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 Adaptation Without Borders https://www.sei.org/projects/adaptation-without-borders/ The Adaptation Without Borders initiative explores the global implications of transboundary climate risks and strengthens cooperation among a range of partners to meet the global challenge of adaptation to climate change. The Adaptation Without Borders initiative explores the global implications of transboundary climate risks and strengthens cooperation among a range of partners to meet the global challenge of adaptation to climate change.

]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2020 14:51:12 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/adaptation-without-borders/ Project Beyond the Matrix: Visual Methods for Qualitative Network Research https://www.sei.org/publications/beyond-the-matrix-visual-methods-for-qualitative-network-research/ This article introduces a typology of three visual methods for the collection of network data using network maps. This article introduces a typology of three visual methods for the collection of network data using network maps.

]]> Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:00:19 +0000 Christian Stein https://www.sei.org/publications/beyond-the-matrix-visual-methods-for-qualitative-network-research/ Publication A relational framework for investigating nexus governance https://www.sei.org/publications/a-relational-framework-for-investigating-nexus-governance/ This article presents a three‐dimensional relational framework and corresponding methods for investigating nexus governance. This article presents a three‐dimensional relational framework and corresponding methods for investigating nexus governance.

]]> Tue, 10 Sep 2019 11:08:40 +0000 Christian Stein https://www.sei.org/publications/a-relational-framework-for-investigating-nexus-governance/ Publication The circular economy: workshop on the challenges of turning waste into profit https://www.sei.org/features/circular-economy-workshop-challenges-waste-into-profit/ A recent workshop in Gdansk, Poland, as part of the BONUS RETURN project showcased technological innovations centred around nutrient recovery and reuse in the Baltic Sea region and discussed what’s needed to develop the sector. A recent workshop in Gdansk, Poland, as part of the BONUS RETURN project showcased technological innovations centred around nutrient recovery and reuse in the Baltic Sea region and discussed what’s needed to develop the sector.

]]> Tue, 10 Sep 2019 09:54:30 +0000 Karina Barquet; Arno Rosemarin; Brenda Ochola https://www.sei.org/features/circular-economy-workshop-challenges-waste-into-profit/ Feature Why gender matters in climate adaptation https://www.sei.org/perspectives/why-gender-matters-in-climate-adaptation/ Climate change will not affect people equally. Those living through its most adverse effects will have contributed least to the problem and have fewer resources to adapt to its impacts. For adaptation to succeed, the social drivers of vulnerability have to be tackled head on, argues Babette Resurrección. Climate change will not affect people equally. Those living through its most adverse effects will have contributed least to the problem and have fewer resources to adapt to its impacts. For adaptation to succeed, the social drivers of vulnerability have to be tackled head on, argues Babette Resurrección.

]]> Tue, 10 Sep 2019 13:35:59 +0000 Bernadette P. Resurrección https://www.sei.org/perspectives/why-gender-matters-in-climate-adaptation/ Perspective How can we accelerate the transition to a circular use of phosphorus? https://www.sei.org/features/accelerate-transition-circular-phosphorus/ A circular economy for phosphorus is vital: it could recoup phosphorus resources currently lost in agricultural runoff. Doing so would contribute to food security in the EU and at the same time reduce its dependence on precarious imports of the scarce mineral. But there are still substantial barriers to making this a reality. Tractor spraying fertilizer on young wheat. Photo: Leonid Eremeychuk / Getty Images. A circular economy for phosphorus is vital: it could recoup phosphorus resources currently lost in agricultural runoff. Doing so would contribute to food security in the EU and at the same time reduce its dependence on precarious imports of the scarce mineral. But there are still substantial barriers to making this a reality.

Tractor spraying fertilizer on young wheat. Photo: Leonid Eremeychuk / Getty Images.

]]> Wed, 11 Sep 2019 07:49:14 +0000 Brenda Ochola https://www.sei.org/features/accelerate-transition-circular-phosphorus/ Feature Policy measures for textiles circularity https://www.sei.org/events/policy-measures-for-textiles-circularity/ The event is a follow-up conference of the Nordic-Baltic collaboration project “Towards a Nordic-Baltic circular textile system: an analysis of post-consumer textiles in Baltic countries, recommendations for policy interventions and sector development” funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers. Piles of denim. Photo: Waldemar Brandt / Pexels. The event is a follow-up conference of the Nordic-Baltic collaboration project “Towards a Nordic-Baltic circular textile system: an analysis of post-consumer textiles in Baltic countries, recommendations for policy interventions and sector
development” funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers.

