SEI https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:05:52 +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 SDGs and the environment in the EU: A systems view to improve coherence https://www.sei.org/publications/sdg-synergies-environment-eu/ A proof-of-concept study applying the SDG Synergies approach to explore how environmental targets interact with other Sustainable Development Goals at the EU level. A proof-of-concept study applying the SDG Synergies approach to explore how environmental targets interact with other Sustainable Development Goals at the EU level.

]]> Tue, 29 Oct 2019 15:48:28 +0000 Nina Weitz; Henrik Carlsen; Kristian Skånberg; Adis Dzebo https://www.sei.org/publications/sdg-synergies-environment-eu/ Publication From the savannah to the supermarket – new study links consumption to specific biodiversity impacts in the Cerrado https://www.sei.org/features/savannah-to-the-supermarket/ A new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describes a breakthrough in linking final consumption to localized biodiversity impacts in producer regions. A new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describes a breakthrough in linking final consumption to localized biodiversity impacts in producer regions.

]]> Tue, 29 Oct 2019 15:31:26 +0000 Caspar Trimmer https://www.sei.org/features/savannah-to-the-supermarket/ Feature Diseño de análisis robusto para el sistema de gestión del agua de Quito (DAR AGUA Quito) https://www.sei.org/projects/diseno-de-analisis-robusto-para-el-sistema-de-gestion-del-agua-de-quito-dar-aqua-quito/ SEI está trabajando con el Distrito Metropolitano de Quito (DMQ) para ayudar a identificar opciones de adaptación robustas para el sistema de suministro de agua en Quito, Ecuador. SEI está trabajando con el Distrito Metropolitano de Quito (DMQ) para ayudar a identificar opciones de adaptación robustas para el sistema de suministro de agua en Quito, Ecuador.

]]> Tue, 29 Oct 2019 15:24:34 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/diseno-de-analisis-robusto-para-el-sistema-de-gestion-del-agua-de-quito-dar-aqua-quito/ Project Linking global drivers of agricultural trade to on-the-ground impacts on biodiversity https://www.sei.org/publications/linking-global-trade-to-biodiversity-impacts/ Global consumer markets could be responsible for more than half of the impact of expanding soy production on rare species in one of the world’s most biodiverse regions, the Cerrado savannah. This paper calculates the share of this impact that can be attributed to consumers in different countries around the world. Global consumer markets could be responsible for more than half of the impact of expanding soy production on rare species in one of the world’s most biodiverse regions, the Cerrado savannah. This paper calculates the share of this impact that can be attributed to consumers in different countries around the world.

]]> Mon, 28 Oct 2019 19:01:32 +0000 Jonathan Green; Simon Croft; Toby Gardner; Clément Suavet; Javier Godar; Chris West https://www.sei.org/publications/linking-global-trade-to-biodiversity-impacts/ Publication Indigenous Peoples of Southeast Asia reaffirm their rights https://www.sei.org/perspectives/indigenous-peoples-of-southeast-asia-reaffirm-their-rights/ The lands and livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples in Southeast Asia face mounting threats from climate change and development projects. In order to tackle these problems and address sustainable development, governments and other stakeholders need to listen to their voices. An Indigenous farmer in Papua Province, Indonesia works his land. Photo: Sandika Ariansyah / The Samdhana Institute The lands and livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples in Southeast Asia face mounting threats from climate change and development projects. In order to tackle these problems and address sustainable development, governments and other stakeholders need to listen to their voices.

An Indigenous farmer in Papua Province, Indonesia works his land. Photo: Sandika Ariansyah / The Samdhana Institute

]]> Mon, 28 Oct 2019 05:27:12 +0000 Albert Salamanca https://www.sei.org/perspectives/indigenous-peoples-of-southeast-asia-reaffirm-their-rights/ Perspective Consumer markets and companies linked to habitat loss for rare species in Brazil’s savannah: new paper https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/habitat-loss-for-rare-species-in-brazils-savannah/ Overseas consumer markets could be responsible for more than half of the impact of expanding soy production on rare species in one of the world’s most biodiverse regions, the Cerrado savannah in Brazil, according to a new article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Overseas consumer markets could be responsible for more than half of the impact of expanding soy production on rare species in one of the world’s most biodiverse regions, the Cerrado savannah in Brazil, according to a new article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

]]> Mon, 28 Oct 2019 22:23:01 +0000 Caspar Trimmer https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/habitat-loss-for-rare-species-in-brazils-savannah/ Press Kina, alltmer kolberoende https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/kina-alltmer-kolberoende/ Statistiken från BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2019 visar att Kina står för hälften av kolanvändning. Bakgrunden till Kinas enorma kolanvändning beror på den snabba ekonomiska tillväxten i landet. SEI Forskare Karl Hallding kommenterar i Expressen. Statistiken från BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2019 visar att Kina står för hälften av kolanvändning. Bakgrunden till Kinas enorma kolanvändning beror på den snabba ekonomiska tillväxten i landet. SEI Forskare Karl Hallding kommenterar i Expressen.

