SEI https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:20:36 +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 SEI as an antenna organization for the EU Commission’s Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH) https://www.sei.org/projects/sei-antenna-organization-epah/ SEI is the Swedish national antenna organization to the European Commission’s Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH). As a subcontracted partner, SEI is a national platform for energy poverty expertise that facilitates knowledge-sharing between Swedish local communities and EU-level policymaking. SEI is the Swedish national antenna organization to the European Commission’s Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH). As a subcontracted partner, SEI is a national platform for energy poverty expertise that facilitates knowledge-sharing between Swedish local communities and EU-level policymaking.

]]> Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:43:49 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/sei-antenna-organization-epah/ Project ERASuD https://www.sei.org/projects/european-research-alliance-for-sustainable-development/ The European Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (ERASuD) brings together European research institutions to strengthen collaborative research between Europe and lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The alliance aims to promote a just and sustainable future through research and science diplomacy. The European Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (ERASuD) brings together European research institutions to strengthen collaborative research between Europe and lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The alliance aims to promote a just and sustainable future through research and science diplomacy.

]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2026 07:00:27 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/european-research-alliance-for-sustainable-development/ Project SLOPE: Ski Leans On the Promotion of the Environment https://www.sei.org/projects/slope-eng/ The SLOPE project supports ski organizations in assessing the impact of skiing on biodiversity and by integrating biodiversity management into winter sports. The SLOPE project supports ski organizations in assessing the impact of skiing on biodiversity and by integrating biodiversity management into winter sports.

]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:56:31 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/slope-eng/ Project SLOPE: suusatamine toetub elurikkusele ja tervele keskkonnale https://www.sei.org/projects/slope-est/ Projekt SLOPE aitab suusaorganisatsioonidel hinnata suusatamise mõju elusloodusele ning lõimida elurikkuse toetamise põhimõtteid talispordi juhtimisse. Projekt SLOPE aitab suusaorganisatsioonidel hinnata suusatamise mõju elusloodusele ning lõimida elurikkuse toetamise põhimõtteid talispordi juhtimisse.

]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:44:37 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/slope-est/ Project Mobilizing private investment for climate and nature https://www.sei.org/projects/mobilizing-private-investment-for-climate-and-nature/ Mobilizing private sector investment is essential for achieving climate and nature goals in lower-income and lower-middle-income countries. To contribute to these efforts, the Mobilizing Private Investment for Climate and Nature (MPICaN) project investigates how private firms make financing and investment decisions at the project level in three sectors: renewable energy, industrial decarbonization, and nature and adaptation. Mobilizing private sector investment is essential for achieving climate and nature goals in lower-income and lower-middle-income countries. To contribute to these efforts, the Mobilizing Private Investment for Climate and Nature (MPICaN) project investigates how private firms make financing and investment decisions at the project level in three sectors: renewable energy, industrial decarbonization, and nature and adaptation.

]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:56:07 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/mobilizing-private-investment-for-climate-and-nature/ Project Mapping the social and environmental impacts of lithium mining in the Americas https://www.sei.org/publications/mapping-social-environmental-impacts-lithium-mining-americas/ This report uses literature review, key informant interviews and spatial analysis to assess how lithium mining disproportionately affects vulnerable populations and ecosystems in the Americas. This report uses literature review, key informant interviews and spatial analysis to assess how lithium mining disproportionately affects vulnerable populations and ecosystems in the Americas.

]]> Sun, 30 Nov 2025 22:00:51 +0000 Alejandro Sanchez; Chris Dong; Vanessa Buenrostro; Sean Treacy https://www.sei.org/publications/mapping-social-environmental-impacts-lithium-mining-americas/ Publication Women’s Environment Assembly https://www.sei.org/events/womens-environment-assembly/ The Women’s Major Group (WMG) was founded after the 1992 Rio Earth Summit as one of the nine formal constituencies, to ensure women’s perspectives and rights were integrated into global environmental decision-making. The upcoming first Women’s Environment Assembly in this region will consolidate and amplify women’s priorities, strengthen leadership capacities, and ensure women’s voices globally inform UNEA-7 and beyond. The Women’s Major Group (WMG) was founded after the 1992 Rio Earth Summit as one of the nine formal constituencies, to ensure women’s perspectives and rights were integrated into global environmental decision-making. The upcoming first Women’s Environment Assembly in this region will consolidate and amplify women’s priorities, strengthen leadership capacities, and ensure women’s voices globally inform UNEA-7 and beyond. 

]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2025 06:00:43 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/womens-environment-assembly/ Event KRAFT – Climate-Adapted Resilience and Supply Preparedness in Sweden https://www.sei.org/projects/kraft-climate-adapted-resilience-and-supply-preparedness-in-sweden/ KRAFT is a research environment aimed at strengthening Sweden’s supply preparedness and capacity to address climate-related disruptions. The focus is on understanding and managing cascading effects between critical supply systems such as food, drinking water and energy. KRAFT is a research environment aimed at strengthening Sweden’s supply preparedness and capacity to address climate-related disruptions. The focus is on understanding and managing cascading effects between critical supply systems such as food, drinking water and energy.

