SEI https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:48:26 +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 Millised regulatiivsed meetmed motiveeriksid ettevõtteid keskkonnajuhtimissüsteeme rakendama? https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/millised-regulatiivsed-meetmed-motiveeriksid-ettevotteid-keskkonnajuhtimissusteeme-rakendama/ Keskkonnaministeerium ja Stockholmi Keskkonnainstituudi Tallinna Keskus tutvustasid tänasel Ringmajanduse seminaril tegevuskava, mis koondab kokku erinevad regulatiivsed keskkonnameetmed, et hõlbustada ning motiveerida ettevõtteid liituma Euroopa Liidu keskkonnajuhtimissüsteemiga EMAS. Keskkonnaministeerium ja Stockholmi Keskkonnainstituudi Tallinna Keskus tutvustasid tänasel Ringmajanduse seminaril tegevuskava, mis koondab kokku erinevad regulatiivsed keskkonnameetmed, et hõlbustada ning motiveerida ettevõtteid liituma Euroopa Liidu keskkonnajuhtimissüsteemiga EMAS.

]]> Tue, 20 Nov 2018 11:55:30 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/millised-regulatiivsed-meetmed-motiveeriksid-ettevotteid-keskkonnajuhtimissusteeme-rakendama/ Press SEI Tallinn otsib kliima ja energia programmi juhti https://www.sei.org/features/sei-tallinn-otsib-kliima-ja-energia-programmi-juhti/ Ootame ametikohale kandideerima projektijuhtimisoskusega ja teadustöö, poliitikaanalüüsi ning konsultatsiooni kogemusega eksperte, kellel on väga hea arusaam keskkonna- ja säästva arengu valdkonnast. Ootame ametikohale kandideerima projektijuhtimisoskusega ja teadustöö, poliitikaanalüüsi ning konsultatsiooni kogemusega eksperte, kellel on väga hea arusaam keskkonna- ja säästva arengu valdkonnast.

]]> Mon, 19 Nov 2018 11:45:23 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/sei-tallinn-otsib-kliima-ja-energia-programmi-juhti/ Feature When will we breathe easy? https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/when-will-we-breath-easy/ TRT World featured SEI Policy Director Johan Kuylenstierna and air pollution experts in the programme Roundtable: When will we breathe easy? Inhaling polluted air can cause infections and disease. It causes 7 million premature deaths a year. Now more studies are revealing in greater detail just what damage fine particles are doing to our bodies. TRT World featured SEI Policy Director Johan Kuylenstierna and air pollution experts in the programme Roundtable: When will we breathe easy?

Inhaling polluted air can cause infections and disease. It causes 7 million premature deaths a year. Now more studies are revealing in greater detail just what damage fine particles are doing to our bodies.

]]> Tue, 20 Nov 2018 17:39:06 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/when-will-we-breath-easy/ Press Measuring water and sanitation inequality – beyond taps and toilets https://www.sei.org/perspectives/wash-inequality-scale-mukuru/ We are used to thinking of improvements in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in terms of households getting access to a tap or toilet. But inequality in who benefits from WASH can vary from household to household and even between individuals in the same household. Pilot-testing a new tool, the WASH Insecurity Scale in the Mukuru slums of Nairobi sheds new light on the problem. We are used to thinking of improvements in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in terms of households getting access to a tap or toilet. But inequality in who benefits from WASH can vary from household to household and even between individuals in the same household. Pilot-testing a new tool, the WASH Insecurity Scale in the Mukuru slums of Nairobi sheds new light on the problem.

]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2018 07:04:54 +0000 Sarah Dickin; Adriana Soto Trujillo; Tom Ogol; Simon Okoth https://www.sei.org/perspectives/wash-inequality-scale-mukuru/ Perspective Arsenic in rice: state of knowledge and perceptions in Cambodia https://www.sei.org/publications/arsenic-rice-knowledge-perceptions-cambodia/ How is the issue of arsenic in rice perceived in Cambodia, in terms of public health, mitigation measures and policy? Where are the knowledge gaps? How is the issue of arsenic in rice perceived in Cambodia, in terms of public health, mitigation measures and policy? Where are the knowledge gaps?

]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2018 09:32:29 +0000 Pin Pravalprukskul; May Thazin Aung https://www.sei.org/publications/arsenic-rice-knowledge-perceptions-cambodia/ Publication Exploring the water-energy-food nexus in Rwanda’s Akagara Basin https://www.sei.org/publications/rwanda-akagera-basin_water-energy-food-nexus/ This report presents results from research undertaken SEI as part of project led by Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS) that looked at how the water-energy-food security nexus approach can help promote climate-resilient decisions and model actions in the three selected landscapes along Akagera Basin. This report presents results from research undertaken SEI as part of project led by Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS) that looked at how the water-energy-food security nexus approach can help promote climate-resilient decisions and model actions in the three selected landscapes along Akagera Basin.

