SEI https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:54:28 +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 Kadrioru pargis valmis laudtee https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/kadrioru-pargis-valmis-laudtee/ Sun, 01 Jan 2017 23:00:00 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/kadrioru-pargis-valmis-laudtee/ Press The health and wellbeing benefits of greenspaces https://www.sei.org/projects/the-health-and-wellbeing-benefits-of-greenspaces/ This project brought together researchers to understand if more specific ‘greenspace dose’ recommendations can be made to improve health and wellbeing. This project brought together researchers to understand if more specific ‘greenspace dose’ recommendations can be made to improve health and wellbeing.

]]> Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:28:29 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/the-health-and-wellbeing-benefits-of-greenspaces/ Project BONUS RETURN https://www.sei.org/projects/bonus-return/ BONUS RETURN – reducing emissions by turning nutrients and carbon into benefits – identifies and pilots economically and environmentally efficient technologies. The solutions are socially and politically equitable, contributing to win-win solutions that address interlinked challenges in the Baltic Sea region. Farmer fertilizing arable land with phosphorus fertilizer. Photo: oticki /Getty BONUS RETURN – reducing emissions by turning nutrients and carbon into benefits – identifies and pilots economically and environmentally efficient technologies. The solutions are socially and politically equitable, contributing to win-win solutions that address interlinked challenges in the Baltic Sea region.

Farmer fertilizing arable land with phosphorus fertilizer. Photo: oticki /Getty

]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2016 10:35:16 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/bonus-return/ Project Mistra Geopolitics https://www.sei.org/projects/mistra-geopolitics/ Mistra Geopolitics aims to critically examine how the dynamics of geopolitics, human security and global environmental change interrelate. The programme concerns how our society needs to be reformed in order to address increasing resource scarcity while securing a positive development and political stability in the 21st Century – an epoch referred to as the Anthropocene. The programme is funded by Mistra, the Swedish foundation for strategic environmental research. Mistra Geopolitics aims to critically examine how the dynamics of geopolitics, human security and global environmental change interrelate.

The programme concerns how our society needs to be reformed in order to address increasing resource scarcity while securing a positive development and political stability in the 21st Century – an epoch referred to as the Anthropocene.

The programme is funded by Mistra, the Swedish foundation for strategic environmental research.

]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2017 16:40:11 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/mistra-geopolitics/ Project ENHANCE – EMAS as a nest to help and nurture circular economy https://www.sei.org/projects/enhance-emas-as-a-nest-to-help-and-nurture-circular-economy/ The ENHANCE – EMAS as a nest to help and nurture circular economy project improves implementation of regional policy instruments to increase resource efficiency through the exchange of experiences and practices on supporting the EMAS scheme registration. The ENHANCE – EMAS as a nest to help and nurture circular economy project improves implementation of regional policy instruments to increase resource efficiency through the exchange of experiences and practices on supporting the EMAS scheme registration.

]]> Mon, 10 Apr 2017 12:21:59 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/enhance-emas-as-a-nest-to-help-and-nurture-circular-economy/ Project Making the invisible, visible: engaging the public with air pollution https://www.sei.org/projects/air-pollution-public-engagement/ Air pollution is a serious threat to the health of humans and ecosystems, yet is largely invisible and so out of the public consciousness. Air pollution is a serious threat to the health of humans and ecosystems, yet is largely invisible and so out of the public consciousness.

]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2017 15:42:03 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/air-pollution-public-engagement/ Project AQD-Nairobi https://www.sei.org/projects/air-quality-sub-saharan-africa/ Air quality drivers for sub-Saharan Africa (AQD-Nairobi) aims to identify the drivers of personal and community exposure through measurements of air pollutants and air quality monitoring. Air quality drivers for sub-Saharan Africa (AQD-Nairobi) aims to identify the drivers of personal and community exposure through measurements of air pollutants and air quality monitoring. 

]]> Fri, 26 May 2017 13:41:43 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/air-quality-sub-saharan-africa/ Project Equitable Resilience in Local Institutions (ERLI) https://www.sei.org/projects/equitable-resilience-in-local-institutions-erli/ This project aimed to fill vital knowledge, policy and practice gaps on how equitable resilience can be secured through local institutions. Building on a large body of published experiences of resilience practice, it investigated how key themes linking equity and resilience play out in different social and environmental settings. This project aimed to fill vital knowledge, policy and practice gaps on how equitable resilience can be secured through local institutions. Building on a large body of published experiences of resilience practice, it investigated how key themes linking equity and resilience play out in different social and environmental settings.