]]> Wed, 23 Oct 2019 09:18:51 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/kina-alltmer-kolberoende/ Press Sweden takes the lead in measuring diverse environmental impacts of consumption https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/sweden-takes-lead-in-environmental-impacts-of-consumption/ A government-commission study shows how countries can measure progress on sustainable consumption, a priority under the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A series of papers present the method, headline findings for Sweden, and a wealth of other consumption-related research carried out under the PRINCE project. A government-commission study shows how countries can measure progress on sustainable consumption, a priority under the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A series of papers present the method, headline findings for Sweden, and a wealth of other consumption-related research carried out under the PRINCE project.

]]> Tue, 12 Aug 2025 09:00:10 +0000 Caspar Trimmer https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/sweden-takes-lead-in-environmental-impacts-of-consumption/ Press Asia Pacific Urban Forum 7 https://www.sei.org/events/asia-pacific-urban-forum-7/ The Seventh Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF-7) will be held from 15-17 October 2019 in Penang, Malaysia, to mobilize partners from across the region to focus on accelerating implementation to achieve a sustainable future for cities throughout Asia and the Pacific. APUF-7 will bring a diverse array of cities, expert speakers and thought leaders who are shaping the region’s urban future. Bangkok city skyline from the Chao Praya River. Photo: Jamie Kemsey / SEI. The Seventh Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF-7) will be held from 15-17 October 2019 in Penang, Malaysia, to mobilize partners from across the region to focus on accelerating implementation to achieve a sustainable future for cities throughout Asia and the Pacific. APUF-7 will bring a diverse array of cities, expert speakers and thought leaders who are shaping the region’s urban future.

Bangkok city skyline from the Chao Praya River. Photo: Jamie Kemsey / SEI.

]]> Tue, 01 Oct 2019 10:40:38 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/asia-pacific-urban-forum-7/ Event The Green New Deal is an antidote – not a reason – for panic https://www.sei.org/perspectives/the-green-new-deal-is-an-antidote-for-panic/ We are facing a reckoning for decades of economic “realism” that failed to address the climate crisis. It’s time to take urgent action for a better future world. We are facing a reckoning for decades of economic “realism” that failed to address the climate crisis. It’s time to take urgent action for a better future world.

]]> Fri, 18 Oct 2019 06:30:03 +0000 Eric Kemp-Benedict https://www.sei.org/perspectives/the-green-new-deal-is-an-antidote-for-panic/ Perspective Grant award for project to tackle air pollution in West African cities https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/award-to-tackle-air-pollution-in-west-africa/ SEI and the University of York have been awarded £674,000 for a project that aims to give West African cities access to low-cost air pollution monitoring technologies. SEI and the University of York have been awarded £674,000 for a project that aims to give West African cities access to low-cost air pollution monitoring technologies.

]]> Fri, 18 Oct 2019 14:00:27 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/award-to-tackle-air-pollution-in-west-africa/ Press Deltas face the brunt of unsustainable development and climate impacts – we must move beyond concrete to shore them up https://www.sei.org/perspectives/deltas-face-the-brunt-of-unsustainable-development-and-climate-impacts-we-must-move-beyond-concrete-to-shore-them-up/ Asian mega deltas are home to more than 400 million people, and provide food and economic security beyond this population, as well serving as biodiversity hotspots. They are, however, facing severe challenges such as shrinking and sinking, due to climate change and unsustainable development. New governance mechanisms and the knowledge and insights of local communities, civil society and the private sector must be part of the solution. Major river deltas in Asia. Map: Karthi Matheswaran / SEI ... Asian mega deltas are home to more than 400 million people,  and provide food and economic security beyond this population, as well serving as biodiversity hotspots. They are, however, facing severe challenges such as shrinking and sinking, due to climate change and unsustainable development. New governance mechanisms and the knowledge and insights of local communities, civil society and the private sector must be part of the solution.

Major river deltas in Asia. Map: Karthi Matheswaran / SEI . Data Source: Rebecca L. Caldwell

]]> Fri, 18 Oct 2019 05:03:41 +0000 Karthikeyan Matheswaran; Leonie Pearson https://www.sei.org/perspectives/deltas-face-the-brunt-of-unsustainable-development-and-climate-impacts-we-must-move-beyond-concrete-to-shore-them-up/ Perspective Citizen science and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals https://www.sei.org/publications/citizen-science-and-the-united-nations-sustainable-development-goals/ An international panel of citizen science experts, collaborating under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme, present a roadmap that outlines how citizen science can be integrated into the formal Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) reporting mechanisms. An international panel of citizen science experts, collaborating under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme, present a roadmap that outlines how citizen science can be integrated into the formal Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) reporting mechanisms.

