https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:07:12 +0000 en hourly 1 https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cropped-favicon-20180207-2-150x150.jpg?modtime= https://www.sei.org/ 32 32 https://www.sei.org/features/shrinking-glaciers-wetlands-floodplains-weap-2015/ Recent SEI projects have added major new features to the water systems modelling software and made it up to 100 times faster; now these enhancements are available to users worldwide. Recent SEI projects have added major new features to the water systems modelling software and made it up to 100 times faster; now these enhancements are available to users worldwide.

]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2015 22:02:43 +0000 Marion Davis https://www.sei.org/features/shrinking-glaciers-wetlands-floodplains-weap-2015/ Feature https://www.sei.org/features/qa-adis-dzebo-private-finance-climate-adaptation-developing-countries/ Many people are putting their faith in private finance – particularly international private finance streams such as foreign direct investment and loans – to finance climate adaptation in LDCs and SIDS, but this faith may be misplaced. Many people are putting their faith in private finance – particularly international private finance streams such as foreign direct investment and loans – to finance climate adaptation in LDCs and SIDS, but this faith may be misplaced.

]]> Wed, 02 Sep 2015 12:19:01 +0000 Caspar Trimmer https://www.sei.org/features/qa-adis-dzebo-private-finance-climate-adaptation-developing-countries/ Feature https://www.sei.org/publications/assessing-carbon-lock-in/ This paper presents a systematic approach for gauging carbon lock-in risks associated with major energy-consuming assets. This paper presents a systematic approach for gauging carbon lock-in risks associated with major energy-consuming assets.

]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2015 19:09:25 +0000 Sivan Kartha; Michael Lazarus; Peter Erickson; Kevin Tempest https://www.sei.org/publications/assessing-carbon-lock-in/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/developing-cost-effective-field-assessments-of-carbon-stocks-in-human-modified-tropical-forests/ This article published in the open access journal PLOS ONE offers guidance for tropical countries on how to carry out cost-effective one-off field assessments of forest carbon stocks. This article published in the open access journal PLOS ONE offers guidance for tropical countries on how to carry out cost-effective one-off field assessments of forest carbon stocks.

]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2015 10:29:14 +0000 Toby Gardner https://www.sei.org/publications/developing-cost-effective-field-assessments-of-carbon-stocks-in-human-modified-tropical-forests/ Publication https://www.sei.org/perspectives/menstruation-and-sanitation-revolution-talk/ Careful planning and more research are needed to make sure the menstrual hygiene and sustainable sanitation agendas are mutually supportive. Careful planning and more research are needed to make sure the menstrual hygiene and sustainable sanitation agendas are mutually supportive.

]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2015 05:48:06 +0000 Madeleine Fogde https://www.sei.org/perspectives/menstruation-and-sanitation-revolution-talk/ Perspective https://www.sei.org/publications/the-sei-initiative-on-the-water-energy-and-food-nexus/ The new SEI Initiative on the Water, Energy and Food Nexus investigates cross sector links between water, energy, and food to support those who govern and manage these systems to work together to meet human aspirations sustainably. The new SEI Initiative on the Water, Energy and Food Nexus investigates cross sector links between water, energy, and food to support those who govern and manage these systems to work together to meet human aspirations sustainably.

]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2015 06:18:46 +0000 Eric Kemp-Benedict; Annette Huber-Lee https://www.sei.org/publications/the-sei-initiative-on-the-water-energy-and-food-nexus/ Publication https://www.sei.org/features/qa-amadou-allahoury-breaking-silos-water-food-sectors/ Water is required for all stages of food production – from growing to preparation, and it is no surprise that 70% of all fresh water withdrawals are used for agricultural purposes. Yet water and agriculture actions in most of the regions often operate with little or no coordination. Water is required for all stages of food production – from growing to preparation, and it is no surprise that 70% of all fresh water withdrawals are used for agricultural purposes. Yet water and agriculture actions in most of the regions often operate with little or no coordination.