]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2018 04:56:58 +0000 Oliver Johnson; Cassilde Muhoza; Mbeo Ogeya; Tom Ogol; Taylor Binnington; Francisco Flores; Louise Karlberg https://www.sei.org/publications/rwanda-akagera-basin_water-energy-food-nexus/ Publication Policy coherence around energy transition and agricultural transformation in Rwanda https://www.sei.org/publications/policy-coherence-around-energy-transition-and-agricultural-transformation-in-rwanda/ While Rwanda’s ambitions to pursue a climate resilient green growth development pathway are laudable, the disconnect between sectors at the national and district levels poses a considerable long-term threat to sustainable resource use and ecosystems preservation. This policy brief highlights some of the hotspots where resource use competition between sectors might flare up as resources become increasingly scarce in the future. While Rwanda’s ambitions to pursue a climate resilient green growth development pathway are laudable, the disconnect between sectors at the national and district levels poses a considerable long-term threat to sustainable resource use and ecosystems preservation. This policy brief highlights some of the hotspots where resource use competition between sectors might flare up as resources become increasingly scarce in the future.

]]> Wed, 14 Nov 2018 08:46:11 +0000 Oliver Johnson; Cassilde Muhoza; Mbeo Ogeya; Tom Ogol; Taylor Binnington; Francisco Flores; Louise Karlberg https://www.sei.org/publications/policy-coherence-around-energy-transition-and-agricultural-transformation-in-rwanda/ Publication Kas Eesti täidab Pariisi kliimakokkulepet? https://www.sei.org/publications/kas-eesti-taidab-pariisi-kliimakokkulepet/ Käesoleva uurimustöö eesmärk oli analüüsida Pariisi kliimakokkuleppe senist rakendamist Eestis. Kuivõrd kliimamuutuse leevendamises on peatähelepanu pööratud kasvuhoonegaaside heitmete vähendamisele, siis antud töös uuritakse, mil määral on Eesti selles valdkonnas edenenud ja täitnud võetud kohustusi. Käesoleva uurimustöö eesmärk oli analüüsida Pariisi kliimakokkuleppe senist rakendamist Eestis. Kuivõrd kliimamuutuse leevendamises on peatähelepanu pööratud kasvuhoonegaaside heitmete vähendamisele, siis antud töös uuritakse, mil määral on Eesti selles valdkonnas edenenud ja täitnud võetud kohustusi.

]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2018 22:01:12 +0000 Kerli Kirsimaa; Kaja Peterson https://www.sei.org/publications/kas-eesti-taidab-pariisi-kliimakokkulepet/ Publication Predicting the time needed for environmental systematic reviews and systematic maps https://www.sei.org/publications/predicting-time-systematic-reviews/ This article discusses how many person-days are needed complete a systematic review or map, based on a survey of past projects, and introduces new software to help predict the human resource needs. This article discusses how many person-days are needed complete a systematic review or map, based on a survey of past projects, and introduces new software to help predict the human resource needs.

]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2018 13:41:54 +0000 Neal Haddaway https://www.sei.org/publications/predicting-time-systematic-reviews/ Publication Press briefing with Dr Jian Liu, Chief Scientist, UN Environment https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/briefing-with-dr-jian-liu-un-environment/ Media Advisory for 15 November 2018 This briefing will take stock of recent issues in the science and policy of sustainable development. It takes place one month since the latest IPCC report on climate change, two weeks after the first global conference on air pollution and health and two weeks before the UNFCCC climate change summit in Poland. Media Advisory for 15 November 2018

This briefing will take stock of recent issues in the science and policy of sustainable development. It takes place one month since the latest IPCC report on climate change, two weeks after the first global conference on air pollution and health and two weeks before the UNFCCC climate change summit in Poland.

]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2018 08:00:50 +0000 Robert Watt; Ylva Rylander https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/briefing-with-dr-jian-liu-un-environment/ Press Forskning för Agenda 2030 https://www.sei.org/publications/forskning-for-agenda-2030/ Hur ska kunskap och innovation bidra till att nå de globala hållbarhetsmålen? Den här rapporten bidrar till arbetet med att beskriva kunskapsluckor och ge vägledning inför framtida beslut om forskningssatsningar. Hur ska kunskap och innovation bidra till att nå de globala hållbarhetsmålen? Den här rapporten bidrar till arbetet med att beskriva kunskapsluckor och ge vägledning inför framtida beslut om forskningssatsningar.

]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2018 14:54:30 +0000 Åsa Persson; Linda Bell; Nina Weitz; Stefanie Chan; Aaron Maltais; Annie Sturesson; Anneli Sundin https://www.sei.org/publications/forskning-for-agenda-2030/ Publication Forskningens roll central för att nå målen i Agenda 2030 https://www.sei.org/features/forskningens-roll-central-for-att-na-malen-i-agenda-2030/ En ny rapport av forskare vid SEI, med input från över 70 forskare och samhällsaktörer, belyser forskningens roll för att uppnå Agenda 2030. En ny rapport av forskare vid SEI, med input från över 70 forskare och samhällsaktörer, belyser forskningens roll för att uppnå Agenda 2030.

