SEI https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:42:26 +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 Four local approaches to climate change adaptation https://www.sei.org/features/four-approaches-to-climate-change-adaptation/ Who bears the responsibility for climate change adaptation, and how can we manage conflicting interests? A recent RISKSEC2.0 workshop highlighted diverse strategies from four European cities. Here are the key takeaways and comparisons. Who bears the responsibility for climate change adaptation, and how can we manage conflicting interests? A recent RISKSEC2.0 workshop highlighted diverse strategies from four European cities. Here are the key takeaways and comparisons.

]]> Tue, 27 Feb 2024 08:16:48 +0000 Mathilda Englund; Karina Barquet https://www.sei.org/features/four-approaches-to-climate-change-adaptation/ Feature People and planet: addressing the interlinked challenges of climate change, poverty and hunger in Asia and the Pacific https://www.sei.org/events/people-and-planet-climate-change/ The event will bring together a diverse panel of leaders in Asia and the Pacific to reflect on the insights from the annual ESCAP-ADB-UNDP Asia-Pacific SDG Partnership Report and consider how the SDGs can help us navigate these challenging times to ensure no one is left behind. Join SEI’s Albert Salamanca as he leads discussions on the nexus of climate risk, resilience and disasters. The event will bring together a diverse panel of leaders in Asia and the Pacific to reflect on the insights from the annual ESCAP-ADB-UNDP Asia-Pacific SDG Partnership Report and consider how the SDGs can help us navigate these challenging times to ensure no one is left behind.

Join SEI’s Albert Salamanca as he leads discussions on the nexus of climate risk, resilience and disasters.

]]> Tue, 20 Feb 2024 02:51:21 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/people-and-planet-climate-change/ Event Keeping the flow: hydropower, river ecosystems and governance in northern Sweden https://www.sei.org/publications/hydropower-river-ecosystems-governance-northern-sweden/ The focus of this report is hydropower generated in the Norrbotten region of Sweden, in the larger context of the Nordic and EU regions. Recognizing hydropower’s changing role in meeting growing energy demand is crucial. The focus of this report is hydropower generated in the Norrbotten region of Sweden, in the larger context of the Nordic and EU regions. Recognizing hydropower’s changing role in meeting growing energy demand is crucial.

]]> Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:12:57 +0000 Maria Xylia; Faisal Bin Ashraf; Peter M. Rudberg; Karina Barquet; Guoyi Han https://www.sei.org/publications/hydropower-river-ecosystems-governance-northern-sweden/ Publication Nyumba yetu ya pamoja https://www.sei.org/publications/ourcommonhome-sw/ Mwongozo wa kutunza Sayari yetu hai Mpango wa pamoja kati ya Vatican na Taasisi ya Mazingira ya Stockholm Mwongozo wa kutunza Sayari yetu hai

Mpango wa pamoja kati ya Vatican na Taasisi ya Mazingira ya Stockholm

]]> Tue, 20 Feb 2024 12:12:56 +0000 https://www.sei.org/publications/ourcommonhome-sw/ Publication What you need to know about indoor air quality and social housing in the UK https://www.sei.org/features/indoor-air-quality-and-uk-housing-sector/ On 16 February 2024, the INGENIOUS project hosted a webinar focused on how we can address indoor air quality in UK homes. This event organized by the University of York and SEI brought together experts from housing, academia and government, aligning with the UK’s consultation on the 2023 Social Housing Law. On 16 February 2024, the INGENIOUS project hosted a webinar focused on how we can address indoor air quality in UK homes. This event organized by the University of York and SEI brought together experts from housing, academia and government, aligning with the UK’s consultation on the 2023 Social Housing Law.

