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 How Sweden’s mining sector could lead the way to sustainability https://www.sei.org/perspectives/how-swedens-mining-sector-could-lead-the-way-to-sustainability/ Materials and mining are crucial to meeting the global 2030 Agenda, but how can the industry meet demand sustainably? Materials and mining are crucial to meeting the global 2030 Agenda, but how can the industry meet demand sustainably?

]]> Wed, 03 Jul 2019 15:53:55 +0000 Olle Olsson https://www.sei.org/perspectives/how-swedens-mining-sector-could-lead-the-way-to-sustainability/ Perspective Harnessing the power of women and youth in Honduras rural development https://www.sei.org/projects/harnessing-the-power-of-women-and-youth-in-honduras-rural-development/ SEI and the Inter-American Development Bank join efforts to propose strategies that guarantee gender equity and inclusion of young people in initiatives that promote rural development in Honduras. SEI and the Inter-American Development Bank join efforts to propose strategies that guarantee gender equity and inclusion of young people in initiatives that promote rural development in Honduras.

]]> Sat, 17 Aug 2019 01:51:26 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/harnessing-the-power-of-women-and-youth-in-honduras-rural-development/ Project Challenges of governing off-grid “productive” sanitation in peri-urban areas: comparison of case studies in Bolivia and South Africa https://www.sei.org/publications/challenges-governing-off-grid-productive-sanitation-peri-urban-comparison-bolivia-south-africa/ Globally, peri-urban areas are experiencing rapid urbanization. Conventional infrastructure development is generally slow to catch up and the lack of basic sanitation in peri-urban areas is a constantly growing – and often overlooked – problem. Globally, peri-urban areas are experiencing rapid urbanization. Conventional infrastructure development is generally slow to catch up and the lack of basic sanitation in peri-urban areas is a constantly growing – and often overlooked – problem.

]]> Tue, 02 Jul 2019 15:34:32 +0000 Kim Andersson https://www.sei.org/publications/challenges-governing-off-grid-productive-sanitation-peri-urban-comparison-bolivia-south-africa/ Publication RESPONSE https://www.sei.org/projects/response-est/ Projekti RESPONSE – Nõudepõhine transport maapiirkondade ühistranspordi kättesaadavuse ja usaldusväärsuse tagamiseks eesmärk on arendada ja koordineerida olemasolevaid riiklikult rahastatavaid transporditeenuseid Läänemere piirkonnas. Projekti RESPONSE – Nõudepõhine transport maapiirkondade ühistranspordi kättesaadavuse ja usaldusväärsuse tagamiseks eesmärk on arendada ja koordineerida olemasolevaid riiklikult rahastatavaid transporditeenuseid Läänemere piirkonnas.

]]> Mon, 15 Jul 2019 08:01:15 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/response-est/ Project WEAP, Apoyando la planeación estratégica de cuencas en Chile https://www.sei.org/projects/weap-apoyando-la-planeacion-estrategica-de-cuencas-en-chile/ La Dirección General de Agua (DGA) de Chile propuso para 2019 un ambicioso programa que permitirá desarrollar Planes Estratégicos en todas las cuencas hidrográficas de los ríos del país. SEI trabajó de la mano con la DGA para desarrollar una herramienta de modelación a partir de WEAP en cinco cuencas piloto. La Dirección General de Agua (DGA) de Chile propuso para 2019 un ambicioso programa que permitirá desarrollar Planes Estratégicos en todas las cuencas hidrográficas de los ríos del país.

SEI trabajó de la mano con la DGA para desarrollar una herramienta de modelación a partir de WEAP en cinco cuencas piloto.

]]> Thu, 12 Dec 2019 21:30:07 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/weap-apoyando-la-planeacion-estrategica-de-cuencas-en-chile/ Project Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB50) https://www.sei.org/events/bonn-climate-change-conference/ Replenishing the GCF, visualising aid flows and discussing fossil fuel subsidies: here’s how SEI is contributing to the UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference. Replenishing the GCF, visualising aid flows and discussing fossil fuel subsidies: here’s how SEI is contributing to the UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference.

]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:03:32 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/bonn-climate-change-conference/ Event weTRANSFORM https://www.sei.org/tools/wetransform/ weTRANSFORM is a collaborative platform on transformation for equitable, resilient and sustainable development and disaster risk reduction (DRR). weTRANSFORM is a collaborative platform on transformation for equitable, resilient and sustainable development and disaster risk reduction (DRR).