]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:25:28 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/kraft-climate-adapted-resilience-and-supply-preparedness-in-sweden/ Project The Paris Agreement – interpreting the past decade and peering into the future https://www.sei.org/perspectives/the-paris-agreement-interpreting-the-past-decade-and-peering-into-the-future/ Karen Brandon sets the scene for a series of perspectives – written by researchers from SEI’s seven global centres – marking the 10-year anniversary of the landmark Paris Agreement. Karen Brandon sets the scene for a series of perspectives – written by researchers from SEI’s seven global centres – marking the 10-year anniversary of the landmark Paris Agreement. 

]]> Sun, 30 Nov 2025 16:07:22 +0000 Karen Brandon https://www.sei.org/perspectives/the-paris-agreement-interpreting-the-past-decade-and-peering-into-the-future/ Perspective Q&A: Why the Women’s Environment Assembly matters ahead of UNEA-7 https://www.sei.org/features/why-womens-environment-assembly-matters-unea7/ The Women’s Environment Assembly (WEA) is a global platform that brings together women leaders, activists, researchers and policymakers to shape environmental decision-making. It provides space for women to define shared priorities, build alliances and influence international environmental processes that have often overlooked gendered perspectives. As the region prepares to host its first-ever WEA, held as a lead-up to the United Nations Environment Assembly, SEI Africa’s Charity Mutisya spok... The Women’s Environment Assembly (WEA) is a global platform that brings together women leaders, activists, researchers and policymakers to shape environmental decision-making. It provides space for women to define shared priorities, build alliances and influence international environmental processes that have often overlooked gendered perspectives.

As the region prepares to host its first-ever WEA, held as a lead-up to the United Nations Environment Assembly, SEI Africa’s Charity Mutisya spoke with gender expert Andreea Raluca about the significance of this assembly and why it is urgently needed.

]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:14:09 +0000 Charity Waeni Mutisya https://www.sei.org/features/why-womens-environment-assembly-matters-unea7/ Feature SEI at the Bioeconomy Innovation and Investment Forum 2025 https://www.sei.org/events/sei-at-the-bioeconomy-innovation-and-investment-forum-2025/ SEI is proud to join the Bioeconomy Innovation and Investment Forum (BIIF) 2025 as one of the partner organisations. Convened by the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, the three-day forum brings together leaders from government, industry, research and finance to advance sustainable bioeconomy solutions across the region. SEI is proud to join the Bioeconomy Innovation and Investment Forum (BIIF) 2025 as one of the partner organisations. Convened by the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, the three-day forum brings together leaders from government, industry, research and finance to advance sustainable bioeconomy solutions across the region.

]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2025 06:31:06 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/sei-at-the-bioeconomy-innovation-and-investment-forum-2025/ Event Achieving a just energy transition in Kenya’s electricity sector: exploring the role of policy coherence https://www.sei.org/publications/achieving-just-energy-transition-kenyas-electricity-policy-coherence/ This SEI report presents insights on the role of policy coherence in the Kenyan government’s efforts to achieve a just energy transition in Kenya. It discusses the drivers and outcomes of policy coherence. This SEI report presents insights on the role of policy coherence in the Kenyan government’s efforts to achieve a just energy transition in Kenya. It discusses the drivers and outcomes of policy coherence.

]]> Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:30:25 +0000 Cassilde Muhoza; Philip Osano; Adis Dzebo https://www.sei.org/publications/achieving-just-energy-transition-kenyas-electricity-policy-coherence/ Publication COP30 in Belém: collective effort, constrained ambition https://www.sei.org/perspectives/cop30-collective-effort-constrained-ambition/ Held in the Amazonian city of Belém, Brazil, COP30 unfolded under intense negotiations and high expectations for tangible progress. Here, SEI experts share personal reflections from COP30, its key impacts, and what they may mean for 2026 and beyond. Held in the Amazonian city of Belém, Brazil, COP30 unfolded under intense negotiations and high expectations for tangible progress. Here, SEI experts share personal reflections from COP30, its key impacts, and what they may mean for 2026 and beyond.

]]> Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:33:34 +0000 Katy Harris; Annika Markovic; Maya Rebermark; Silvia Calderón; Mónica Trujillo; Camilo Garzón; Richard J.T. Klein; Mairon G. Bastos Lima; Toby Gardner; Katherine Browne; Annette Huber-Lee; Jane Birch; Kate Williamson https://www.sei.org/perspectives/cop30-collective-effort-constrained-ambition/ Perspective SEI partners with EU Energy Poverty Advisory Hub to tackle energy poverty in Sweden https://www.sei.org/features/sei-partners-with-epah/ SEI is pleased to announce its new role as a national subcontractor to the European Commission’s Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH), the EU’s leading initiative dedicated to eradicating energy poverty and advancing a just energy transition. SEI is pleased to announce its new role as a national subcontractor to the European Commission’s Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH), the EU’s leading initiative dedicated to eradicating energy poverty and advancing a just energy transition.

