Publication Q&A: How collective intelligence can contribute to the SDGs https://www.sei.org/features/collective-intelligence-and-the-sdgs/ The MIT Center for Collective Intelligence and SEI, is now launching the 2030 Compass CoLab, which utilizes collective intelligence and SDG expertise as one of three data sources to complete the Agenda 2030 Compass. The MIT Center for Collective Intelligence and SEI, is now launching the 2030 Compass CoLab, which utilizes collective intelligence and SDG expertise as one of three data sources to complete the Agenda 2030 Compass.

]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2021 11:00:13 +0000 Sara Talebian; Ylva Rylander https://www.sei.org/features/collective-intelligence-and-the-sdgs/ Feature Dos caminos hacia la coherencia de políticas ODS – NDC en Colombia https://www.sei.org/projects/dos-caminos-hacia-la-coherencia-de-politicas-ods-ndc-en-colombia/ SEI Latinoamérica participa en dos proyectos interconectados para descubrir los factores habilitadores y obstaculizadores asociados con una implementación coherente de los ODS y las NDC en Colombia. SEI Latinoamérica participa en dos proyectos interconectados para descubrir los factores habilitadores y obstaculizadores asociados con una implementación coherente de los ODS y las NDC en Colombia.

]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2021 01:37:08 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/dos-caminos-hacia-la-coherencia-de-politicas-ods-ndc-en-colombia/ Project Achieving an Equal Future: #ChoosetoChallenge https://www.sei.org/events/achieving-an-equal-future-choosetochallenge/ SEI and the Asian Institute of Technology are jointly organizing an online event following this year’s UN official theme of International Women’s Day, “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.” SEI and the Asian Institute of Technology are jointly organizing an online event following this year’s UN official theme of International Women’s Day, “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.”

]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2021 05:27:01 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/achieving-an-equal-future-choosetochallenge/ Event Challenges and dilemmas of integrating gender in the field of environment and development at SEI https://www.sei.org/publications/challenges-of-integrating-gender-in-environment-and-development/ This chapter features a conversation with SEI researchers who work to keep gender central in their environment-related studies and policy engagement. This chapter features a conversation with SEI researchers who work to keep gender central in their environment-related studies and policy engagement.

]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:37:32 +0000 Andreea Raluca Torre https://www.sei.org/publications/challenges-of-integrating-gender-in-environment-and-development/ Publication To achieve sustainability in Asia, we must challenge how we operationalize gender equality https://www.sei.org/perspectives/challenge-gender-equality-asia/ On International Women’s Day, SEI researchers weigh in on how they challenge themselves and in their work by looking at how they can integrate gender equal and inclusive approaches to their research projects. On International Women’s Day, SEI researchers weigh in on how they challenge themselves and in their work by looking at how they can integrate gender equal and inclusive approaches to their research projects.

]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2021 01:18:52 +0000 Charmaine Caparas https://www.sei.org/perspectives/challenge-gender-equality-asia/ Perspective Mujer y agua: investigadoras presentan retos y oportunidades hacia una equidad de género en la cuenca de Tupiza https://www.sei.org/features/mujer-y-agua-investigadoras-presentan-retos-y-oportunidades-hacia-una-equidad-de-genero-en-la-cuenca-de-tupiza/ Una encuesta liderada por investigadoras del SEI presenta las desigualdades y vulnerabilidades a las que se encuentran expuestas los actores que interactúan en la cuenca del Río Tupiza, el rol de la mujer y las oportunidades hacia una equidad social y de género. Una encuesta liderada por investigadoras del SEI presenta las desigualdades y vulnerabilidades a las que se encuentran expuestas los actores que interactúan en la cuenca del Río Tupiza, el rol de la mujer y las oportunidades hacia una equidad social y de género.

]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2021 04:02:22 +0000 Natalia Ortiz; Laura Forni https://www.sei.org/features/mujer-y-agua-investigadoras-presentan-retos-y-oportunidades-hacia-una-equidad-de-genero-en-la-cuenca-de-tupiza/ Feature Rising to the challenge: Samburu woman becomes clean energy champion https://www.sei.org/features/rising-to-the-challenge-samburu-woman-becomes-clean-energy-champion/ It is not every day that you encounter a convergence of the traditional and the modern in deep rural Kenya, especially in the nomadic north. But when walking around Archers Post, a settlement in northern Kenya’s Samburu County and home to the nomadic Samburu people, one comes across a homestead which looks unremarkable from afar, save for the deliberate use of stone to build the manyatta. When closer to the homestead, it is possible to see that this traditional house, complete with the usual ... It is not every day that you encounter a convergence of the traditional and the modern in deep rural Kenya, especially in the nomadic north. But when walking around Archers Post, a settlement in northern Kenya’s Samburu County and home to the nomadic Samburu people, one comes across a homestead which looks unremarkable from afar, save for the deliberate use of stone to build the manyatta. When closer to the homestead, it is possible to see that this traditional house, complete with the usual dome shape, has been modernized with the introduction of biogas use which would normally be found in modern houses.