]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2018 17:52:56 +0000 Anneli Sundin https://www.sei.org/features/forskningens-roll-central-for-att-na-malen-i-agenda-2030/ Feature Scientific research is essential to accelerate progress on 2030 Agenda https://www.sei.org/features/scientific-research-is-essential-to-accelerate-progress-on-2030-agenda/ A new report by SEI – with input from over 70 researchers and societal actors – highlights the essential role of research in achieving the 2030 Agenda. A new report by SEI – with input from over 70 researchers and societal actors – highlights the essential role of research in achieving the 2030 Agenda.

]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2018 17:09:51 +0000 Anneli Sundin https://www.sei.org/features/scientific-research-is-essential-to-accelerate-progress-on-2030-agenda/ Feature If we want our food to be truly sustainable, we need to be able to tell where it comes from https://www.sei.org/perspectives/food-truly-sustainable-transparency/ In this article, originally published by Ensia, SEI’s Chris West and Global Canopy’s Helen Burley talk about how transparent supply chains can help halt deforestation and protect Earth’s most vulnerable ecosystems. In this article, originally published by Ensia, SEI’s Chris West and Global Canopy’s Helen Burley talk about how transparent supply chains can help halt deforestation and protect Earth’s most vulnerable ecosystems.

]]> Wed, 14 Nov 2018 11:34:52 +0000 Chris West; Helen Burley https://www.sei.org/perspectives/food-truly-sustainable-transparency/ Perspective Resiliencia en tiempos de transición: ¿cómo puede Colombia prepararse para un futuro sin carbón? https://www.sei.org/publications/resiliencia-en-tiempos-de-transicion/ En este documento se estudia qué podría significar un declive repentino en la demanda global de carbón para Colombia, y cómo el país puede prepararse para tal escenario. En este documento se estudia qué podría significar un declive repentino en la demanda global de carbón para Colombia, y cómo el país puede prepararse para tal escenario.

]]> Tue, 06 Nov 2018 19:49:11 +0000 Claudia Strambo; Aaron Atteridge https://www.sei.org/publications/resiliencia-en-tiempos-de-transicion/ Publication Integrating gender and social equality into sustainable development research: a guidance note https://www.sei.org/publications/integrating-gender-social-equality-sustainable-development-research/ This guidance note supports the integration of gender and social equality (GSE) in qualitative as well as quantitative research, independent of environmental issues, geographical focus and societal levels. This guidance note supports the integration of gender and social equality (GSE) in qualitative as well as quantitative research, independent of environmental issues, geographical focus and societal levels.

]]> Mon, 05 Nov 2018 10:12:26 +0000 Lisa Segnestam https://www.sei.org/publications/integrating-gender-social-equality-sustainable-development-research/ Publication Miljöpåverkan från svensk konsumtion – Nya indikatorer för uppföljning https://www.sei.org/publications/slutrapport-prince/ Denna rapport sammanfattar resultaten från projektet PRINCE, som har ämnat utveckla innovativa indikatorer för svensk konsumtions miljöpåverkan. Denna rapport sammanfattar resultaten från projektet PRINCE, som har ämnat utveckla innovativa indikatorer för svensk konsumtions miljöpåverkan.

]]> Thu, 01 Nov 2018 07:00:36 +0000 Linn Persson; Caspar Trimmer https://www.sei.org/publications/slutrapport-prince/ Publication Environmental impacts from Swedish consumption: new indicators for follow-up https://www.sei.org/publications/prince-final-report/ This Swedish report summarises the findings of the PRINCE project, which sought to develop state-of-the-art indicators of the environmental impacts of Swedish consumption. It includes a summary in English. This Swedish report summarises the findings of the PRINCE project, which sought to develop state-of-the-art indicators of the environmental impacts of Swedish consumption. It includes a summary in English.

]]> Thu, 01 Nov 2018 07:00:26 +0000 Linn Persson; Caspar Trimmer https://www.sei.org/publications/prince-final-report/ Publication PRINCE pushes back the frontiers of environmental footprinting https://www.sei.org/features/prince-report-launch/ SEI was a partner in project developing new indicators to map global impacts of a country’s consumption in unprecedented detail. The PRINCE project’s final report was published by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. SEI was a partner in project developing new indicators to map global impacts of a country’s consumption in unprecedented detail. The PRINCE project’s final report was published by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.

]]> Thu, 01 Nov 2018 07:00:17 +0000 Caspar Trimmer https://www.sei.org/features/prince-report-launch/ Feature Ny forskning synliggör den globala miljöpåverkan från svensk konsumtion https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/ny-forskning-synliggor-den-globala-miljopaverkan-fran-svensk-konsumtion/ I dag publiceras PRINCE-projektets slutrapport, den mest omfattande och detaljerade beräkningen av den svenska konsumtionens miljöpåverkan som gjorts hittills. I dag publiceras PRINCE-projektets slutrapport, den mest omfattande och detaljerade beräkningen av den svenska konsumtionens miljöpåverkan som gjorts hittills.

]]> Thu, 01 Nov 2018 07:00:51 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/ny-forskning-synliggor-den-globala-miljopaverkan-fran-svensk-konsumtion/ Press