SEI https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:31:38 +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 Iniciativa de SEI: Agua sin Límites https://www.sei.org/projects/iniciativa-de-sei-agua-sin-limites/ El acceso al agua es el mayor riesgo para la prosperidad mundial y para abordar los ODS. Los formuladores de políticas enfrentan múltiples desafíos con respecto a la gestión del agua. La iniciativa Agua sin Límites de SEI busca transformar el proceso actual de toma de decisiones alrededor de la gestión del agua para responder a estos retos. El acceso al agua es el mayor riesgo para la prosperidad mundial y para abordar los ODS. Los formuladores de políticas enfrentan múltiples desafíos con respecto a la gestión del agua. La iniciativa Agua sin Límites de SEI busca transformar el proceso actual de toma de decisiones alrededor de la gestión del agua para responder a estos retos.

]]> Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:06:50 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/iniciativa-de-sei-agua-sin-limites/ Project B.Green: Roheline kiirtee – innovaatiline rohetaristu planeerimine https://www.sei.org/projects/b-green/ B.Greeni projekti keskmes on looduspõhised lahendused linnades ning nende rakendamine linnaplaneerimisel koostöös linnaelanikega. B.Greeni projekti keskmes on looduspõhised lahendused linnades ning nende rakendamine linnaplaneerimisel koostöös linnaelanikega.

]]> Fri, 08 May 2020 05:41:01 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/b-green/ Project B.Green – Baltic Green Urban Infrastructure Planning https://www.sei.org/projects/b-green_eng/ B.Green aims at creating an innovative data-driven and participatory model to support urban planning and implement green infrastructure solutions widely. B.Green aims at creating an innovative data-driven and participatory model to support urban planning and implement green infrastructure solutions widely.

]]> Mon, 11 May 2020 15:35:31 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/b-green_eng/ Project Tallinna jäätmekava 2022–2026 https://www.sei.org/projects/tallinna-jaatmekava-2022-2026/ SEI Tallinn aitas koostada Tallinna linna uut jäätmekava aastateks 2022–2026. Töö käigus läbi viidud uuringud edendavad Tallinna linna jäätmete ringlussevõttu ja panustavad linna jäätmehoolduse arendamisse. SEI Tallinn aitas koostada Tallinna linna uut jäätmekava aastateks 2022–2026. Töö käigus läbi viidud uuringud edendavad Tallinna linna jäätmete ringlussevõttu ja panustavad linna jäätmehoolduse arendamisse.

]]> Thu, 03 Feb 2022 11:24:26 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/tallinna-jaatmekava-2022-2026/ Project Noorte keskkonnaprogrammi YENESIS koolitusnädal Saaremaal https://www.sei.org/events/noorte-keskkonnaprogrammi-yenesis-koolitusnadal-saaremaal/ YENESIS keskkonnaprogramm algas nädalase koolitusega Saaremaal, kus 12 saartelt pärit noort said ülevaate taastuvenergia, energiatõhususe, säästva turismi ja säästva transpordi teemadel. YENESIS keskkonnaprogramm algas nädalase koolitusega Saaremaal, kus 12 saartelt pärit noort said ülevaate taastuvenergia, energiatõhususe, säästva turismi ja säästva transpordi teemadel.

]]> Tue, 18 Feb 2020 14:57:14 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/noorte-keskkonnaprogrammi-yenesis-koolitusnadal-saaremaal/ Event GCRF Peri-Urban Resilient Ecosystems (PURE) https://www.sei.org/projects/gcrf-peri-urban-resilient-ecosystems-pure/ PURE supported the development of just and representative climate resilient urban strategies in dryland Windhoek, Namibia, to enhance future health, wellbeing and economic development. Informal settlement in the drylands of Windhoek, Namibia. (Photo Dr Jessica Thorn, University of Cape Town/ York – 2019) PURE supported the development of just and representative climate resilient urban strategies in dryland Windhoek, Namibia, to enhance future health, wellbeing and economic development.

Informal settlement in the drylands of Windhoek, Namibia. (Photo Dr Jessica Thorn, University of Cape Town/ York – 2019)

]]> Tue, 28 Jan 2020 12:54:27 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/gcrf-peri-urban-resilient-ecosystems-pure/ Project The Baltic – Sea of Opportunity (film) https://www.sei.org/features/the-baltic-a-sea-of-opportunity/ Nutrient run off into the Baltic Sea has had major ecosystem impacts, affecting fisheries and recreation. To tackle the problem, the BONUS RETURN project has been testing circular solutions to capture and reuse excess nutrients. Find out how below. Nutrient run off into the Baltic Sea has had major ecosystem impacts, affecting fisheries and recreation. To tackle the problem, the BONUS RETURN project has been testing circular solutions to capture and reuse excess nutrients. Find out how below.