]]> Tue, 20 Feb 2024 08:50:50 +0000 Sarah West; Jennifer Aghaji https://www.sei.org/features/indoor-air-quality-and-uk-housing-sector/ Feature Workshop: Policies for enhanced transition to sustainable energy systems in Kenya https://www.sei.org/events/workshop-policies-for-enhanced-transition-to-sustainable-energy-systems-in-kenya/ SEI partnering with the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) carried out a study to build evidence on systemic factors associated with failures and successes of policy development and implementation toward a sustainable energy transition. The study focussed on the broader economic, political, and institutional context in connection with the development and deployment of Feed-in Tariff (FiT) and renewable energy auction policies. The workshop will share the results and validate them. SEI partnering with the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) carried out a study to build evidence on systemic factors associated with failures and successes of policy development and implementation toward a sustainable energy transition. The study focussed on the broader economic, political, and institutional context in connection with the development and deployment of Feed-in Tariff (FiT) and renewable energy auction policies. The workshop will share the results and validate them.

]]> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 08:10:26 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/workshop-policies-for-enhanced-transition-to-sustainable-energy-systems-in-kenya/ Event 2024 Northern Air Quality Conference https://www.sei.org/events/2024-air-quality-conference/ Rhys Archer spoke about the Schools’ Air Quality Monitoring for Health and Education (SAMHE) project at this event, which offered new research insights from academics working on air pollution and input from other stakeholders in the sector. The conference was organised by Air Quality News. Rhys Archer spoke about the Schools’ Air Quality Monitoring for Health and Education (SAMHE) project at this event, which offered new research insights from academics working on air pollution and input from other stakeholders in the sector. The conference was organised by Air Quality News.

]]> Mon, 19 Feb 2024 15:36:25 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/2024-air-quality-conference/ Event Puesta en marcha del Fondo para Pérdidas y Daños: aprender de las perspectivas de financiadores y receptores potenciales https://www.sei.org/publications/fondo-perdidas-danos-financiadores-receptores/ This brief summarizes key points from recent research conducted to examine ways for the new Loss and Damage Fund to best achieve its aim of helping vulnerable countries respond to and recover from climate impacts. This brief summarizes key points from recent research conducted to examine ways for the new Loss and Damage Fund to best achieve its aim of helping  vulnerable countries respond to and recover from climate impacts.

]]> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:20:34 +0000 Zoha Shawoo; Inès Bakhtaoui https://www.sei.org/publications/fondo-perdidas-danos-financiadores-receptores/ Publication Rendre opérationnel le Fonds pertes et préjudices : apprendre des perspectives des financeurs et des destinataires potentiels https://www.sei.org/publications/fond-pertes-prejudices-financeurs-destinataires/ This brief summarizes key points from recent research conducted to examine ways for the new Loss and Damage Fund to best achieve its aim of helping vulnerable countries respond to and recover from climate impacts. This brief summarizes key points from recent research conducted to examine ways for the new Loss and Damage Fund to best achieve its aim of helping  vulnerable countries respond to and recover from climate impacts.

]]> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:19:20 +0000 Zoha Shawoo; Inès Bakhtaoui https://www.sei.org/publications/fond-pertes-prejudices-financeurs-destinataires/ Publication Puesta en marcha del Fondo para Pérdidas y Daños: aprender del mosaico de financiación https://www.sei.org/publications/fondo-perdidas-danos-mosaico-financiacion/ El presente (Operationalising the Loss and Damage Fund: Learning from the Funding Mosaic) informe analiza el panorama actual de financiación. El presente (Operationalising the Loss and Damage Fund: Learning from the Funding Mosaic) informe analiza el panorama actual de financiación.

]]> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:18:39 +0000 Zoha Shawoo; Inès Bakhtaoui https://www.sei.org/publications/fondo-perdidas-danos-mosaico-financiacion/ Publication تفعيل صندوق الخسائر واألرضرار: التعلّم من وجهات نظر المموّلين والمستفيدين المحتملين https://www.sei.org/publications/loss-damage-fund-financiers-recipients-arabic/ This brief summarizes key points from recent research conducted to examine ways for the new Loss and Damage Fund to best achieve its aim of helping vulnerable countries respond to and recover from climate impacts. This brief summarizes key points from recent research conducted to examine ways for the new Loss and Damage Fund to best achieve its aim of helping  vulnerable countries respond to and recover from climate impacts.

