Perspectives

An Indigenous health worker wearing traditional headdress and a face mask assists an elderly woman, who is also wearing a mask. A nurse in a white coat stands on the other side, helping to support the woman.

Perspective / Climate crises disproportionately burden caregivers, yet G20 policies overlook their needs, risking greater harm without inclusive, care-sensitive planning.

13 November 2024 / About Adaptation, Disaster risk, Participation, Public policy and Wellbeing

A woman bends to tend a metal pot on a metal cooking stove, with bright orange headkerchief and pink dress under a paisley blue-and-white shawl.

The adoption of renewable energy is transforming women’s lives in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands

Perspective / By reducing cooking time and fuel collection burdens, energy-efficient wood-burning stoves and biogas have empowered women.

13 November 2024 / About Household energy, Pollution and Sustainable lifestyles

A corrugated metal tube with a hanging rusty metal door stands on flat red dirt with trees in the far distance and a rusty tractor.

Advancing climate finance for climate-resilient sanitation

Perspective / Recognizing an urgent need for climate-resilient sanitation projects, the Green Climate Fund has developed new guidelines that provide practical guidance.

11 November 2024 / About Finance and Sanitation

A lamb spray painted in red with the number

Guest article in SDG Knowledge Hub: harnessing a One Health approach to food systems transformation

Perspective / SEI's Cleo Verkuijl calls for a comprehensive approach to food system reform that supports climate, public health, animal welfare and ecosystems all at once.

7 November 2024 / About Climate policy, Food and agriculture, Mitigation and Public policy

Hand using Air ventilation controller panel with display at home. Smart home system

Making homes breathe better improves climate and human health

Perspective / On World Ventilate Day 2024, SEI researcher Luke Gooding emphasizes the importance of ventilation during retrofitting to meet net-zero goals.

7 November 2024 / About Cities and Household energy

A winding stone pathway leading to a small white chapel on top of a rugged, rocky peninsula jutting into the blue ocean, surrounded by steep cliffs and crashing waves.

SEI voices: how updated NDCs can accelerate climate action

Perspective / From sanitation to food systems, improved Nationally Determined Contributions can unlock untapped climate action, say SEI experts.

6 November 2024 / About Climate policy, Mitigation, Public policy, Sanitation and Sustainable Development Goals

Three youth advocates standing in front of a conference screen displaying “4th ASEAN Environmental Law Conference: Using Law to Protect Environmental Rights in ASEAN.” They are in Bangkok, Thailand, participating in discussions about environmental rights and policies in Southeast Asia.

Speaking truth to power: the journey of youth in bolstering environmental rights in Southeast Asia

Perspective / Youth play a vital role in addressing environmental crises yet they face major barriers in policymaking arenas.

1 November 2024 / About Climate policy, Disaster risk, Participation and Wellbeing

Solar panels with a city skyline in the background at sunset, symbolizing the shift to renewable energy in urban Southeast Asia.

Feeling the momentum for climate action in Southeast Asia and beyond

Perspective / Despite challenges, a recent multi-stakeholder discussion reveals optimism and a call for transformative policies to drive resilience and decarbonization.

29 October 2024 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster risk, Finance and Renewables

Informal stilt housing made of corrugated metal sheets and concrete blocks extends over a murky, greenish water body. Clothes hang from a line in front of the dwellings.

From COP29 to COP30: accelerating adaptation and avoiding further delays

Perspective / Richard J.T. Klein and Adèle Tanguy call for urgent, collective action on climate adaptation, bridging the gap between ambition and implementation by COP30.

17 October 2024 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster risk and Finance