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 Fossil fuel supply and climate policy: exploring the road less taken https://www.sei.org/publications/exploring-road-less-taken/ This paper gives an overview of practical, political and ethical issues in addressing fossil fuel supply as part of climate mitigation policy. This paper gives an overview of practical, political and ethical issues in addressing fossil fuel supply as part of climate mitigation policy.

]]> Wed, 08 Aug 2018 09:18:12 +0000 Michael Lazarus; Harro van Asselt https://www.sei.org/publications/exploring-road-less-taken/ Publication Closing the global ozone yield gap: Quantification and cobenefits for multistress tolerance https://www.sei.org/publications/closing-global-ozone-yield-gap-quantification-cobenefits-multistress-tolerance/ This paper quantifies the negative impact of ozone pollution on crop yields and identifies practical short- and medium-term action that could make crops more resilient. This paper quantifies the negative impact of ozone pollution on crop yields and identifies practical short- and medium-term action that could make crops more resilient.

]]> Tue, 07 Aug 2018 14:10:08 +0000 Lisa Emberson https://www.sei.org/publications/closing-global-ozone-yield-gap-quantification-cobenefits-multistress-tolerance/ Publication State of the Baltic Sea report https://www.sei.org/publications/state-baltic-sea-report/ This State of the Baltic Sea report provides an update on the environmental situation in the Baltic Sea for the period 2011–2016. The report captures a ‘moment’ in the dynamic life history of the Baltic Sea, aiming to support an adaptive and regionally coordinated management to improve the environmental status of the Baltic Sea. This State of the Baltic Sea report provides an update on the environmental situation in the Baltic Sea for the period 2011–2016. The report captures a ‘moment’ in the dynamic life history of the Baltic Sea, aiming to support an adaptive and regionally coordinated management to improve the environmental status of the Baltic Sea.

]]> Mon, 06 Aug 2018 12:02:48 +0000 Tea Nõmmann; Heidi Tuhkanen https://www.sei.org/publications/state-baltic-sea-report/ Publication Potential environmental benefits from woodfuel transitions in Haiti: Geospatial scenarios to 2027 https://www.sei.org/publications/potential-environmental-benefits-woodfuel-transitions-haiti-geospatial-scenarios-2027/ This paper finds that current woodfuel demand may contribute to moderate levels of degradation, but it is not as severe as is typically portrayed. This paper finds that current woodfuel demand may contribute to moderate levels of degradation, but it is not as severe as is typically portrayed.

]]> Thu, 02 Aug 2018 20:24:28 +0000 Rob Bailis https://www.sei.org/publications/potential-environmental-benefits-woodfuel-transitions-haiti-geospatial-scenarios-2027/ Publication Africa Biogas Partnership Program: A review of clean cooking implementation through market development in East Africa https://www.sei.org/publications/africa-biogas-partnership-program-review-clean-cooking-implementation-market-development-east-africa/ This paper analyses the Africa Biogas Partnership Program (ABPP) in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. This paper analyses the Africa Biogas Partnership Program (ABPP) in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

]]> Thu, 02 Aug 2018 20:04:53 +0000 Rob Bailis; Anne Nyambane https://www.sei.org/publications/africa-biogas-partnership-program-review-clean-cooking-implementation-market-development-east-africa/ Publication Investing in a Green Transition https://www.sei.org/publications/investing-green-transition/ This paper presents a model representing investment-macroeconomic interactions with classical features, and finds that sectors that depend more on forward linkages are prone to lag sectors that offer backward linkages. This paper presents a model representing investment-macroeconomic interactions with classical features, and finds that sectors that depend more on forward linkages are prone to lag sectors that offer backward linkages.

]]> Thu, 02 Aug 2018 19:28:24 +0000 Eric Kemp-Benedict https://www.sei.org/publications/investing-green-transition/ Publication Examining poverty and equality in water resources planning https://www.sei.org/publications/examining-poverty-equality-water-resources-planning/ This paper describes the development of poverty-related indicators in SEI’s Water Evaluation And Planning (WEAP) tool. This paper describes the development of poverty-related indicators in SEI’s Water Evaluation And Planning (WEAP) tool.