]]> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:18:24 +0000 Zoha Shawoo; Inès Bakhtaoui https://www.sei.org/publications/loss-damage-fund-financiers-recipients-arabic/ Publication Puesta en marcha del Fondo para Pérdidas y Daños: aprender de los beneficiarios previstos https://www.sei.org/publications/fondo-perdidas-danos-beneficiarios/ El informe recoge las aportaciones de quienes representan y trabajan con posibles solicitantes de fondos en gobiernos y organizaciones de todo el Sur Global. El informe recoge las aportaciones de quienes representan y trabajan con posibles solicitantes de fondos en gobiernos y organizaciones de todo el Sur Global.

]]> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:17:35 +0000 Inès Bakhtaoui; Zoha Shawoo https://www.sei.org/publications/fondo-perdidas-danos-beneficiarios/ Publication Rendre opérationnel le fonds pertes et préjudices : apprendre de la mosaïque de financements https://www.sei.org/publications/fonds-pertes-prejudices-apprendre-mosaique-financements/ Ce rapport (en englais, Operationalising the Loss and Damage Fund: Learning from the Funding Mosaic) tire des enseignements des options actuelles de financements. Ce rapport (en englais, Operationalising the Loss and Damage Fund: Learning from the Funding Mosaic) tire des enseignements des options actuelles de financements.

]]> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:17:26 +0000 Zoha Shawoo; Inès Bakhtaoui https://www.sei.org/publications/fonds-pertes-prejudices-apprendre-mosaique-financements/ Publication Rendre opérationnel le Fonds pertes et préjudices : apprendre des bénéficiaires potentiels https://www.sei.org/publications/fonds-pertes-prejudices-beneficiaires/ Ce rapport s’appuie sur les observations des représentants et des collaborateurs des gouvernements et organisations des pays du Sud susceptibles de demander à bénéficier du Fonds pertes et préjudices. Ce rapport s’appuie sur les observations des représentants et des collaborateurs des gouvernements et organisations des pays du Sud susceptibles de demander à bénéficier du Fonds pertes et préjudices.

]]> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:16:16 +0000 Inès Bakhtaoui; Zoha Shawoo https://www.sei.org/publications/fonds-pertes-prejudices-beneficiaires/ Publication لتعلّم من المستفيدين المستهدفين: تفعيل صندوق الخسائر والأضرار https://www.sei.org/publications/loss-damage-beneficiaries-arabic/ تقرير والذي يعتمد على رؤى أولئك الذين يمثلون المتقدمين المحتملين للتمويل، والذين يعملون معهم في الحكومات والمنظمات في جميع أنحاء دول الجنوب؛ تقرير والذي يعتمد على رؤى أولئك الذين يمثلون المتقدمين المحتملين للتمويل، والذين يعملون معهم في الحكومات والمنظمات في جميع أنحاء دول الجنوب؛

]]> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:15:35 +0000 Inès Bakhtaoui; Zoha Shawoo https://www.sei.org/publications/loss-damage-beneficiaries-arabic/ Publication التعلّم من فسيفساء التمويل : تفعيل صندوق الخسائر والأضرار https://www.sei.org/publications/loss-damage-fund-mosaic-arabic/ يعتمد التقرير على مصادر المعلومات الآتية: تقييم مكتبي للمؤسسات التمويلية الموجودة حالياً؛ مقابلات مع ممثلين وممثلات عن المؤسسات التمويلية الموجودة حالياً، بما ف يعتمد التقرير على مصادر المعلومات الآتية: تقييم مكتبي للمؤسسات التمويلية الموجودة حالياً؛ مقابلات مع ممثلين وممثلات عن المؤسسات التمويلية الموجودة حالياً، بما ف

]]> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:15:29 +0000 Zoha Shawoo; Inès Bakhtaoui https://www.sei.org/publications/loss-damage-fund-mosaic-arabic/ Publication Beyond Awaab’s law: priorities for indoor air quality action in the UK housing sector https://www.sei.org/events/beyond-awaabs-law-webinar/ INGENIOUS held a knowledge-sharing webinar looking at indoor air quality beyond the social housing sector, including privately rented and owner-occupied houses in the UK. Co-led by Sarah West, the SEI INGENIOUS project aims to understand how air is polluted inside our homes, schools, workplaces and throughout the UK housing sector. INGENIOUS held a knowledge-sharing webinar looking at indoor air quality beyond the social housing sector, including privately rented and owner-occupied houses in the UK.