Piles of denim. Photo: Waldemar Brandt / Pexels.

]]> Wed, 28 Aug 2019 12:01:45 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/policy-measures-for-textiles-circularity/ Event Addressing the land degradation-migration nexus: the role of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification https://www.sei.org/publications/addressing-the-land-degradation-nexus-the-role-of-the-united-nations-convention-to-combat-desertification/ The report looks at the role that the measures taken to implement to UNCCD Convention can play in addressing desertification, land degradation and drought as one of the drivers of migration. Abandoned boats rusting away in the sand at the once booming sea port of Moynaq in Uzbekistan. Photo: Lazlo Mates / Getty Images. The report looks at the role that the measures taken to implement to UNCCD Convention can play in addressing desertification, land degradation and drought as one of the drivers of migration.

Abandoned boats rusting away in the sand at the once booming sea port of Moynaq in Uzbekistan. Photo: Lazlo Mates / Getty Images.

]]> Mon, 09 Sep 2019 05:11:26 +0000 Sara Vigil https://www.sei.org/publications/addressing-the-land-degradation-nexus-the-role-of-the-united-nations-convention-to-combat-desertification/ Publication Eesti koostab ülevaate kliimamuutustega seotud ohtudest https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/eesti-koostab-ulevaate-kliimamuutustega-seotud-ohtudest/ Üks peamisi takistusi Eesti tasandil seisneb selles, et erinevalt Skandinaavia riikidest ei ole meil kliimamuutust veel suure probleemina teadvustatud. Üks peamisi takistusi Eesti tasandil seisneb selles, et erinevalt Skandinaavia riikidest ei ole meil kliimamuutust veel suure probleemina teadvustatud.

]]> Mon, 09 Sep 2019 07:54:57 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/eesti-koostab-ulevaate-kliimamuutustega-seotud-ohtudest/ Press Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2019 https://www.sei.org/events/asia-pacific-climate-week-2019/ Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2019 will bring a voice from the region to the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit on 23 September in New York. Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2019 will bring a voice from the region to the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit on 23 September in New York.

 ]]> Thu, 29 Aug 2019 09:12:00 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/asia-pacific-climate-week-2019/ Event Global adaptation governance: an emerging but contested domain https://www.sei.org/publications/global-adaptation-governance-emerging-contested-domain/ This review article asks: to what extent does global governance of climate change adaptation exist? Is it a strong domain of global governance, and in what ways is it contested? This review article asks: to what extent does global governance of climate change adaptation exist? Is it a strong domain of global governance, and in what ways is it contested?

]]> Fri, 06 Sep 2019 12:28:26 +0000 Åsa Persson https://www.sei.org/publications/global-adaptation-governance-emerging-contested-domain/ Publication “Stop eating hamburgers, start eating bug burgers” – notes from the African Conference on Edible Insects https://www.sei.org/features/stop-eating-hamburger-and-start-eating-bug-burger-notes-from-the-african-conference-on-edible-insects/ Insect farmers and traders, government officials and researchers got together in Harare, Zimbabwe from 14–16 August to tackle key issues in developing the insect value chain, including risk reduction, environmental protection, marketing, hygiene, inclusive decision-making and more. Insect farmers and traders, government officials and researchers got together in Harare, Zimbabwe from 14–16 August to tackle key issues in developing the insect value chain, including risk reduction, environmental protection, marketing, hygiene, inclusive decision-making and more.

]]> Thu, 05 Sep 2019 17:53:10 +0000 Emmanuel Mutisya NGUI https://www.sei.org/features/stop-eating-hamburger-and-start-eating-bug-burger-notes-from-the-african-conference-on-edible-insects/ Feature Stay or go? Asian nations mull options as seas rise, cities sink https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/stay-or-go-asian-nations-mull-options-as-seas-rise-cities-sink/ Last month, Indonesia announced its intention to relocate its capital from the sinking city of Jakarta. As more and more cities become uninhabitable due to land degradation, rising sea levels or other weather impacts, they may have no choice but to move their citizens, and their accompanying livelihoods, to other locations. SEI’s Diane Archer spoke to place, an initiative by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. The Singapore skyline. This wealthier city-state in Asia-Pacific is not immune to incre... Last month, Indonesia announced its intention to relocate its capital from the sinking city of Jakarta. As more and more cities become uninhabitable due to land degradation, rising sea levels or other weather impacts, they may have no choice but to move their citizens, and their accompanying livelihoods, to other locations.