]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2015 10:49:47 +0000 Ekaterina Bessonova; Anna Löfdahl https://www.sei.org/features/qa-amadou-allahoury-breaking-silos-water-food-sectors/ Feature https://www.sei.org/publications/how-pervasive-is-biotic-homogenization-in-human-modified-tropical-forest-landscapes/ Mon, 24 Aug 2015 07:30:09 +0000 Toby Gardner https://www.sei.org/publications/how-pervasive-is-biotic-homogenization-in-human-modified-tropical-forest-landscapes/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/has-joint-implementation-reduced-ghg-emissions-lessons-learned-for-the-design-of-carbon-market-mechanisms-brief/ This policy brief summarizes a systematic evaluation of the environmental integrity of JI in the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, 2008–2012. This policy brief summarizes a systematic evaluation of the environmental integrity of JI in the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, 2008–2012.

]]> Sun, 23 Aug 2015 22:00:00 +0000 Anja Kollmuss; Lambert Schneider https://www.sei.org/publications/has-joint-implementation-reduced-ghg-emissions-lessons-learned-for-the-design-of-carbon-market-mechanisms-brief/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/has-joint-implementation-reduced-ghg-emissions-lessons-learned-for-the-design-of-carbon-market-mechanisms/ This study systematically evaluates the environmental integrity of Joint Implementation (JI) in the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. This study systematically evaluates the environmental integrity of Joint Implementation (JI) in the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol.

]]> Sun, 23 Aug 2015 22:00:00 +0000 Anja Kollmuss; Lambert Schneider https://www.sei.org/publications/has-joint-implementation-reduced-ghg-emissions-lessons-learned-for-the-design-of-carbon-market-mechanisms/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/perverse-effects-of-carbon-markets-on-hfc-23-and-sf6-abatement-projects-in-russia/ This article examines how the ability to generate additional Joint Implementation credits may have affected waste gas generation at chemical plants in Russia. This article examines how the ability to generate additional Joint Implementation credits may have affected waste gas generation at chemical plants in Russia.

]]> Sun, 23 Aug 2015 22:00:00 +0000 Anja Kollmuss; Lambert Schneider https://www.sei.org/publications/perverse-effects-of-carbon-markets-on-hfc-23-and-sf6-abatement-projects-in-russia/ Publication https://www.sei.org/features/sei-world-water-week-2015-celebrating-25-years-convenor/ This year World Water Week in Stockholm celebrates its 25th anniversary. World Water Week originally began as the Stockholm Water Symposium in 1991 and has been convened annually ever since. In 2001, it took on the name World Water Week in Stockholm. Past conferences have placed continued focus on specific aspects of the world’s escalating water challenges. This year’s theme is Water for Development. Sat, 22 Aug 2015 20:00:00 +0000 Anna Löfdahl https://www.sei.org/features/sei-world-water-week-2015-celebrating-25-years-convenor/ Feature https://www.sei.org/publications/tackling-biomass-scarcity-from-vicious-to-virtuous-cycles-in-sub-saharan-africa/ Current adaptation strategies to biomass scarcity in sub-Saharan Africa tend to lock communities into vicious cycles of over-exploitation of biomass from forests and croplands, concurrent degradation and consequently even less biomass availability. Current adaptation strategies to biomass scarcity in sub-Saharan Africa tend to lock communities into vicious cycles of over-exploitation of biomass from forests and croplands, concurrent degradation and consequently even less biomass availability.

]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2015 10:42:14 +0000 Holger Hoff; Louise Karlberg; Francisco Flores https://www.sei.org/publications/tackling-biomass-scarcity-from-vicious-to-virtuous-cycles-in-sub-saharan-africa/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/participation-and-learning-for-climate-change-adaptation-a-case-study-of-the-swedish-forestry-sector/ This book chapter explores the role of learning and participation in advancing climate change adaptation. This book chapter explores the role of learning and participation in advancing climate change adaptation.

