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 ERR: Mari Jüssi – tasuta ühistransport pärsib liiklemise arengut https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/err-mari-jussi-tasuta-uhistransport-parsib-liiklemise-arengut/ Sun, 17 Sep 2017 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/err-mari-jussi-tasuta-uhistransport-parsib-liiklemise-arengut/ Press Gender inequality is a significant barrier to sustainable development https://www.sei.org/perspectives/gender-inequality-sustainable-development/ A high-level side event at the first Asia-Pacific Ministerial Summit on the Environment in Bangkok identified the most pressing gender issues in environment-related sectors. But critical gender concerns still remain unaddressed. A high-level side event at the first Asia-Pacific Ministerial Summit on the Environment in Bangkok identified the most pressing gender issues in environment-related sectors. But critical gender concerns still remain unaddressed.

]]> Fri, 15 Sep 2017 02:13:14 +0000 Pin Pravalprukskul https://www.sei.org/perspectives/gender-inequality-sustainable-development/ Perspective Arctic change and other challenges for tomorrow’s leaders https://www.sei.org/perspectives/future-challenges/ Fifteen young people with life experience from across the world collectively identified social political upheaval and climate shifts as the two most important challenges they will face. Fifteen young people with life experience from across the world collectively identified social political upheaval and climate shifts as the two most important challenges they will face.

]]> Fri, 15 Sep 2017 06:54:03 +0000 Annika E. Nilsson https://www.sei.org/perspectives/future-challenges/ Perspective Policy booklet: understanding impacts and adaptation to high-end climate scenarios in Europe https://www.sei.org/publications/impacts-and-adaptation-climate-scenarios/ More than 150 researchers from leading scientific institutions across Europe working in three major EU-funded projects, IMPRESSIONS, HELIX and RISES-AM, have synthesized research knowledge for key policy sectors on impacts and adaptation under high-end climate change. More than 150 researchers from leading scientific institutions across Europe working in three major EU-funded projects, IMPRESSIONS, HELIX and RISES-AM, have synthesized research knowledge for key policy sectors on impacts and adaptation under high-end climate change.

 

]]> Thu, 14 Sep 2017 05:44:26 +0000 Adis Dzebo; Henrik Carlsen https://www.sei.org/publications/impacts-and-adaptation-climate-scenarios/ Publication Towards systemic and contextual priority setting for implementing the 2030 Agenda https://www.sei.org/publications/systemic-contextual-priority-setting-2030-agenda/ This open access paper presents a new approach that provides a deeper understanding of how multiple Sustainable Development Goal targets interact in a given context. This open access paper presents a new approach that provides a deeper understanding of how multiple Sustainable Development Goal targets interact in a given context.

]]> Wed, 13 Sep 2017 06:58:42 +0000 Måns Nilsson; Nina Weitz; Henrik Carlsen; Kristian Skånberg https://www.sei.org/publications/systemic-contextual-priority-setting-2030-agenda/ Publication Much at stake: the importance of training and capacity building for stakeholder engagement in evidence synthesis https://www.sei.org/publications/training-capacity-building-stakeholder-engagement-evidence-synthesis/ This journal article calls for systematic reviewers to improve networks across disciplines in relation to training, sharing experiences and course content, and ensure a consistent approach to capacity building in the conduct and use of evidence syntheses. This journal article calls for systematic reviewers to improve networks across disciplines in relation to training, sharing experiences and course content, and ensure a consistent approach to capacity building in the conduct and use of evidence syntheses.

]]> Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:23:08 +0000 Neal Haddaway https://www.sei.org/publications/training-capacity-building-stakeholder-engagement-evidence-synthesis/ Publication Understanding sustained use of ecological sanitation in rural Burkina Faso https://www.sei.org/publications/sustained-use-ecological-sanitation-burkina-faso/ Agricultural reuse of excreta is a strong driver of long-term continued use of ecological sanitation after projects end. Agricultural reuse of excreta is a strong driver of long-term continued use of ecological sanitation after projects end.

