https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:08:32 +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/publications/robust-decision-making-under-uncertainty-for-a-moorland-ecosystems-water-resources-management-under-scenarios-of-climate-variability/ Thu, 19 Dec 2013 23:00:00 +0000 David Purkey; Marisa Escobar; Francisco Flores; Laura Forni https://www.sei.org/publications/robust-decision-making-under-uncertainty-for-a-moorland-ecosystems-water-resources-management-under-scenarios-of-climate-variability/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/greenhouse-gas-emissions-implications-of-the-keystone-xl-pipeline/ This paper examines how the proposed Keystone XL pipeline could affect global oil markets and, by increasing the supply, reduce prices and increase oil consumption, with implications for global greenhouse gas emissions. This paper examines how the proposed Keystone XL pipeline could affect global oil markets and, by increasing the supply, reduce prices and increase oil consumption, with implications for global greenhouse gas emissions.

]]> Thu, 19 Dec 2013 13:54:54 +0000 Michael Lazarus; Peter Erickson https://www.sei.org/publications/greenhouse-gas-emissions-implications-of-the-keystone-xl-pipeline/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/the-indirect-effects-of-adaptation-pathways-for-vulnerability-redistribution-in-the-colombian-coffee-sector/ This paper examines the possibility that measures taken to bolster livelihoods and adapt to climate change in one place could increase vulnerability elsewhere. This paper examines the possibility that measures taken to bolster livelihoods and adapt to climate change in one place could increase vulnerability elsewhere.

]]> Wed, 18 Dec 2013 01:42:18 +0000 Aaron Atteridge; Elise Remling https://www.sei.org/publications/the-indirect-effects-of-adaptation-pathways-for-vulnerability-redistribution-in-the-colombian-coffee-sector/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/taking-stock-of-forty-years-of-agricultural-water-management-interventions-in-smallholder-systems-of-burkina-faso/ This article reviews why agricultural water management projects have failed or succeeded in improving livelihoods, and provides recommendations to enhance the outcomes and impact of investments in AWM. This article reviews why agricultural water management projects have failed or succeeded in improving livelihoods, and provides recommendations to enhance the outcomes and impact of investments in AWM.

]]> Tue, 17 Dec 2013 03:59:18 +0000 Jennie Barron https://www.sei.org/publications/taking-stock-of-forty-years-of-agricultural-water-management-interventions-in-smallholder-systems-of-burkina-faso/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/science-practice-interactions-linked-to-climate-adaptation-in-two-contexts-municipal-planning-and-forestry-in-sweden/ This paper examines the science-practice interface in the process of adapting to climate change in society. This paper examines the science-practice interface in the process of adapting to climate change in society.

]]> Mon, 16 Dec 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Karin André https://www.sei.org/publications/science-practice-interactions-linked-to-climate-adaptation-in-two-contexts-municipal-planning-and-forestry-in-sweden/ Publication https://www.sei.org/features/sugarcane-rural-livelihoods-sierra-leone-connecting-households/ SEI is surveying local communities to gauge the impact of the Makeni bioenergy project – and the shift from subsistence farming to industrial agriculture – on the rural poor. SEI is surveying local communities to gauge the impact of the Makeni bioenergy project – and the shift from subsistence farming to industrial agriculture – on the rural poor.

]]> Sat, 14 Dec 2013 18:52:46 +0000 Marion Davis https://www.sei.org/features/sugarcane-rural-livelihoods-sierra-leone-connecting-households/ Feature https://www.sei.org/publications/going-from-narrative-to-number-indicator-driven-scenario-quantification/ This chapter discusses how scenario modelling for socioecological systems can be made more coherent and manageable, drawing on the experience of SEI researchers. This chapter discusses how scenario modelling for socioecological systems can be made more coherent and manageable, drawing on the experience of SEI researchers.

]]> Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:05:58 +0000 Eric Kemp-Benedict https://www.sei.org/publications/going-from-narrative-to-number-indicator-driven-scenario-quantification/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/mainstreaming-sustainable-energy-access-into-national-development-planning-the-case-of-ethiopia/ This paper explores how Ethiopia could better meet rural energy needs by mainstreaming decentralized renewable energy options into its development planning process. This paper explores how Ethiopia could better meet rural energy needs by mainstreaming decentralized renewable energy options into its development planning process.