]]> Thu, 30 Jan 2020 23:12:12 +0000 Brenda Ochola https://www.sei.org/features/the-baltic-a-sea-of-opportunity/ Feature SEI ranked world’s top environment policy think tank https://www.sei.org/features/sei-worlds-top-environment-policy-think-tank/ SEI is ranked as the world’s top think tank on environmental policy issues in the University of Pennsylvania’s 2019 Global Go To Think Tanks Index, billed as the “premier database and measure of world think tanks”. SEI is ranked as the world’s top think tank on environmental policy issues in the University of Pennsylvania’s 2019 Global Go To Think Tanks Index, billed as the “premier database and measure of world think tanks”.

]]> Fri, 31 Jan 2020 08:15:33 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/sei-worlds-top-environment-policy-think-tank/ Feature New voices, new readers: how the IPCC is adapting to the 2020s https://www.sei.org/features/ipcc-faro-climate-impacts-adaptation-vulnerability/ The authors of the working group contributing to the upcoming Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on questions of climate impacts, adaptation and vulnerability are in Faro, Portugal, this week. SEI’s Zoha Shawoo gives her impression of how the IPCC is meeting the challenges of the new decade. The authors of the working group contributing to the upcoming Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on questions of climate impacts, adaptation and vulnerability are in Faro, Portugal, this week.

SEI’s Zoha Shawoo gives her impression of how the IPCC is meeting the challenges of the new decade.

]]> Fri, 31 Jan 2020 10:49:09 +0000 Andrea Lindblom https://www.sei.org/features/ipcc-faro-climate-impacts-adaptation-vulnerability/ Feature SEI clasificado como el principal think tank de políticas medioambientales en el mundo https://www.sei.org/features/sei-clasificado-como-el-principal-think-thank-de-politicas-medioambientales-en-el-mundo/ SEI está clasificada como el principal grupo de expertos del mundo sobre cuestiones de política ambiental en el Índice Global Go To Think Tanks 2019 de la Universidad de Pensilvania, catalogado como la “base de datos y medida de primer nivel de los think tanks mundiales”. Foto: Anneli Sundin / SEI SEI está clasificada como el principal grupo de expertos del mundo sobre cuestiones de política ambiental en el Índice Global Go To Think Tanks 2019 de la Universidad de Pensilvania, catalogado como la “base de datos y medida de primer nivel de los think tanks mundiales”.

Foto: Anneli Sundin / SEI

]]> Fri, 31 Jan 2020 13:38:14 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/sei-clasificado-como-el-principal-think-thank-de-politicas-medioambientales-en-el-mundo/ Feature SEI juhib maailma mõjukamate keskkonnapoliitika mõttekodade pingerida https://www.sei.org/features/sei-juhib-maailma-mojukamate-keskkonnapoliitika-mottekodade-pingerida/ SEI (Stockholmi Keskkonnainstituut) tuli Pennsylvania ülikooli 2019. aasta Go To Think Tank index pingereas keskkonnapoliitika kategoorias esikohale ning valiti maailma parimate keskkonnateemadega tegelevate mõttekodade hulka juba üheksandat aastat järjest. SEI (Stockholmi Keskkonnainstituut) tuli Pennsylvania ülikooli 2019. aasta Go To Think Tank index pingereas keskkonnapoliitika kategoorias esikohale ning valiti maailma parimate keskkonnateemadega tegelevate mõttekodade hulka juba üheksandat aastat järjest.

]]> Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:17:16 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/sei-juhib-maailma-mojukamate-keskkonnapoliitika-mottekodade-pingerida/ Feature The Swedish sludge inquiry – what now for the region? https://www.sei.org/events/the-swedish-sludge-inquiry-what-now-for-the-region/ What are the implications of the Swedish sludge inquiry report for the circular management of nutrients in the Baltic Sea Region? On 30 January SEI hosted a panel discussion with stakeholders from Sweden to discuss how nutrients and carbon can be turned into economic and environmental benefits. The discussion built upon the outcomes of the inquiry by the Swedish government into a possible ban of sewage sludge spreading on farmland and the introduction of a phosphorus recycling requirement. What are the implications of the Swedish sludge inquiry report for the circular management of nutrients in the Baltic Sea Region? On 30 January SEI hosted a panel discussion with stakeholders from Sweden to discuss how nutrients and carbon can be turned into economic and environmental benefits. The discussion built upon the outcomes of the inquiry by the Swedish government into a possible ban of sewage sludge spreading on farmland and the introduction of a phosphorus recycling requirement.

]]> Thu, 09 Jan 2020 09:49:34 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/the-swedish-sludge-inquiry-what-now-for-the-region/ Event Swedish sludge management at the crossroads https://www.sei.org/publications/swedish-sludge-crossroads/ This policy brief responds to the recent government inquiry recommendations on phosphorus recycling and the future of agricultural use of sewage sludge in Sweden. This policy brief responds to the recent government inquiry recommendations on phosphorus recycling and the future of agricultural use of sewage sludge in Sweden.

