SEI https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:48:18 +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 Advancing the 2030 Agenda in African cities through knowledge co-production: Urban experiments led by early-career African scientists https://www.sei.org/publications/a2030-african-cities-co-production/ With the fastest urbanization rates in the world, African cities are at the front line of global development. They have an unprecedented opportunity to shape their urban futures in an inclusive, sustainable and resilient manner. With the fastest urbanization rates in the world, African cities are at the front line of global development. They have an unprecedented opportunity to shape their urban futures in an inclusive, sustainable and resilient manner.

]]> Thu, 07 May 2020 11:49:55 +0000 Philip Osano https://www.sei.org/publications/a2030-african-cities-co-production/ Publication After the oil crash, we need a managed wind-down of fossil fuel production https://www.sei.org/perspectives/after-the-oil-crash-we-need-a-managed-wind-down-of-fossil-fuel-production/ To meet climate goals and avoid further market chaos, governments need to plan the decline of coal, oil and gas production, with support for workers. This perspective was originally published on Climate Home News. To meet climate goals and avoid further market chaos, governments need to plan the decline of coal, oil and gas production, with support for workers.

This perspective was originally published on Climate Home News. 

]]> Fri, 08 May 2020 00:38:00 +0000 Cleo Verkuijl; Ivetta Gerasimchuk; Niklas Hagelberg https://www.sei.org/perspectives/after-the-oil-crash-we-need-a-managed-wind-down-of-fossil-fuel-production/ Perspective Video: How to make the Covid-19 recovery sustainable, just and resilient https://www.sei.org/features/video-sustainable-just-resilient-covid-19-recovery/ The disruptive force of the Covid-19 pandemic opens a narrow policy window to steer economic development onto more sustainable, equitable and net-zero emissions pathways. On 29 April 2020, panelists, including Sweden’s Deputy Prime Minister Isabella Lövin, discussed different options and answered questions from the audience. The disruptive force of the Covid-19 pandemic opens a narrow policy window to steer economic development onto more sustainable, equitable and net-zero emissions pathways.

On 29 April 2020, panelists, including Sweden’s Deputy Prime Minister Isabella Lövin, discussed different options and answered questions from the audience.

]]> Wed, 06 May 2020 06:12:53 +0000 Andrea Lindblom https://www.sei.org/features/video-sustainable-just-resilient-covid-19-recovery/ Feature A new ecosystem for evidence synthesis https://www.sei.org/publications/new-ecosystem-evidence-synthesis/ Could creation of an “open synthesis community” enhance the practice of evidence synthesis? Could creation of an “open synthesis community” enhance the practice of evidence synthesis?

]]> Tue, 05 May 2020 15:59:12 +0000 Neal Haddaway https://www.sei.org/publications/new-ecosystem-evidence-synthesis/ Publication Evidence synthesis 2.0: When systematic, scoping, rapid, living, and overviews of reviews come together https://www.sei.org/publications/evidence-synthesis-2-0/ This article proposes Evidence Synthesis 2.0, a new model of evidence synthesis that may solve the shortcomings of current systematic reviews. This article proposes Evidence Synthesis 2.0, a new model of evidence synthesis that may solve the shortcomings of current systematic reviews.

]]> Tue, 05 May 2020 14:41:51 +0000 Neal Haddaway https://www.sei.org/publications/evidence-synthesis-2-0/ Publication Adapting to extremes: key insights for bridging climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in the European Green Deal https://www.sei.org/publications/adapting-extremes-insights-cca-drr-european-green-deal/ This policy brief presents insights from the PLACARD project on bridging CCA and DRR. It highlights three action areas for better cooperation between the two fields, and provides recommendations for the European Green Deal. This policy brief presents insights from the PLACARD project on bridging CCA and DRR. It highlights three action areas for better cooperation between the two fields, and provides recommendations for the European Green Deal.

]]> Tue, 05 May 2020 09:18:40 +0000 Kevin M. Adams; Richard J.T. Klein https://www.sei.org/publications/adapting-extremes-insights-cca-drr-european-green-deal/ Publication Supporting women environmental defenders in the time of Covid-19 https://www.sei.org/perspectives/supporting-women-environmental-defenders-in-the-time-of-covid-19/ It is in the exploitative nature of our socio-economic system that we can find the root causes of both environmental collapse and of gender and social inequalities – now more than ever, we need an environmentalism that works through and for the poor and marginalized. It is in the exploitative nature of our socio-economic system that we can find the root causes of both environmental collapse and of gender and social inequalities – now more than ever, we need an environmentalism that works through and for the poor and marginalized.