]]> Wed, 26 Jun 2019 03:40:54 +0000 https://www.sei.org/tools/wetransform/ Tool Water work in California https://www.sei.org/projects/water-work-in-california/ SEI researchers work throughout California to model complex water systems and explore sustainable management options. SEI researchers work throughout California to model complex water systems and explore sustainable management options.

]]> Tue, 25 Jun 2019 23:16:51 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/water-work-in-california/ Project Systematic reviews of qualitative evidence for environmental policy and management: An overview of different methodological options https://www.sei.org/publications/systematic-review-environmental-policy-management/ The paper discusses how qualitative evidence synthesis methods developed in other fields could be applied to evidence on environmental management and policy. The paper discusses how qualitative evidence synthesis methods developed in other fields could be applied to evidence on environmental management and policy.

]]> Mon, 24 Jun 2019 11:17:34 +0000 Biljana Macura https://www.sei.org/publications/systematic-review-environmental-policy-management/ Publication Divergent neighbors: Corporatism and climate policy networks in Finland and Sweden https://www.sei.org/publications/divergent-neighbors/ This article examines how different elements of political corporatism promote or hinder ambitious climate policies. This article examines how different elements of political corporatism promote or hinder ambitious climate policies.

]]> Mon, 24 Jun 2019 10:45:53 +0000 Marcus Carson https://www.sei.org/publications/divergent-neighbors/ Publication Untapped ambition: addressing fossil fuel production through NDCs and LEDS https://www.sei.org/publications/addressing-fossil-fuel-production-through-ndcs-and-leds/ Nationally determined contributions could help in the wind-down of oil, gas and coal production. But countries are only making limited use of this potential. Nationally determined contributions could help in the wind-down of oil, gas and coal production. But countries are only making limited use of this potential.

]]> Sun, 23 Jun 2019 23:25:39 +0000 Cleo Verkuijl; Michael Lazarus https://www.sei.org/publications/addressing-fossil-fuel-production-through-ndcs-and-leds/ Publication City plan for cleaner air and better health https://www.sei.org/features/cleaner-city-air-better-health/ SEI is helping develop legislation on air quality in Nairobi to improve the lives of the city’s most vulnerable people. SEI is helping develop legislation on air quality in Nairobi to improve the lives of the city’s most vulnerable people.

]]> Mon, 24 Jun 2019 11:52:56 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/cleaner-city-air-better-health/ Feature Nytt utbildningsprogram om gröna obligationer och hållbar finans https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/nytt-utbildningsprogram-om-grona-obligationer-och-hallbar-finans/ Handelshögskolan i Stockholm Executive Education lanserar ‘The Green Bonds and Sustainable Finance Executive Program’, ett internationellt utbildningsprogram med fokus på grön utlåning, gröna obligationer och hållbar finans. Innehållet är speciellt utformat för att stödja banker i tillväxtmarknader i deras omställning till en hållbar finanssektor, vilket är ett måste för att nå de globala miljö- och klimatmålen. Handelshögskolan i Stockholm Executive Education lanserar ‘The Green Bonds and Sustainable Finance Executive Program’, ett internationellt utbildningsprogram med fokus på grön utlåning, gröna obligationer och hållbar finans. Innehållet är speciellt utformat för att stödja banker i tillväxtmarknader i deras omställning till en hållbar finanssektor, vilket är ett måste för att nå de globala miljö- och klimatmålen.

]]> Mon, 24 Jun 2019 21:56:08 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/nytt-utbildningsprogram-om-grona-obligationer-och-hallbar-finans/ Press We have to finance a global green new deal – or face the consequences https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/we-have-to-finance-a-global-green-new-deal/ SEI’s Kevin M. Adams says industrialized countries should “do more and contribute more” toward the effort of climate finance. Photo: Ratnakorn Piyasirisorost / Getty Images. SEI’s Kevin M. Adams says industrialized countries should “do more and contribute more” toward the effort of climate finance.

Photo: Ratnakorn Piyasirisorost / Getty Images.