]]> Thu, 30 Jan 2020 12:18:25 +0000 Linus Dagerskog; Olle Olsson https://www.sei.org/publications/swedish-sludge-crossroads/ Publication New film showcases solutions for Baltic Sea eutrophication https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/new-film-on-solutions-for-the-baltic-sea/ Today sees the launch of the short film Sea of Opportunity. The 18-minute film was produced by the EU co-funded project BONUS RETURN and will be available at 16.00 CET at www.bonusreturn.eu. Today sees the launch of the short film Sea of Opportunity. The 18-minute film was produced by the EU co-funded project BONUS RETURN and will be available at 16.00 CET at www.bonusreturn.eu.

]]> Thu, 30 Jan 2020 09:00:22 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/new-film-on-solutions-for-the-baltic-sea/ Press Understanding effects of finance for climate change adaptation https://www.sei.org/projects/cedil-climate-finance-effectiveness-project/ This project seeks to answer the question of “What works?” in climate change adaptation finance. By looking at literature on past adaptation projects, this research aims to enhance understanding about how the sources and nature of funding and other key characteristics affect outcomes. The work will examine a wide range of adaptation efforts in sub-Saharan Africa. The project is funded by the Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning, and SEI. This project seeks to answer the question of “What works?” in climate change adaptation finance. By looking at literature on past adaptation projects, this research aims to enhance understanding about how the sources and nature of funding and other key characteristics affect outcomes. The work will examine a wide range of adaptation efforts in sub-Saharan Africa. The project is funded by the Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning, and SEI.

]]> Mon, 04 May 2020 16:20:15 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/cedil-climate-finance-effectiveness-project/ Project Sustainability gridlock in a global agricultural commodity chain: Reframing the soy–meat food system https://www.sei.org/publications/sustainability-gridlock-soy-meat/ This article examines the strengths and weaknesses of market-based approaches for sustainability governance in the soy–meat value change, and recommend a greater emphasis on network governance as a way to improve coordination, trust and knowledge-sharing. This article examines the strengths and weaknesses of market-based approaches for sustainability governance in the soy–meat value change, and recommend a greater emphasis on network governance as a way to improve coordination, trust and knowledge-sharing.

]]> Wed, 29 Jan 2020 15:26:53 +0000 Chris West; Jonathan Green https://www.sei.org/publications/sustainability-gridlock-soy-meat/ Publication Nordic-Baltic Cooperation for Textile Circularity https://www.sei.org/events/nordic-baltic-cooperation-for-textile-circularity/ Join us for an exciting two-day conference in the framework of the project “Towards a Nordic-Baltic circular textile system” funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers. Join us for an exciting  two-day conference in the framework of the project “Towards a Nordic-Baltic circular textile system”  funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers.

]]> Wed, 11 Dec 2019 08:58:15 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/nordic-baltic-cooperation-for-textile-circularity/ Event Põhjamaade-Baltikumi koostöö ringsema tekstiilisüsteemi suunas https://www.sei.org/events/pohjamaade-baltikumi-koostoo-ringsema-tekstiilisusteemi-suunas/ Kahepäevane tekstiilitööstusharu arendamise teemaline konverents toimub projekti „Põhjamaade-Baltikumi ringse tekstiilisüsteemi suunas“ raames. Projekti rahastab Põhjamaade Ministrite Nõukogu. Kahepäevane tekstiilitööstusharu arendamise teemaline konverents toimub projekti „Põhjamaade-Baltikumi ringse tekstiilisüsteemi suunas“ raames. Projekti rahastab Põhjamaade Ministrite Nõukogu.

]]> Wed, 11 Dec 2019 12:24:23 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/pohjamaade-baltikumi-koostoo-ringsema-tekstiilisusteemi-suunas/ Event European Green Deal – What’s in it for Sweden and Swedish business? https://www.sei.org/events/european-green-deal-whats-in-it-for-sweden-and-swedish-business/ The European Green Deal presents one of the most ambitious package of measures to achieve a sustainable green transition. What does the European Green Deal for mean for climate change? What are the geopolitical, economic, business and energy implications? On 29 January the Haga Initiative and Mistra Geopolitics will host a breakfast seminar with leading experts to discuss this new growth strategy. The European Green Deal presents one of the most ambitious package of measures to achieve a sustainable green transition. What does the European Green Deal for mean for climate change? What are the geopolitical, economic, business and energy implications? On 29 January the Haga Initiative and Mistra Geopolitics will host a breakfast seminar with leading experts to discuss this new growth strategy.

]]> Thu, 16 Jan 2020 15:56:54 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/european-green-deal-whats-in-it-for-sweden-and-swedish-business/ Event Policy dialogue on a bioeconomy for sustainable development in Thailand https://www.sei.org/publications/dialogue-bioeconomy-sustainable-development-thailand/ This report presents results from the second in a series of policy dialogues on the bioeconomy, held in Bangkok, Thailand, on 28 March 2019. This report presents results from the second in a series of policy dialogues on the bioeconomy, held in Bangkok, Thailand, on 28 March 2019.

]]> Tue, 28 Jan 2020 13:44:04 +0000 May Thazin Aung; Takeshi Takama; Francis X. Johnson; Matthew Fielding https://www.sei.org/publications/dialogue-bioeconomy-sustainable-development-thailand/ Publication