]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2021 06:11:27 +0000 Lawrence Nzuve; Rocio A. Diaz-Chavez; Carol Mungo; Doreen Kirema https://www.sei.org/features/rising-to-the-challenge-samburu-woman-becomes-clean-energy-champion/ Feature Monitoring, evaluation and learning to build better climate services: A framework for inclusion, accountability and iterative improvement in tandem https://www.sei.org/publications/monitoring-evaluation_climate-services-in-tandem/ The Tandem framework is a holistic approach developed by SEI to enable scientists, users of climate information and intermediaries to co-design climate services, tailoring them to specific contexts so that they can most effectively support climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. This discussion brief focuses on key components of Tandem and offers guidance on how to integrate them to produce ever-more useful knowledge for co-designing climate services. The Tandem framework is a holistic approach developed by SEI to enable scientists, users of climate information and intermediaries to co-design climate services, tailoring them to specific contexts so that they can most effectively support climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. This discussion brief focuses on key components of Tandem and offers guidance on how to integrate them to produce ever-more useful knowledge for co-designing climate services.

]]> Fri, 05 Mar 2021 04:17:01 +0000 Albert Salamanca; Natalia Biskupska https://www.sei.org/publications/monitoring-evaluation_climate-services-in-tandem/ Publication Regulating air quality in Thailand – a review of policies https://www.sei.org/publications/regulating-air-quality-in-thailand-a-review-of-policies/ The findings of a recent working paper suggested that, while Thailand does not lack air pollution legislation, ineffective implementation is a major issue. This brief outlines some of the policies already in place, as well as barriers to, and opportunities for, improving air quality in Thailand. The findings of a recent working paper suggested that, while Thailand does not lack air pollution legislation, ineffective implementation is a major issue. This brief outlines some of the policies already in place, as well as barriers to, and opportunities for, improving air quality in Thailand.

]]> Thu, 04 Mar 2021 14:59:29 +0000 Jaee Nikam; Diane Archer; Chirat Nopsert https://www.sei.org/publications/regulating-air-quality-in-thailand-a-review-of-policies/ Publication New Transition Tracker features enhance users’ understandings of decarbonization progress https://www.sei.org/features/new-transition-tracker-features/ SEI’s Felipe Sanchez explains how the update to LeadIT’s Transition Tracker will make it easier to compare decarbonisation plans around the world and explore their context. Graphic: Leadership Group for Industry Transition SEI’s Felipe Sanchez explains how the update to LeadIT’s Transition Tracker will make it easier to compare decarbonisation plans around the world and explore their context.

Graphic: Leadership Group for Industry Transition

]]> Wed, 03 Mar 2021 16:51:29 +0000 Mie Lainio https://www.sei.org/features/new-transition-tracker-features/ Feature Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación para transiciones justas en Colombia https://www.sei.org/projects/ciencia-tecnologia-e-innovacion-para-transiciones-justas-en-colombia/ Este proyecto tiene como objetivo apoyar la transición lejos del carbón en Colombia mediante la mejora de los esfuerzos de diversificación económica a través de la política de ciencia, tecnología e innovación (CTI). Este proyecto tiene como objetivo apoyar la transición lejos del carbón en Colombia mediante la mejora de los esfuerzos de diversificación económica a través de la política de ciencia, tecnología e innovación (CTI).

]]> Thu, 25 Mar 2021 22:03:30 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/ciencia-tecnologia-e-innovacion-para-transiciones-justas-en-colombia/ Project Õppeprogramm: mereprügi olemus ja päritolu https://www.sei.org/features/oppeprogramm-mereprugi-olemus-ja-paritolu/ Õppeprogrammi eesmärk on õpilastele tutvustada mereprügi kui globaalset ja Läänemerega seotud keskkonnaprobleemi. Õppeprogrammi käigus selgitatakse välja mereprügi ruumiline levik, koostis ja võimalik päritolu valitud randades. Õppeprogrammi eesmärk on õpilastele tutvustada mereprügi kui globaalset ja Läänemerega seotud keskkonnaprobleemi. Õppeprogrammi käigus selgitatakse välja mereprügi ruumiline levik, koostis ja võimalik päritolu valitud randades.

]]> Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:46:38 +0000 Piret Kuldna; Evelin Piirsalu; Harri Moora https://www.sei.org/features/oppeprogramm-mereprugi-olemus-ja-paritolu/ Feature