Co-led by Sarah West, the SEI INGENIOUS project aims to understand how air is polluted inside our homes, schools, workplaces and throughout the UK housing sector.

]]> Mon, 29 Jan 2024 13:53:00 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/beyond-awaabs-law-webinar/ Event Research frontiers on the governance of the Sustainable Development Goals https://www.sei.org/publications/research-frontiers-on-the-governance-of-the-sustainable-development-goals/ This article takes stock of the 2030 Agenda and focuses on five governance areas. The authors report patchy and often primarily symbolic uptake of the global goals. Although some studies highlight individual success stories of actors and institutions to implement the goals, it remains unclear how such cases can be upscaled and develop a broader political impact to accelerate the global endeavor to achieve sustainable development. This article takes stock of the 2030 Agenda and focuses on five governance areas. The authors report patchy and often primarily symbolic uptake of the global goals. Although some studies highlight individual success stories of actors and institutions to implement the goals, it remains unclear how such cases can be upscaled and develop a broader political impact to accelerate the global endeavor to achieve sustainable development.

]]> Thu, 15 Feb 2024 22:05:33 +0000 Ivonne Lobos Alva; Thomas Hickmann; Frank Biermann; Carole-Anne Sénit; Yixian Sun; Magdalena Bexell; Mitzi Bolton; Basil Bornemann; Jecel Censoro; Aurelie Charles; Dominique Coy; Frederik Dahlmann; Mark Elder; Felicitas Fritzsche; Thiago Gehre Galvão; Jarrod Grainger-Brown; Cristina Inoue; Kristina Jönsson; Montserrat Koloffon Rosas; Kerstin Krellenberg; Enayat Moallemi; Shirin Malekpour; Dianty Ningrum; Aneliya Paneva; Lena Partzsch; Rodrigo Ramiro; Rob Raven; Eszter Szedlacsek; John Thompson; Melanie van Driel; Jéssica Viani Damasceno; Robert Webb; Sabine Weiland https://www.sei.org/publications/research-frontiers-on-the-governance-of-the-sustainable-development-goals/ Publication Green Cement Technology Tracker https://www.sei.org/tools/green-cement-technology-tracker/ The Green Cement Technology Tracker gathers public announcements of investments in technologies for the production of low-carbon cement. Tracked investments are aligned with corporate climate goals consistent with the Paris Agreement. Cement and concrete account for around 7% of global CO₂ emissions. This tracker and database are the result of a collaboration between the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA). The Green Cement Technology Tracker gathers public announcements of investments in technologies for the production of low-carbon cement. Tracked investments are aligned with corporate climate goals consistent with the Paris Agreement. Cement and concrete account for around 7% of global CO₂ emissions. This tracker and database are the result of a collaboration between the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA).

]]> Thu, 15 Feb 2024 07:39:44 +0000 https://www.sei.org/tools/green-cement-technology-tracker/ Tool Where is development finance going in Bosnia and Herzegovina? https://www.sei.org/features/where-is-development-finance-going-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina/ A new study examining five countries in the Western Balkans indicates a misalignment between development finance in the energy sector and the long-term goals of decarbonization and the Paris Agreement. In the future, it is crucial that international finance flows are directed towards renewables and sustainable, just energy investments to ensure progress. A new study examining five countries in the Western Balkans indicates a misalignment between development finance in the energy sector and the long-term goals of decarbonization and the Paris Agreement. In the future, it is crucial that international finance flows are directed towards renewables and sustainable, just energy investments to ensure progress.

]]> Thu, 15 Feb 2024 13:18:25 +0000 Anneli Sundin https://www.sei.org/features/where-is-development-finance-going-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina/ Feature