]]> Thu, 17 Oct 2019 11:39:15 +0000 Sarah West https://www.sei.org/publications/citizen-science-and-the-united-nations-sustainable-development-goals/ Publication Continued investments in fossil fuel infrastructure in Southeast Asia https://www.sei.org/features/continued-investments-in-fossil-fuel-infrastructure-in-southeast-asia/ Investments in fossil fuel-based energy infrastructure face new risks from climate change. International commitments to reduce emissions raise the prospect of stranding assets in such projects. Rising sea levels and increasingly severe weather from climate change render such infrastructure increasingly vulnerable. Nevertheless, investments continue. SEI’s Oliver Johnson examines how investors perceive climate risk in Southeast Asia, where the issue is particularly acute. Investments in fossil fuel-based energy infrastructure face new risks from climate change. International commitments to reduce emissions raise the prospect of stranding assets in such projects. Rising sea levels and increasingly severe weather from climate change render such infrastructure increasingly vulnerable. Nevertheless, investments continue. SEI’s Oliver Johnson examines how investors perceive climate risk in Southeast Asia, where the issue is particularly acute.

]]> Wed, 16 Oct 2019 07:29:16 +0000 Andrea Lindblom; Karen Brandon https://www.sei.org/features/continued-investments-in-fossil-fuel-infrastructure-in-southeast-asia/ Feature Enhancing the climate resilience of Africa’s water and energy infrastructure https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-resilience-of-africas-water-and-energy-infrastructure/ SEI built WEAP models for seven major river basins, enabling the exploration of policies and investments under various climate futures. SEI built WEAP models for seven major river basins, enabling the exploration of policies and investments under various climate futures.

]]> Tue, 15 Oct 2019 18:56:50 +0000 Annette Huber-Lee https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-resilience-of-africas-water-and-energy-infrastructure/ Publication Policy and Innovation Forum https://www.sei.org/events/sei-policy-and-innovation-forum-2019/ #SEIForum #InnovateGreen Join SEI for our annual Science Forum, a knowledge-sharing platform that brings together researchers to present research and innovation. The theme of this year’s forum is environmental governance and diplomacy in the post-globalization era. #SEIForum
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Join SEI for our annual Science Forum, a knowledge-sharing platform that brings together researchers to present research and innovation.

The theme of this year’s forum is environmental governance and diplomacy in the post-globalization era.

]]> Thu, 03 Oct 2019 23:26:59 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/sei-policy-and-innovation-forum-2019/ Event Keskkonnaprogramm otsib saarte noori https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/keskkonnaprogramm-otsib-saarte-noori/ Rahvusvaheline projekt YENESIS kutsub üles saartelt pärit või saartel elavaid noori osalema keskkonnaprogrammis, mis annab põhjaliku ettevalmistuse tööks keskkonnahoidlikes valdkondades. Rahvusvaheline projekt YENESIS kutsub üles saartelt pärit või saartel elavaid noori osalema keskkonnaprogrammis, mis annab põhjaliku ettevalmistuse tööks keskkonnahoidlikes valdkondades.

]]> Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:47:10 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/keskkonnaprogramm-otsib-saarte-noori/ Press SEI: 30 years of bridging science, policy and practice https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/sei-30-years-of-bridging-science-and-policy/ The Policy and Innovation Forum takes place as SEI marks 30 years of bridging science, policy and practice, and celebrates the 10th anniversary of SEI Africa. The Policy and Innovation Forum takes place as SEI marks 30 years of bridging science, policy and practice, and celebrates the 10th anniversary of SEI Africa.

]]> Mon, 14 Oct 2019 14:04:05 +0000 Emmanuel Mutisya NGUI https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/sei-30-years-of-bridging-science-and-policy/ Press Double counting and the Paris Agreement rulebook https://www.sei.org/publications/double-counting-paris-agreement-rulebook/ This paper in Science identifies three principles to guide upcoming UN negotiations over the rules for international carbon markets. This paper in Science identifies three principles to guide upcoming UN negotiations over the rules for international carbon markets.

]]> Thu, 10 Oct 2019 22:32:18 +0000 Lambert Schneider; Derik Broekhoff; Michael Lazarus https://www.sei.org/publications/double-counting-paris-agreement-rulebook/ Publication How to prevent the “double counting” of emission reductions in the Paris Agreement https://www.sei.org/features/double-counting-of-emission-reductions-paris-agreement/ A new study in Science lays out three principles for UN climate negotiators, to ensure international carbon markets don’t hinder climate goals. A new study in Science lays out three principles for UN climate negotiators, to ensure international carbon markets don’t hinder climate goals.

]]> Fri, 11 Oct 2019 17:42:52 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/double-counting-of-emission-reductions-paris-agreement/ Feature