]]> Wed, 05 Jul 2017 10:07:07 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/equitable-resilience-in-local-institutions-erli/ Project The AIR Network https://www.sei.org/projects/the-air-action-for-interdisciplinary-air-pollution-research-network/ The AIR (Air Pollution Interdisciplinary Research) Network is an interdisciplinary research partnership of African and European researchers and African community members, with the long-term aim of creating innovative, participatory solutions to air pollution and its effects on human health in low-resource settings in sub-Saharan Africa. The AIR (Air Pollution Interdisciplinary Research) Network is an interdisciplinary research partnership of African and European researchers and African community members, with the long-term aim of creating innovative, participatory solutions to air pollution and its effects on human health in low-resource settings in sub-Saharan Africa.

]]> Thu, 05 Jul 2018 08:42:21 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/the-air-action-for-interdisciplinary-air-pollution-research-network/ Project PEGaSus https://www.sei.org/projects/pegasus-phosphorus-management-eu/ Phosphorus (P) is an irreplaceable component of life yet it is not efficiently used/reused in agriculture, leading to grave concerns for soil and water ecosystems. Phosphorus management in pigs and poultry in the EU (PEGaSus), a project within the European Research Area NETwork on Sustainable Animal Production (ERA-NET SusAn), aims to provide solutions to balance the P cycle in pig and poultry farming. Phosphorus (P) is an irreplaceable component of life yet it is not efficiently used/reused in agriculture, leading to grave concerns for soil and water ecosystems. Phosphorus management in pigs and poultry in the EU (PEGaSus), a project within the European Research Area NETwork on Sustainable Animal Production (ERA-NET SusAn), aims to provide solutions to balance the P cycle in pig and poultry farming.

]]> Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:25:06 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/pegasus-phosphorus-management-eu/ Project RDI2CluB – Rural RDI milieus in transition towards smart Bioeconomy Clusters and Innovation Ecosystems https://www.sei.org/projects/rdi2club_eng/ Rural RDI milieus in transition towards smart Bioeconomy Clusters and Innovation Ecosystems (RDI2Club) helps rural areas in the Baltic Sea region reach their full bioeconomy potential. Rural RDI milieus in transition towards smart Bioeconomy Clusters and Innovation Ecosystems (RDI2Club) helps rural areas in the Baltic Sea region reach their full bioeconomy potential.

]]> Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:01:28 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/rdi2club_eng/ Project ENHANCE – EMAS ja ringmajandus https://www.sei.org/projects/enhance-emas-ja-ringmajandus/ Tulenevalt Euroopa Liidu eesmärkidest ringmajanduse ja ressursitõhususe valdkonnas on ellu kutsutud ENHANCE projekt, mille eesmärk on toetada avalikku sektorit EMASi rakendamise suurendamisel. Tulenevalt Euroopa Liidu eesmärkidest ringmajanduse ja ressursitõhususe valdkonnas on ellu kutsutud ENHANCE projekt, mille eesmärk on toetada avalikku sektorit EMASi rakendamise suurendamisel.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2017 11:11:27 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/enhance-emas-ja-ringmajandus/ Project Strategies for sustainable bioenergy development in Indonesia https://www.sei.org/projects/strategies-sustainable-bioenergy-development-indonesia-insist/ Strategies for Sustainable Bioenergy Development in Indonesia (INSIST) defined strategies for deployment of sustainable bioenergy in Indonesia. Indonesia has large biomass potential and policies are being defined to deal with energy and climate challenges. Strategies for Sustainable Bioenergy Development in Indonesia (INSIST) defined strategies for deployment of sustainable bioenergy in Indonesia. Indonesia has large biomass potential and policies are being defined to deal with energy and climate challenges.