]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2015 08:31:46 +0000 Åsa Gerger Swartling; Oskar Wallgren; Richard J.T. Klein; Johanna Ulmanen https://www.sei.org/publications/participation-and-learning-for-climate-change-adaptation-a-case-study-of-the-swedish-forestry-sector/ Publication https://www.sei.org/features/joint-implementation-undermined-global-climate-ambition-study-finds/ The first in-depth review of JI’s environmental integrity shows about three-quarters of credits may not represent actual emission reductions, and their use to meet mitigation targets may have increased emissions by about 600 million tonnes. The findings are directly relevant to ongoing UN climate talks. The first in-depth review of JI’s environmental integrity shows about three-quarters of credits may not represent actual emission reductions, and their use to meet mitigation targets may have increased emissions by about 600 million tonnes. The findings are directly relevant to ongoing UN climate talks.

]]> Fri, 14 Aug 2015 04:37:30 +0000 Marion Davis https://www.sei.org/features/joint-implementation-undermined-global-climate-ambition-study-finds/ Feature https://www.sei.org/features/memoriam-nick-sonntag-seis-third-executive-director/ Nicholas (Nick) Sonntag, a Canadian engineer, expert in sustainable development internationally, and SEI Executive Director 1996–1999, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at home in Gibsons, BC, on 27 June 2015. He was 67. Nicholas (Nick) Sonntag, a Canadian engineer, expert in sustainable development internationally, and SEI Executive Director 1996–1999, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at home in Gibsons, BC, on 27 June 2015. He was 67.

]]> Thu, 13 Aug 2015 09:33:28 +0000 Ian Caldwell https://www.sei.org/features/memoriam-nick-sonntag-seis-third-executive-director/ Feature https://www.sei.org/publications/addressing-the-risk-of-double-counting-emission-reductions-under-the-unfccc/ This article discusses options and makes recommendations for rules to address double counting of emission reductions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This article discusses options and makes recommendations for rules to address double counting of emission reductions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2015 22:00:00 +0000 Anja Kollmuss; Michael Lazarus; Lambert Schneider https://www.sei.org/publications/addressing-the-risk-of-double-counting-emission-reductions-under-the-unfccc/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/emergence-of-polycentric-climate-governance-and-its-future-prospects/ This perspective article examines the shift from a top-down, UNFCCC-centred approach to climate governance, to a more diversified, multi-level approach, and addresses the challenge of ensuring that expectations remain grounded in evidence. This perspective article examines the shift from a top-down, UNFCCC-centred approach to climate governance, to a more diversified, multi-level approach, and addresses the challenge of ensuring that expectations remain grounded in evidence.

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2015 17:37:30 +0000 Harro van Asselt https://www.sei.org/publications/emergence-of-polycentric-climate-governance-and-its-future-prospects/ Publication https://www.sei.org/features/qa-kaja-peterson-protecting-absolutely-vital-pollinators/ Experts working under the auspices of the United Nations are preparing an assessment of pollinators and food production to inform decision-making and the post-2015 development agenda. Experts working under the auspices of the United Nations are preparing an assessment of pollinators and food production to inform decision-making and the post-2015 development agenda.

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2015 16:47:37 +0000 Helen Saarniit https://www.sei.org/features/qa-kaja-peterson-protecting-absolutely-vital-pollinators/ Feature https://www.sei.org/perspectives/bottom-up-climate-action/ As national pledges towards the Paris climate agreement fall short of 2°C-level ambition, hopes have built that innovative actions by governments, businesses and civil society will fill the gap. Can they deliver? As national pledges towards the Paris climate agreement fall short of 2°C-level ambition, hopes have built that innovative actions by governments, businesses and civil society will fill the gap. Can they deliver?

]]> Sun, 09 Aug 2015 20:00:00 +0000 Harro van Asselt https://www.sei.org/perspectives/bottom-up-climate-action/ Perspective