]]> Thu, 12 Dec 2013 16:41:09 +0000 Fiona Lambe; Patricia Vilchis Tella; Marion Davis https://www.sei.org/publications/mainstreaming-sustainable-energy-access-into-national-development-planning-the-case-of-ethiopia/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/assessment-of-adaptation-needs-policies-and-priorities-cases-from-indonesian-islands/ This scoping assessment presents an overview of the needs of small islands in Indonesia in adapting to the impacts of climate change and climate variability. This scoping assessment presents an overview of the needs of small islands in Indonesia in adapting to the impacts of climate change and climate variability.

]]> Tue, 10 Dec 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Albert Salamanca https://www.sei.org/publications/assessment-of-adaptation-needs-policies-and-priorities-cases-from-indonesian-islands/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/towards-a-revised-planetary-boundary-for-consumptive-freshwater-use-role-of-environmental-flow-requirements/ This article advances the assessment of a planetary boundary for human freshwater consumption, and finds that respecting aquatic ecosystem needs yields a lower boundary than previously suggested. This article advances the assessment of a planetary boundary for human freshwater consumption, and finds that respecting aquatic ecosystem needs yields a lower boundary than previously suggested.

]]> Mon, 09 Dec 2013 03:02:07 +0000 Johan Rockström; Holger Hoff https://www.sei.org/publications/towards-a-revised-planetary-boundary-for-consumptive-freshwater-use-role-of-environmental-flow-requirements/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/aid-with-blinkers-environmental-governance-of-uranium-mining-in-niger/ This paper argues that environmental issues related to extractive industries have been a ‘blind spot’ in the aid portfolio, due to a ‘crisis discourse’ on Niger and the geopolitical interests of donors. This paper argues that environmental issues related to extractive industries have been a ‘blind spot’ in the aid portfolio, due to a ‘crisis discourse’ on Niger and the geopolitical interests of donors.

]]> Mon, 09 Dec 2013 02:52:33 +0000 Rasmus Kløcker Larsen https://www.sei.org/publications/aid-with-blinkers-environmental-governance-of-uranium-mining-in-niger/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/technology-innovation-in-the-indian-clean-cooking-sector-identifying-critical-gaps-in-enabling-conditions/ This study assesses the Indian clean cooking sector as a technical innovation system and suggests new ways to stimulate the development of a healthy, self-sustaining market for clean cooking products. This study assesses the Indian clean cooking sector as a technical innovation system and suggests new ways to stimulate the development of a healthy, self-sustaining market for clean cooking products.

]]> Sun, 08 Dec 2013 07:57:16 +0000 Måns Nilsson; Aaron Atteridge; Nina Weitz https://www.sei.org/publications/technology-innovation-in-the-indian-clean-cooking-sector-identifying-critical-gaps-in-enabling-conditions/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/environmental-and-vegetation-drivers-of-seasonal-co2-fluxes-in-a-sub-arctic-forest-mire-ecotone/ Environmental and Vegetation Drivers of Seasonal CO2 Fluxes in a Sub-arctic Forest–Mire Ecotone Environmental and Vegetation Drivers of Seasonal CO2 Fluxes in a Sub-arctic Forest–Mire Ecotone

]]> Mon, 02 Dec 2013 23:42:51 +0000 Andreas Heinemeyer https://www.sei.org/publications/environmental-and-vegetation-drivers-of-seasonal-co2-fluxes-in-a-sub-arctic-forest-mire-ecotone/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/pig-production-in-the-neman-nemunas-river-basin-a-study-on-transboundary-measures-institutional-capacity-bio-security-and-local-development/ This study examines pig farming in the Neman/Nemunas river basin, focusing on the implications for environmental governance of the diversity of the sector and the growing dominance of industrial-scale, often foreign-owned farms. This study examines pig farming in the Neman/Nemunas river basin, focusing on the implications for environmental governance of the diversity of the sector and the growing dominance of industrial-scale, often foreign-owned farms.