]]> Mon, 26 Feb 2018 14:22:09 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/strategies-sustainable-bioenergy-development-indonesia-insist/ Project Disentangling interactions between the SDGs https://www.sei.org/projects/disentangling-interactions-sustainable-development-goals/ SEI is carrying out pioneering work to understand how the Sustainable Development Goals and their targets interact in a given context, and how these interactions affect policy priorities. In 2017 we demonstrated a practical approach for gaining a systemic and contextual perspective on the SDGs. This work supports decision-makers and practitioners faced with questions of what progress on one target mean for progress in the other targets, how to prioritize action and which other stakeholders ho... SEI is carrying out pioneering work to understand how the Sustainable Development Goals and their targets interact in a given context, and how these interactions affect policy priorities. In 2017 we demonstrated a practical approach for gaining a systemic and contextual perspective on the SDGs. This work supports decision-makers and practitioners faced with questions of what progress on one target mean for progress in the other targets, how to prioritize action and which other stakeholders hold key to progress and with whom collaboration is necessary.

]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2018 14:11:45 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/disentangling-interactions-sustainable-development-goals/ Project Towards healthy communities https://www.sei.org/projects/towards-healthy-communities/ Towards healthy communities: Citizen science for improved air quality in Nairobi (Kenya) and Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) is a project to address health problems caused by indoor and outdoor air pollution from the energy sector. Towards healthy communities: Citizen science for improved air quality in Nairobi (Kenya) and Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) is a project to address health problems caused by indoor and outdoor air pollution from the energy sector.

]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2018 07:35:03 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/towards-healthy-communities/ Project Bridging climate information gaps to strengthen capacities for climate informed decision-making in Africa https://www.sei.org/projects/bridging-climate-information-gaps-africa/ The overall goal of this project is to strengthen the capacities of relevant stakeholders in the five project countries to understand and deploy appropriate climate information and best practices to inform decision-making to support development planning to reduce vulnerability and foster a food‐secure Africa. The overall goal of this project is to strengthen the capacities of relevant stakeholders in the five project countries to understand and deploy appropriate climate information and best practices to inform decision-making to support development planning to reduce vulnerability and foster a food‐secure Africa.

]]> Thu, 07 Jun 2018 07:49:26 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/bridging-climate-information-gaps-africa/ Project International training programme on sustainable urban water and sanitation https://www.sei.org/projects/international-training-programme-on-sustainable-urban-water-and-sanitation/ SEI’s sanitation experts collaborate with NIRAS and WaterAid on the International Training Programme, ITP. This Sida-funded capacity development program is created to contribute to planning and implementation of quality sustainable urban water and sanitation services, where the rights, needs, and demands of all citizens, including those of marginalized groups, are taken into account. SEI’s sanitation experts collaborate with NIRAS and WaterAid on the International Training Programme, ITP. This Sida-funded capacity development program is created to contribute to planning and implementation of quality sustainable urban water and sanitation services, where the rights, needs, and demands of all citizens, including those of marginalized groups, are taken into account.

]]> Wed, 26 Jun 2019 15:07:52 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/international-training-programme-on-sustainable-urban-water-and-sanitation/ Project SDG interactions in Sri Lanka https://www.sei.org/projects/piloting-sdg-synergies-sri-lanka/ In partnership with the United Nations Development Program and the Centre for Poverty Analysis, SEI is piloting the SDG Synergies approach in Sri Lanka to support 2030 Agenda integration. Photo: Shihan Shan / Getty Images. In partnership with the United Nations Development Program and the Centre for Poverty Analysis, SEI is piloting the SDG Synergies approach in Sri Lanka to support 2030 Agenda integration.

Photo: Shihan Shan / Getty Images.

]]> Thu, 19 Sep 2019 10:20:31 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/piloting-sdg-synergies-sri-lanka/ Project A nexus approach to finding water sustainability https://www.sei.org/projects/a-nexus-approach-to-finding-water-sustainability/ This project helps countries in the NENA region adopt an analytical framework on the Water-Food-Energy-Climate-Ecosystem Nexus. This project helps countries in the NENA region adopt an analytical framework on the Water-Food-Energy-Climate-Ecosystem Nexus.

]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2020 17:50:22 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/a-nexus-approach-to-finding-water-sustainability/ Project South Fork Eel River https://www.sei.org/projects/south-fork-eel-river/ SEI is designing water allocation models that explicitly represent every water right and allow policymakers to assess the impact of in-stream flow requirements on water users. SEI is designing water allocation models that explicitly represent every water right and allow policymakers to assess the impact of in-stream flow requirements on water users.

]]> Tue, 05 May 2020 19:50:41 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/south-fork-eel-river/ Project