]]> Tue, 05 May 2020 03:02:20 +0000 Sara Vigil; Bernadette P. Resurrección https://www.sei.org/perspectives/supporting-women-environmental-defenders-in-the-time-of-covid-19/ Perspective Rompiendo el hábito del desarrollo alimentado con combustibles fósiles. https://www.sei.org/perspectives/rompiendo-el-habito-del-desarrollo-alimentado-con-combustibles-fosiles/ Georgia Piggot y Peter Erickson de SEI explican el “bloqueo de carbono” y cómo los países pueden evitar, y deshacer, esta adicción a los combustibles fósiles. Georgia Piggot y Peter Erickson de SEI explican el “bloqueo de carbono” y cómo los países pueden evitar, y deshacer, esta adicción a los combustibles fósiles.

]]> Tue, 05 May 2020 22:24:09 +0000 Georgia Piggot; Peter Erickson https://www.sei.org/perspectives/rompiendo-el-habito-del-desarrollo-alimentado-con-combustibles-fosiles/ Perspective A Green Deal for all post-Covid-19 – equity within and between countries, and between generations https://www.sei.org/events/a-green-deal-for-all-post-covid-19-equity-within-and-between-countries-and-between-generations/ How can we create a sustainable Europe post-Covid-19? Government representatives and researchers discussed what a Green Deal for all would look like in an interactive online webinar on 4 May 2020. How can we create a sustainable Europe post-Covid-19? Government representatives and researchers discussed what a Green Deal for all would look like in an interactive online webinar on 4 May 2020.

]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2020 16:10:43 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/a-green-deal-for-all-post-covid-19-equity-within-and-between-countries-and-between-generations/ Event Annual report 2019 https://www.sei.org/publications/annual-report-2019/ Our latest annual report – partnership for change – reviews how we made an impact in 2019. It offers complete information on our finances and funders, a feature on the SEI Asia Centre, and as SEI celebrated 30 years of operations in 2019, tells the story of how the institute was founded, through partnership. Our latest annual report – partnership for change – reviews how we made an impact in 2019. It offers complete information on our finances and funders, a feature on the SEI Asia Centre, and as SEI celebrated 30 years of operations in 2019, tells the story of how the institute was founded, through partnership.

]]> Mon, 04 May 2020 07:13:37 +0000 https://www.sei.org/publications/annual-report-2019/ Publication Assessing the impacts of nationally appropriate mitigation actions through energy system simulation: a Colombian case https://www.sei.org/publications/impacts-of-nationally-appropriate-mitigation-actions-through-energy-system-simulation-colombia/ Using a new model of Colombia’s energy system, this paper finds that two proposed policies could prevent the emission of 4.71 million tons of CO2 equivalent by 2040. Using a new model of Colombia’s energy system, this paper finds that two proposed policies could prevent the emission of 4.71 million tons of CO2 equivalent by 2040.

]]> Fri, 01 May 2020 00:01:12 +0000 Jason Veysey https://www.sei.org/publications/impacts-of-nationally-appropriate-mitigation-actions-through-energy-system-simulation-colombia/ Publication Harvesting the sun twice https://www.sei.org/projects/harvesting-the-sun-twice/ This project assessed the potential to provide access to agrivoltaic (AV) systems across rural communities in Eastern Africa. Photo: Pixabay / Pexels. Photo: Pixabay / Pexels. This project assessed the potential to provide access to agrivoltaic (AV) systems across rural communities in Eastern Africa.

Photo: Pixabay / Pexels. Photo: Pixabay / Pexels.

]]> Wed, 12 May 2021 10:09:31 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/harvesting-the-sun-twice/ Project La Evaluación Regional del Agua y su importancia para Colombia https://www.sei.org/features/la-evaluacion-regional-del-agua-y-su-importancia-para-colombia/ La Evaluación Regional del Agua (ERA) examina el estado, dinámicas y tendencias de los sistemas hídricos para una adecuada gestión y uso del agua en las regiones de Colombia. SEI apoyó la planeación del ERA en las cuencas bajo jurisdicción de la Corporación Autónoma Regional de Chivor (Corpochivor) a través del uso de WEAP. La Evaluación Regional del Agua (ERA) examina el estado, dinámicas y tendencias de los sistemas hídricos para una adecuada gestión y uso del agua en las regiones de Colombia. SEI apoyó la planeación del ERA en las cuencas bajo jurisdicción de la Corporación Autónoma Regional de Chivor (Corpochivor) a través del uso de WEAP.

]]> Fri, 01 May 2020 01:55:34 +0000 Natalia Ortiz; Tania Santos https://www.sei.org/features/la-evaluacion-regional-del-agua-y-su-importancia-para-colombia/ Feature Contributing to a sustainable wildlife management in Guyana https://www.sei.org/projects/contributing-to-a-sustainable-wildlife-management-in-guyana/ SEI and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) join efforts to evaluate and improve the institutional and legal framework for the sustainable use of wild meat in order to offer sustainable options for food security and livelihoods in accordance with traditional lifestyles, while maintaining healthy wildlife populations. SEI and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) join efforts to evaluate and improve the institutional and legal framework for the sustainable use of wild meat in order to offer sustainable options for food security and livelihoods in accordance with traditional lifestyles, while maintaining healthy wildlife populations.

