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Gendered experiences of adaptation to drought: patterns of change in El Sauce, Nicaragua

Lisa Segnestam — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 21:42:59 +0000

Vulnerability is highly diverse and locally specific. This analysis is based on a qualitative case study in a drought-stricken part of northwest Nicaragua, and interprets gender differentiations in vulnerability in the interplay between structures and resources.

Global water governance and climate change: Identifying innovative arrangements for adaptive transformation

Annemarieke de Bruin — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 21:14:36 +0000

This CADWAGO paper analyses nine water governance case studies to help illustrate some of the underlying perspectives and implementations that underpin promising configurations in water governance.

Scaling up rooftop solar power in India: The potential of solar municipal bonds

Gregor Vulturius — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 09:46:39 +0000

This paper proposes the use of municipal bonds to support the scale-up of rooftop solar in India, and details how such bonds could be designed and implemented.

Establishing scaled-up crediting program baselines under the Paris Agreement

Derik Broekhoff; Lambert Schneider — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 09:55:42 +0000

This report offers guidance and identifies options for developing baselines for scaled-up crediting programs under the Paris Agreement.

The influence of social movements on policies that constrain fossil fuel supply

Georgia Piggot — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 09:47:42 +0000

This journal article describes the growing movement to restrain fossil fuel development and explores the role it plays in climate change policy-making.

Downshifting in the fast lane: a post-Keynesian model of a consumer-led transition

Emily Ghosh; Eric Kemp-Benedict — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 09:26:01 +0000

This article presents a post-Keynesian model for studying the potential implications of the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Towards a climate test for industry: assessing a gas-based methanol plant

Peter Erickson; Michael Lazarus — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 09:09:33 +0000

This discussion brief explores the possibility of a “climate test” for new industrial development by focusing on a case study in the U.S. State of Washington.

Opening public lands and waters to fossil fuel extraction could have major climate consequences

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 12:27:13 +0000

Ending the production of coal, oil and natural gas from public lands and waters could significantly reduce the United States’ CO2 emissions, according to a new study from the Stockholm Environment Institute.

SEI Asia urbanization initiative takes shape with launch of cities report

Jamie Kemsey — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 17:57:01 +0000

Amid unprecedented urban growth across Asia, SEI Asia Centre Director Niall O’Connor launched the SEI authored report Building Thriving Low-Carbon Cities: An Overview of Policy Options for National Governments in Kuala Lumpur on 3 February at the 9th Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF).

Mechanisms and indicators for assessing the impact of biofuel feedstock production on ecosystem services

Caroline Ochieng; Francis X. Johnson; Anne Nyambane — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 12:53:14 +0000

This paper synthesizes the current knowledge about the impact of biofuels on ecosystem services.

SUMERNET contributes to Mekong Environment Ministers meeting

Jamie Kemsey — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 18:00:18 +0000

SEI Asia’s SUMERNET (Sustainable Mekong Research Network) programme informed the recent Greater Mekong Region’s Fifth Environment Ministers meeting, held recently in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Lena Ek is the new Chair of Mistra Geopolitics

Sat, 10 Mar 2018 16:13:46 +0000

Former Swedish Minister for the Environment, Lena Ek is the new chairperson of the multidisciplinary research programme, Mistra Geopolitics.

Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation

Thu, 22 Jan 2015 23:30:03 +0000

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UNESCAP) in Bangkok initiated this working group on increasing economic and technical cooperation to address shared vulnerabilities and risks.

Hållbara Hökarängens fördjupade miljösatsning – slutrapport

Katarina Axelsson — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 13:56:55 +0000

Hållbara Hökarängens fördjupade miljösatsning – del 2 är ett initiativ kring hållbar stadsutveckling som drivits av det kommunala bostadsbolaget Stockholmshem i samarbete med Sustainable Innovation (SUST) med delfinansiering från Energimyndigheten.

Partnerships for child health: capitalising on links between the sustainable development goals

Måns Nilsson — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 11:11:52 +0000

How can an SDGs interactions framework help identify opportunities for cross-sectoral collaboration for child health?

Building thriving, low-carbon cities: an overview of policy options for national governments

Emily Yehle — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 07:45:27 +0000

A new report from the Coalition for Urban Transitions – and authored by SEI – could help national governments transform the way cities work.

Biofuels in Malawi: local impacts of feedstock production and policy implications

Francis X. Johnson; Anne Nyambane — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 20:33:54 +0000

An assessment of whether sugarcane and jatropha production have helped tackle poverty in rural Malawi.

Routledge Handbook of Southeast Asian Development

Tue, 06 Feb 2018 20:10:02 +0000

This Handbook traces the uneven experiences that have accompanied development in Southeast Asia.

Sugarcane as a renewable resource for sustainable futures

Francis X. Johnson; Anne Nyambane — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 20:09:36 +0000

Sugarcane is the main source of the world’s sugar, and is grown widely in the tropics and sub-tropics. But it also offers an important source of renewable energy and bio-based materials. In this book chapter, the authors discuss the role of sugarcane as a renewable resource for sustainable development.

Kalama methanol plant could increase global GHG emissions

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 09:19:15 +0000

A proposed methanol plant in Washington State could increase global greenhouse gas emissions and is likely inconsistent with a low-carbon future, according to a new report from the Stockholm Environment Institute.