]]> Mon, 02 Dec 2013 19:54:16 +0000 Maria Osbeck; Kim Andersson https://www.sei.org/publications/pig-production-in-the-neman-nemunas-river-basin-a-study-on-transboundary-measures-institutional-capacity-bio-security-and-local-development/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/institutionalizing-gender-equality-in-disaster-risk-reduction/ This report, commissioned by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), examines gender differences in vulnerability to climate change and to disasters, as well as appropriate institutional responses. This report, commissioned by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), examines gender differences in vulnerability to climate change and to disasters, as well as appropriate institutional responses.

]]> Sun, 01 Dec 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Marcus Carson; Elise Remling; Åse Johannessen https://www.sei.org/publications/institutionalizing-gender-equality-in-disaster-risk-reduction/ Publication https://www.sei.org/features/counting-uncountable-discussion-ecosystem-services-pavan-sukhdev/ A seminar with the ‘green economics’ expert hosted by SEI, SIANI and partners focused on the role of ecosystem services in our economy and how to include their value in the financial systems we use. A seminar with the ‘green economics’ expert hosted by SEI, SIANI and partners focused on the role of ecosystem services in our economy and how to include their value in the financial systems we use.

]]> Mon, 02 Dec 2013 20:43:18 +0000 Ekaterina Bessonova https://www.sei.org/features/counting-uncountable-discussion-ecosystem-services-pavan-sukhdev/ Feature https://www.sei.org/publications/the-role-of-water-harvesting-to-achieve-sustainable-agricultural-intensification-and-resilience-against-water-related-shocks-in-sub-saharan-africa/ Poverty alleviation in rural areas is a top priority for social and economic development, particularly against a backdrop of rising populations up to 2050 and to meet growing food demands in a rapidly urbanizing world. Poverty alleviation in rural areas is a top priority for social and economic development, particularly against a backdrop of rising populations up to 2050 and to meet growing food demands in a rapidly urbanizing world.

]]> Sat, 30 Nov 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Louise Karlberg; Yihun Dile https://www.sei.org/publications/the-role-of-water-harvesting-to-achieve-sustainable-agricultural-intensification-and-resilience-against-water-related-shocks-in-sub-saharan-africa/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/addressing-climate-change-in-local-water-agency-plans-demonstrating-a-simplified-robust-decision-making-approach-in-the-california-sierra-foothills/ This report describes the Robust Decision Making approach for planning under deep uncertainty and its application in a study in the California Sierra Nevada Mountains. This report describes the Robust Decision Making approach for planning under deep uncertainty and its application in a study in the California Sierra Nevada Mountains.

]]> Thu, 28 Nov 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Vishal Mehta https://www.sei.org/publications/addressing-climate-change-in-local-water-agency-plans-demonstrating-a-simplified-robust-decision-making-approach-in-the-california-sierra-foothills/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/innovation-niche-stability-with-a-short-term-policy-intervention/ This article presents an agent-based model designed to investigate the emergence of innovation niches. This article presents an agent-based model designed to investigate the emergence of innovation niches.

]]> Thu, 28 Nov 2013 23:00:00 +0000 Richard Taylor https://www.sei.org/publications/innovation-niche-stability-with-a-short-term-policy-intervention/ Publication https://www.sei.org/features/new-report-looks-challenges-costs-benefits-providing-water-sustainable-development/ Sustainable development will be impossible without significant changes in how we use the world’s freshwater resources; but what we invest in making these changes will be more than compensated by the social, economic and environmental benefits, according to a new report published by the United Nations University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) and the UN Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD), with input from SEI experts. Sustainable development will be impossible without significant changes in how we use the world’s freshwater resources; but what we invest in making these changes will be more than compensated by the social, economic and environmental benefits, according to a new report published by the United Nations University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) and the UN Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD), with input from SEI experts.

]]> Thu, 28 Nov 2013 09:04:40 +0000 Caspar Trimmer https://www.sei.org/features/new-report-looks-challenges-costs-benefits-providing-water-sustainable-development/ Feature