]]> Tue, 12 Sep 2017 06:29:49 +0000 Linus Dagerskog; Kim Andersson; Sarah Dickin https://www.sei.org/publications/sustained-use-ecological-sanitation-burkina-faso/ Publication Is focus on reuse the key to success in rural sanitation? https://www.sei.org/features/rural-sanitation/ Study revisiting old project sites shows value of the long view, and provides pointers for Burkina Faso’s national sanitation programme. Study revisiting old project sites shows value of the long view, and provides pointers for Burkina Faso’s national sanitation programme.

]]> Tue, 12 Sep 2017 13:28:34 +0000 Caspar Trimmer https://www.sei.org/features/rural-sanitation/ Feature Environmental impact assessment of wheat straw based alkyl polyglucosides produced using novel chemical approaches https://www.sei.org/publications/environmental-impact-assessment-wheat-straw-alkyl-polyglucosides-chemical-approaches/ This paper evaluates and quantifies the environmental performance of alkyl polyglucosides sourced from wheat straw (WS-APG), a low-cost and low-ecological impact agricultural residue, compared to that of their commercial counterpart, which is sourced from palm kernel oil and wheat grain (PW-APG). This paper evaluates and quantifies the environmental performance of alkyl polyglucosides sourced from wheat straw (WS-APG), a low-cost and low-ecological impact agricultural residue, compared to that of their commercial counterpart, which is sourced from palm kernel oil and wheat grain (PW-APG).

]]> Fri, 08 Sep 2017 10:59:33 +0000 Johan C. I. Kuylenstierna; Chris West https://www.sei.org/publications/environmental-impact-assessment-wheat-straw-alkyl-polyglucosides-chemical-approaches/ Publication Global climate adaptation governance: why is it not legally binding? https://www.sei.org/publications/global-climate-adaptation-governance-why-not-legally-binding/ This article identifies the body of rules and commitments on adaptation and suggest that there are more attempts to govern adaptation than many mitigation-focused accounts of the international climate regime would suggest. This article identifies the body of rules and commitments on adaptation and suggest that there are more attempts to govern adaptation than many mitigation-focused accounts of the international climate regime would suggest.

]]> Thu, 07 Sep 2017 22:00:00 +0000 Åsa Persson https://www.sei.org/publications/global-climate-adaptation-governance-why-not-legally-binding/ Publication Does green infrastructure represent a sound investment opportunity? https://www.sei.org/perspectives/green-infrastructure/ Will introducing green roofs, green walls, rain gardens and planting trees improve our cities? Will introducing green roofs, green walls, rain gardens and planting trees improve our cities?

]]> Fri, 08 Sep 2017 08:35:54 +0000 Steve Cinderby; Sue Bagwell https://www.sei.org/perspectives/green-infrastructure/ Perspective Evelin Piirsalu mereplastprügist Rootsi ajalehele Sveriges Natur https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/evelin-piirsalu-mereplastprugist-rootsi-ajalehele-sveriges-natur/ Thu, 07 Sep 2017 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/evelin-piirsalu-mereplastprugist-rootsi-ajalehele-sveriges-natur/ Press Enhancing resilience to extreme climate events: lessons from the 2015–2016 El Niño event in Asia and the Pacific https://www.sei.org/publications/ehancing-resilience-extreme-climate-events/ The 2015/2016 El Niño episode severely affected more than 60 million people around the world. This report summarizes the lessons learnt from the 2015-2016 El Niño event and represents a one UN approach to put these lessons into practice to reduce the impacts of future extreme climate events, and to help enhance the resilience of people across the Asia-Pacific Region. The 2015/2016 El Niño episode severely affected more than 60 million people around the world. This report summarizes the lessons learnt from the 2015-2016 El Niño event and represents a one UN approach to put these lessons into practice to reduce the impacts of future extreme climate events, and to help enhance the resilience of people across the Asia-Pacific Region.