]]> Wed, 01 Aug 2018 20:16:37 +0000 Laura Forni; Marisa Escobar; Angélica Moncada https://www.sei.org/publications/examining-poverty-equality-water-resources-planning/ Publication A philosophical justification for a novel analysis-supported, stakeholder-driven participatory process for water resources planning and decision making https://www.sei.org/publications/philosophical-justification-water-planning-process/ The authors of this paper explore early classical writing from Plato and Aristotle to find a new approach to water resource planning and decision-making. View of the central portion of the Raphael’s School of Athens painted between 1509 and 1511 in the Vatican’s Apostolic Place, depicting a supposed conversation between Plato (left) and Aristotle (right). Stanza della Segnatura, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican. The authors of this paper explore early classical writing from Plato and Aristotle to find a new approach to water resource planning and decision-making.

View of the central portion of the Raphael’s School of Athens painted between 1509 and 1511 in the Vatican’s Apostolic Place, depicting a supposed conversation between Plato (left) and Aristotle (right). Stanza della Segnatura, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican.

]]> Wed, 01 Aug 2018 14:11:16 +0000 David Purkey; Marisa Escobar; Vishal Mehta; Laura Forni; Nicholas Depsky; David Yates https://www.sei.org/publications/philosophical-justification-water-planning-process/ Publication Access to water is not equal. This framework can help https://www.sei.org/features/access-water-not-equal-framework-can-help/ SEI researchers take a first step toward water analysis that considers inequality, by developing poverty-related indicators in WEAP. SEI researchers take a first step toward water analysis that considers inequality, by developing poverty-related indicators in WEAP.

]]> Wed, 01 Aug 2018 22:57:42 +0000 Emily Yehle https://www.sei.org/features/access-water-not-equal-framework-can-help/ Feature 7 reasons why behavioural science is crucial to sustainability https://www.sei.org/features/7-reasons-why-behavioural-science-is-crucial-to-sustainability/ If environmental crisis is caused by people, then people are the solution. How can we trigger change? Insights from behavioural science provide clues. If environmental crisis is caused by people, then people are the solution. How can we trigger change? Insights from behavioural science provide clues.

]]> Tue, 31 Jul 2018 09:23:55 +0000 Ekaterina Bessonova https://www.sei.org/features/7-reasons-why-behavioural-science-is-crucial-to-sustainability/ Feature Change story: Making the leap – better health through climate action https://www.sei.org/features/better-health-climate-action-leap/ Climate change isn’t only caused by carbon dioxide emissions. Other compounds – like soot, methane, ozone and fluorinated gases – also have a big impact. While most remain in the atmosphere for less time than CO2, they can be many times more potent, and action to reduce them can lead to swift reductions in warming. SEI has helped show that cutting emissions of these short-lived climate pollutants will also significantly reduce premature deaths. Climate change isn’t only caused by carbon dioxide emissions. Other compounds – like soot, methane, ozone and fluorinated gases – also have a big impact. While most remain in the atmosphere for less time than CO2, they can be many times more potent, and action to reduce them can lead to swift reductions in warming. SEI has helped show that cutting emissions of these short-lived climate pollutants will also significantly reduce premature deaths.

]]> Tue, 31 Jul 2018 06:00:37 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/better-health-climate-action-leap/ Feature BuildERS https://www.sei.org/projects/builders/ BuildERS works on increasing the social resilience capital of European communities by co-designing processes and tools with citizens, first-responder organisations and tool developers. The project incorporates an inclusive and interactive research and analysis process, where the results are not derived ‘top-down’ but through a ‘bottom-top’ dynamic interaction. BuildERS works on increasing the social resilience capital of European communities by co-designing processes and tools with citizens, first-responder organisations and tool developers. The project incorporates an inclusive and interactive research and analysis process, where the results are not derived ‘top-down’ but through a ‘bottom-top’ dynamic interaction.

]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2020 13:19:47 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/builders/ Project Navigating the water-energy governance landscape and climate change adaptation strategies in the northern Patagonia region of Argentina https://www.sei.org/publications/navigating-water-energy-governance-landscape-climate-change-adaptation-strategies-northern-patagonia-region-argentina/ This paper uses the Robust Decision Support (RDS) framework to examine the water resource challenges for a large basin in northern Patagonia, Argentina. This paper uses the Robust Decision Support (RDS) framework to examine the water resource challenges for a large basin in northern Patagonia, Argentina.