]]> Fri, 15 May 2020 21:37:20 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/contributing-to-a-sustainable-wildlife-management-in-guyana/ Project Webinar: How to make the Covid-19 recovery sustainable, just and resilient https://www.sei.org/events/sustainable-just-resilient-covid-19-recovery/ A discussion on 29 April 2020 15:00–16:15 CEST heard perspectives from decision makers, industry professionals and scientists on how to ensure a sustainable, just and resilient recovery from the disruption wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. A discussion on 29 April 2020 15:00–16:15 CEST heard perspectives from decision makers, industry professionals and scientists on how to ensure a sustainable, just and resilient recovery from the disruption wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. 

]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2020 08:53:59 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/sustainable-just-resilient-covid-19-recovery/ Event Agenda 2030 Compass: A strategic decision-support tool grounded in the SDGs https://www.sei.org/publications/a2030-compass-decision-support/ This brief describes how the Agenda 2030 Compass tool was developed and piloted through a co-creation process involving Swedish industry, government, researchers and more. This brief describes how the Agenda 2030 Compass tool was developed and piloted through a co-creation process involving Swedish industry, government, researchers and more.

]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2020 13:17:02 +0000 Karl Hallding https://www.sei.org/publications/a2030-compass-decision-support/ Publication Power and influence in the development of Thailand’s bioeconomy https://www.sei.org/publications/power-influence-thailands-bioeconomy/ In this brief, the authors use a stakeholder analysis to unpack the institutional set-ups and power dynamics among stakeholders involved in the Thai bioeconomy. The results illustrate the closed nature of decision-making and concentration of power that explains the dominance of industrial bioeconomy, as opposed to an artisanal model. In this brief, the authors use a stakeholder analysis to unpack the institutional set-ups and power dynamics among stakeholders involved in the Thai bioeconomy. The results illustrate the closed nature of decision-making and concentration of power that explains the dominance of industrial bioeconomy, as opposed to an artisanal model.

]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2020 08:20:36 +0000 May Thazin Aung; Ha Nguyen https://www.sei.org/publications/power-influence-thailands-bioeconomy/ Publication Seminario web: Cómo hacer que la recuperación de COVID-19 sea sostenible, justa y resistente https://www.sei.org/events/seminario-web-como-hacer-que-la-recuperacion-de-covid-19-sea-sostenible-justa-y-resistente/ Únase a una discusión el 29 de abril, 15: 00–16: 15 CEST para escuchar las perspectivas de los tomadores de decisiones, los profesionales de la industria y los científicos sobre cómo garantizar una recuperación sostenible, justa y resistente de la interrupción provocada por la pandemia de COVID-19. Únase a una discusión el 29 de abril, 15: 00–16: 15 CEST para escuchar las perspectivas de los tomadores de decisiones, los profesionales de la industria y los científicos sobre cómo garantizar una recuperación sostenible, justa y resistente de la interrupción provocada por la pandemia de COVID-19.

]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2020 20:21:27 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/seminario-web-como-hacer-que-la-recuperacion-de-covid-19-sea-sostenible-justa-y-resistente/ Event Strategic foresight to applications of artificial intelligence to achieve water-related Sustainable Development Goals https://www.sei.org/publications/strategic-foresight-to-applications-of-artificial-intelligence-to-achieve-water-related-sustainable-development-goals/ The report discusses the adoption of AI for water-related sustainable development. The report discusses the adoption of AI for water-related sustainable development.

]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2020 03:22:52 +0000 Thanapon Piman https://www.sei.org/publications/strategic-foresight-to-applications-of-artificial-intelligence-to-achieve-water-related-sustainable-development-goals/ Publication Kas kriis sunnib tekstiilisektorit leidma uut jätkusuutlikumat hingamist? https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/kas-kriis-sunnib-tekstiilisektorit-leidma-uut-jatkusuutlikumat-hingamist/ Kas tekstiilisektorit saaks jätkusuutlikumaks muuta ringmajanduslik lähenemine ja kas säärane pööre oleks võimalik ka Eestis? Kas tekstiilisektorit saaks jätkusuutlikumaks muuta ringmajanduslik lähenemine ja kas säärane pööre oleks võimalik ka Eestis?

]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2020 06:50:56 +0000 Kristiina Martin https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/kas-kriis-sunnib-tekstiilisektorit-leidma-uut-jatkusuutlikumat-hingamist/ Press