]]> Wed, 06 Sep 2017 05:58:38 +0000 Frank Thomalla; Michael Boyland https://www.sei.org/publications/ehancing-resilience-extreme-climate-events/ Publication Using the Clean Development Mechanism for nationally determined contributions and international aviation https://www.sei.org/publications/clean-development-mechanism-nationally-determined-contributions-aviation/ This report assesses the global emissions impact of using certified emission reductions – or CERs – to achieve post-2020 climate targets. This report assesses the global emissions impact of using certified emission reductions – or CERs – to achieve post-2020 climate targets.

]]> Tue, 05 Sep 2017 22:00:00 +0000 Lambert Schneider https://www.sei.org/publications/clean-development-mechanism-nationally-determined-contributions-aviation/ Publication Transparent scenario development https://www.sei.org/publications/transparent-scenario-development/ In this correspondence in Nature Climate Change, the authors respond to a previous article which argues that scenario builders need to anticipate the political impacts of the scenarios they develop. In this correspondence in Nature Climate Change, the authors respond to a previous article which argues that scenario builders need to anticipate the political impacts of the scenarios they develop.

]]> Mon, 04 Sep 2017 05:58:55 +0000 Richard J.T. Klein; Henrik Carlsen https://www.sei.org/publications/transparent-scenario-development/ Publication New interdisciplinary research network to tackle air pollution in sub-Saharan Africa https://www.sei.org/features/air-pollution-research-africa/ This new network will engage with communities in Nairobi using theatre, visual arts, mobile phones, games, story-telling and music. This new network will engage with communities in Nairobi using theatre, visual arts, mobile phones, games, story-telling and music.

]]> Mon, 04 Sep 2017 13:51:08 +0000 Howard Cambridge https://www.sei.org/features/air-pollution-research-africa/ Feature SEI at World Water Week 2017: A full agenda https://www.sei.org/events/sei-at-world-water-week-2017-a-full-agenda/ SEI’s World Water Week activity demonstrates how water and sanitation issues run through the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development – and through SEI’s diverse research. Thu, 24 Aug 2017 13:27:12 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/sei-at-world-water-week-2017-a-full-agenda/ Event Energy and land use https://www.sei.org/publications/energy-land-use/ This paper examines land impact of terrestrial energy forms, the reduction of emissions from the use and supply of energy, and terrestrial carbon sinks. This paper examines land impact of terrestrial energy forms, the reduction of emissions from the use and supply of energy, and terrestrial carbon sinks.

]]> Thu, 31 Aug 2017 22:00:00 +0000 Francis X. Johnson https://www.sei.org/publications/energy-land-use/ Publication CoCliME https://www.sei.org/projects/coclime/ CoCliME – co-development of climate services for adaptation to changing marine ecosystems – will develop and demonstrate climate services for marine systems in Europe, focusing on five case studies. Photo: HeikeKampe / Getty Images. CoCliME – co-development of climate services for adaptation to changing marine ecosystems – will develop and demonstrate climate services for marine systems in Europe, focusing on five case studies.

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]]> Wed, 19 Sep 2018 14:43:13 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/coclime/ Project Эвелин Пийрсалу: глубокая заморозка – хороший способ сохранить излишки еды https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/%d1%8d%d0%b2%d0%b5%d0%bb%d0%b8%d0%bd-%d0%bf%d0%b8%d0%b9%d1%80%d1%81%d0%b0%d0%bb%d1%83-%d0%b3%d0%bb%d1%83%d0%b1%d0%be%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%b7%d0%b0%d0%bc%d0%be%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b7%d0%ba%d0%b0/ Исследование на тему потребления пищи показало, что в первую очередь житель Эстонии старается избегать утилизации продуктов с помощью планирования объемов пищи. Исследование на тему потребления пищи показало, что в первую очередь житель Эстонии старается избегать утилизации продуктов с помощью планирования объемов пищи.

]]> Wed, 30 Aug 2017 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/%d1%8d%d0%b2%d0%b5%d0%bb%d0%b8%d0%bd-%d0%bf%d0%b8%d0%b9%d1%80%d1%81%d0%b0%d0%bb%d1%83-%d0%b3%d0%bb%d1%83%d0%b1%d0%be%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%b7%d0%b0%d0%bc%d0%be%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b7%d0%ba%d0%b0/ Press