SEI’s Diane Archer spoke to place, an initiative by the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

The Singapore skyline. This wealthier city-state in Asia-Pacific is not immune to increasing climate change impacts. Photo: Pakin Songmor / Getty Images.

]]> Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:07:27 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/stay-or-go-asian-nations-mull-options-as-seas-rise-cities-sink/ Press Connections between the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda: the case for policy coherence https://www.sei.org/publications/connections-between-the-paris-agreement-and-the-2030-agenda/ This working paper provides a global analysis that explores how the climate actions contained in countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) connect to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The research demonstrates that NDC actions to various extents foster synergies with national development priorities that reflect the 2030 Agenda. The research further reveals those sustainable development-related issues that are directly addressed through climate action, and those issues t... This working paper provides a global analysis that explores how the climate actions contained in countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) connect to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The research demonstrates that NDC actions to various extents foster synergies with national development priorities that reflect the 2030 Agenda. The research further reveals those sustainable development-related issues that are directly addressed through climate action, and those issues that are currently absent from NDC activities.

]]> Wed, 04 Sep 2019 06:00:56 +0000 Adis Dzebo https://www.sei.org/publications/connections-between-the-paris-agreement-and-the-2030-agenda/ Publication How to fund Asia-Pacific community resilience https://www.sei.org/perspectives/fund-community-resilience-asia-pacific/ As climate change challenges escalate, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and agricultural smallholders in the Asia-Pacific region will need to better manage climate risks and diversify their incomes. A small woodworking business in Northern Vietnam. Photo: Yossef Zahar / SEI. As climate change challenges escalate, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and agricultural smallholders in the Asia-Pacific region will need to better manage climate risks and diversify their incomes.

A small woodworking business in Northern Vietnam. Photo: Yossef Zahar / SEI.

]]> Wed, 04 Sep 2019 14:11:40 +0000 Yossef Zahar https://www.sei.org/perspectives/fund-community-resilience-asia-pacific/ Perspective Towards improved participatory scenario methodologies in the Arctic https://www.sei.org/publications/improved-participatory-scenario-methodologies-arctic/ Scenarios have a lot of potential to support sustainability in the Arctic. This article examines how they can be made more robust. Scenarios have a lot of potential to support sustainability in the Arctic. This article examines how they can be made more robust.

]]> Tue, 03 Sep 2019 11:36:06 +0000 Marcus Carson; Annika E. Nilsson https://www.sei.org/publications/improved-participatory-scenario-methodologies-arctic/ Publication Climate change and land https://www.sei.org/events/climate-change-and-land/ In August 2019 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will release the Special Report on Climate Change and Land. The report will provide a global assessment of climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems. Together with KSLA, SMHI, Chalmers, Focali, IEA Bioenergy, and SIANI, we invite you to a public seminar where we will learn directly from IPCC authors about the panel’s findi... In August 2019 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will release the Special Report on Climate Change and Land. The report will provide a global assessment of climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems.

Together with KSLA, SMHI, Chalmers, Focali, IEA Bioenergy, and SIANI, we invite you to a public seminar where we will learn directly from IPCC authors about the panel’s findings of how land use (such as agriculture and forestry) and climate change interact.

]]> Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:53:13 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/climate-change-and-land/ Event CAMS https://www.sei.org/projects/cams/ The CAMS – Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Synergies in Energy Efficiency Projects platform aims to capitalize results of ongoing EU INTERREG and other EU energy efficiency projects. The CAMS – Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Synergies in Energy Efficiency Projects platform aims to capitalize results of ongoing EU INTERREG and other EU energy efficiency projects.

]]> Fri, 19 Jul 2019 10:09:35 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/cams/ Project Robust Analysis Design for the Quito Water Management System (DAR AGUA Quito) https://www.sei.org/projects/robust-analysis-design-for-quito-water-management/ SEI is working with the Distrito Metropolitano de Quito (DMQ) to help identify robust adaptation options for the water supply system in Quito, Ecuador. SEI is working with the Distrito Metropolitano de Quito (DMQ) to help identify robust adaptation options for the water supply system in Quito, Ecuador.

]]> Mon, 28 Oct 2019 21:05:21 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/robust-analysis-design-for-quito-water-management/ Project Fossil free freight transport system https://www.sei.org/projects/fossil-free-freight-transport-system/ The project studies the challenge of reaching fossil-free freight transport in the Swedish forest sector with alternative technologies, energy carriers and system solutions. The project studies the challenge of reaching fossil-free freight transport in the Swedish forest sector with alternative technologies, energy carriers and system solutions.

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