]]> Wed, 21 Aug 2019 13:56:08 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/we-have-to-finance-a-global-green-new-deal/ Press Water-driven rural development in the Baltic Sea Region https://www.sei.org/features/water-driven-rural-development-in-the-baltic-sea-region/ The Baltic Sea is surrounded by nine countries, each with widely differing ideas about how to manage the sea’s resources and how to work towards its well-being, which has been harmed by high nutrient pollution. The new project WATERDRIVE (Water-driven rural development in the Baltic Sea Region) gives each participating country opportunities to choose and focus on the best methods that work locally to enhance sustainability and resource efficiency. The Baltic Sea is surrounded by nine countries, each with widely differing ideas about how to manage the sea’s resources and how to work towards its well-being, which has been harmed by high nutrient pollution. The new project WATERDRIVE (Water-driven rural development in the Baltic Sea Region) gives each participating country opportunities to choose and focus on the best methods that work locally to enhance sustainability and resource efficiency.

]]> Thu, 20 Jun 2019 10:56:26 +0000 Helen Saarniit https://www.sei.org/features/water-driven-rural-development-in-the-baltic-sea-region/ Feature Climate impacts on capital accumulation in the small island state of Barbados https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-impacts-on-capital-accumulation-in-barbados/ As the frequency of hurricanes increases, this paper looks at how anticipating climate damage affects adaptation funding and damage to infrastructure. As the frequency of hurricanes increases, this paper looks at how anticipating climate damage affects adaptation funding and damage to infrastructure.

]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2019 18:15:54 +0000 Eric Kemp-Benedict https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-impacts-on-capital-accumulation-in-barbados/ Publication New online tool to visualize development finance flows https://www.sei.org/features/tool-to-visualize-development-finance/ The development finance architecture is notoriously complex, and the available data is not easy to use. A new SEI tool will visualize aid flows interactively, allowing users to discover how much finance is provided, where it comes from, where it goes, and what it is being used for. The development finance architecture is notoriously complex, and the available data is not easy to use. A new SEI tool will visualize aid flows interactively, allowing users to discover how much finance is provided, where it comes from, where it goes, and what it is being used for.

]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2019 07:49:24 +0000 Adis Dzebo; Georgia Savvidou https://www.sei.org/features/tool-to-visualize-development-finance/ Feature Green Climate Fund: opportunity for stocktake and transformation https://www.sei.org/features/green-climate-fund-opportunity-for-stocktake-and-transformation/ As it mobilizes new resources, the Green Climate Fund has an opportunity to take stock. But the replenishment also needs to send a signal that there is strong political support for the GCF say Liane Schalatek, Associate Director of the Heinrich Böll Foundation North America, and SEI’s Kevin Adams. As it mobilizes new resources, the Green Climate Fund has an opportunity to take stock. But the replenishment also needs to send a signal that there is strong political support for the GCF say Liane Schalatek, Associate Director of the Heinrich Böll Foundation North America, and SEI’s Kevin Adams.

]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2019 13:59:57 +0000 Andrea Lindblom https://www.sei.org/features/green-climate-fund-opportunity-for-stocktake-and-transformation/ Feature Missed synergies: the disconnect between climate action plans and development agendas https://www.sei.org/perspectives/disconnect-between-climate-action-plans-and-development-agendas/ Take a small, developing country that is highly vulnerable to climate change and has limited financial resources. Jointly tackling climate action and development challenges should be in its best interest. Will it tap these synergies? This piece was originally published on the Climate Strategies blog. Small island developing nations could make use of limited resources in tackling climate policy and development planning jointly. Photo: A. Lindblom / SEI. Take a small, developing country that is highly vulnerable to climate change and has limited financial resources. Jointly tackling climate action and development challenges should be in its best interest. Will it tap these synergies?

This piece was originally published on the Climate Strategies blog.

Small island developing nations could make use of limited resources in tackling climate policy and development planning jointly. Photo: A. Lindblom / SEI.

]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2019 07:04:15 +0000 Cleo Verkuijl; Aaron Atteridge; Adis Dzebo https://www.sei.org/perspectives/disconnect-between-climate-action-plans-and-development-agendas/ Perspective New executive education program focusing on green bonds and sustainable finance https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/new-executive-education-program-on-sustainable-finance/ Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) Executive Education is launching ‘The Green Bonds and Sustainable Finance Executive Program’ – an international executive program focusing on green lending, green bonds and sustainable finance. The program is specifically designed to support banks in emerging markets in their transition to sustainable financing – a must to reach the global climate goals. Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) Executive Education is launching ‘The Green Bonds and Sustainable Finance Executive Program’ – an international executive program focusing on green lending, green bonds and sustainable finance. The program is specifically designed to support banks in emerging markets in their transition to sustainable financing – a must to reach the global climate goals.

]]> Thu, 20 Jun 2019 15:48:57 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/new-executive-education-program-on-sustainable-finance/ Press