]]> Wed, 26 Nov 2025 09:06:02 +0000 Maria Cole; Jenny von Platten https://www.sei.org/features/sei-partners-with-epah/ Feature Anajia Guajira https://www.sei.org/tools/anajia-guajira/ Anajia Guajira (meaning “Guajira Observatory” in the local Wayuunaiki language) is a mapping and communication platform to foster a just transition to renewable energy in La Guajira, Colombia. Anajia Guajira (meaning “Guajira Observatory” in the local Wayuunaiki language) is a mapping and communication platform to foster a just transition to renewable energy in La Guajira, Colombia.

]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:41:46 +0000 https://www.sei.org/tools/anajia-guajira/ Tool Anajia Guajira: a just energy transition app for building community empowerment https://www.sei.org/perspectives/anajia-guajira-just-energy-transition-app/ SEI researchers have spent years studying how the Indigenous communities of La Guajira, Colombia perceive the wind energy projects proliferating across their peninsula. To ensure local residents’ views are included the decision-making process, SEI worked with the Wayuu Indigenous people to develop Anajia Guajira, a mobile app that empowers users with information about burgeoning projects in their area and means of providing feedback. SEI researchers have spent years studying how the Indigenous communities of La Guajira, Colombia perceive the wind energy projects proliferating across their peninsula.

To ensure local residents’ views are included the decision-making process, SEI worked with the Wayuu Indigenous people to develop Anajia Guajira, a mobile app that empowers users with information about burgeoning projects in their area and means of providing feedback.

]]> Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:05:57 +0000 Sophie Lehrenbaum; William Babis; José Vega Araújo; Juan Camilo Betancur Jaramillo; Reinaldo Lerma; Miquel Muñoz Cabré https://www.sei.org/perspectives/anajia-guajira-just-energy-transition-app/ Perspective Anajia Guajira https://www.sei.org/tools/anajia-guajira-es/ Anajia Guajira (que significa “Observatorio Guajira” en el idioma local Wayuunaiki) es una plataforma interactiva de visualización geoespacial que facilita el acceso a información clave para el desarrollo responsable de la energía eólica e infraestructura asociada en La Guajira, Colombia. Anajia Guajira (que significa “Observatorio Guajira” en el idioma local Wayuunaiki) es una plataforma interactiva de visualización geoespacial que facilita el acceso a información clave para el desarrollo responsable de la energía eólica e infraestructura asociada en La Guajira, Colombia.

  ]]> Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:09:41 +0000 https://www.sei.org/tools/anajia-guajira-es/ Tool Unexpected and creative paths to Ecological Citizenship https://www.sei.org/events/unexpected-and-creative-paths-to-ecological-citizenship/ Join us at Communicate 2025 in Manchester or online for a hopeful look at how inventive, collaborative practice can spark ecological citizenship. Framed by this year’s theme, Against the Odds, Sarah West and Emily Boxall showcase practical, creative methods to turn environmental concern into collective action. Join us at Communicate 2025 in Manchester or online for a hopeful look at how inventive, collaborative practice can spark ecological citizenship. Framed by this year’s theme, Against the Odds, Sarah West and Emily Boxall showcase practical, creative methods to turn environmental concern into collective action.

]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:34:04 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/unexpected-and-creative-paths-to-ecological-citizenship/ Event SEI at Retrofit Futures 2025 https://www.sei.org/events/retrofit-futures-2025/ Retrofit Futures 2025 united communities and decision-makers to showcase York’s progress toward a fair and scalable home-retrofit system. SEI’s Luke Gooding offered key insights into why locally rooted One Stop Shops are essential for accelerating climate action and supporting residents. Retrofit Futures 2025 united communities and decision-makers to showcase York’s progress toward a fair and scalable home-retrofit system. SEI’s Luke Gooding offered key insights into why locally rooted One Stop Shops are essential for accelerating climate action and supporting residents.

]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:16:16 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/retrofit-futures-2025/ Event Quiet power: how security interests shape offshore wind and marine spatial planning in Sweden https://www.sei.org/publications/quiet-power-wind-marine-spatial-planning/ Uses securitization theory and multi-level governance to analyze offshore wind in Sweden.Identifies competing discourses of offshore wind as security, risk, or routine policy across levels.Shows how EU securitization interacts with Sweden's risk-based planning and local democratic processes.Reveals how defence actors gain influence through institutional asymmetries.Highlights the need to strengthen marine spatial planning to mediate energy, environmental, and security goals. Uses securitization theory and multi-level governance to analyze offshore wind in Sweden.

Identifies competing discourses of offshore wind as security, risk, or routine policy across levels.

Shows how EU securitization interacts with Sweden's risk-based planning and local democratic processes.

Reveals how defence actors gain influence through institutional asymmetries.

Highlights the need to strengthen marine spatial planning to mediate energy, environmental, and security goals.

]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:30:42 +0000 Karina Barquet; Frans Sjölander https://www.sei.org/publications/quiet-power-wind-marine-spatial-planning/ Publication