]]> Thu, 26 Jul 2018 22:30:27 +0000 Laura Forni; Marisa Escobar; Charles A. Young; David Purkey https://www.sei.org/publications/navigating-water-energy-governance-landscape-climate-change-adaptation-strategies-northern-patagonia-region-argentina/ Publication The future of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems https://www.sei.org/publications/hyperdiverse-tropical-ecosystem-future/ An international team warns that a failure to act quickly and decisively will risk unprecedented species loss in the most diverse parts of the planet. Ancistrus steam fish. Photo: Rafael Leitao. An international team warns that a failure to act quickly and decisively will risk unprecedented species loss in the most diverse parts of the planet.

Ancistrus steam fish. Photo: Rafael Leitao.

]]> Thu, 26 Jul 2018 08:36:48 +0000 Toby Gardner https://www.sei.org/publications/hyperdiverse-tropical-ecosystem-future/ Publication Money from waste? Revamp your view on sanitation https://www.sei.org/perspectives/money-waste-revamp-view-sanitation/ Resource recovery from sanitation and waste management can be a lucrative business. You can get it up and running in your city with support of the REVAMP tool. Resource recovery from sanitation and waste management can be a lucrative business. You can get it up and running in your city with support of the REVAMP tool.

]]> Thu, 26 Jul 2018 07:01:02 +0000 Daniel Ddiba https://www.sei.org/perspectives/money-waste-revamp-view-sanitation/ Perspective Time is running out in the tropics – researchers warn of global biodiversity collapse https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/global-biodiversity-collapse/ A global biodiversity collapse is imminent unless we take urgent, concerted action to reverse species loss in the tropics, according to a major scientific study in the prestigious journal Nature. A global biodiversity collapse is imminent unless we take urgent, concerted action to reverse species loss in the tropics, according to a major scientific study in the prestigious journal Nature.

]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2018 15:05:41 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/global-biodiversity-collapse/ Press Assessment of the Cambodian National Biodigester Program https://www.sei.org/publications/assessment-cambodian-national-biodigester-program/ This paper identifies multiple changes that have undermined the initial momentum of the National Biodigester Program. This paper identifies multiple changes that have undermined the initial momentum of the National Biodigester Program.

]]> Mon, 23 Jul 2018 23:24:10 +0000 Rob Bailis https://www.sei.org/publications/assessment-cambodian-national-biodigester-program/ Publication Cambodian farmers love biogas stoves. So why aren’t they buying them anymore? https://www.sei.org/features/cambodian-farmers-love-biogas-stoves-arent-buying-anymore/ A national biodigester program was an unmitigated success – until installations plummeted. Researchers sought to find out why. A national biodigester program was an unmitigated success – until installations plummeted. Researchers sought to find out why.

]]> Tue, 24 Jul 2018 21:25:01 +0000 Emily Yehle https://www.sei.org/features/cambodian-farmers-love-biogas-stoves-arent-buying-anymore/ Feature Constraints to the capacity of smallholder farming households to adapt to climate change in South and Southeast Asia https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-adaptation-smallholder-farming-asia/ Based on discussions and interviews with almost 600 people, this paper explores how smallholder rural households can adapt to climate variability and change. Based on discussions and interviews with almost 600 people, this paper explores how smallholder rural households can adapt to climate variability and change.

]]> Thu, 19 Jul 2018 09:29:08 +0000 Clemens Grünbühel https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-adaptation-smallholder-farming-asia/ Publication Are rural youth in the Mekong region losing interest in farming? https://www.sei.org/perspectives/rural-youth-mekong-region-losing-interest-farming/ Smallholder farmers in the Mekong region face increasingly insecure farming livelihoods as land resources are drawn into the hands of developers. SEI is exploring what this means for the future of rural youth and farming. Smallholder farmers in the Mekong region face increasingly insecure farming livelihoods as land resources are drawn into the hands of developers. SEI is exploring what this means for the future of rural youth and farming.

]]> Wed, 18 Jul 2018 14:17:53 +0000 Sofie Mortensen https://www.sei.org/perspectives/rural-youth-mekong-region-losing-interest-farming/ Perspective