Perspectives

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Key ingredients for successful food systems transformation in Eastern Europe

Perspective / Ieva Galkyté and Mark Driscoll outline five major considerations for transforming Eastern European food systems in line with the EU Farm to Fork (F2F) Strategy.

16 October 2024 / About Climate policy, Food and agriculture and Sustainable lifestyles

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Why we need to talk about older people and climate change in Africa

Perspective / Gary Haq in The Conversation: governments and institutions must collect more data on how climate change impacts older adults to develop inclusive policies.

30 September 2024 / About Adaptation, Climate policy and Wellbeing

A large group of people in traditional, colourful clothing participating in an event outdoors. The crowd is gathered in a circle, some holding flags, with trees and tents visible in the background under a hazy sky.

Brackets of power: the fight for environmental justice in Southeast Asia

Perspective / As ASEAN develops its declaration on environmental rights, brackets become a battleground for the future of people and the planet.

30 September 2024 / About Adaptation and Participation

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Dikes won’t do: why Europe is failing to reduce flood risks

Perspective / In this perspective, SEI's Janne Parviainen argues that the impacts of Storm Boris show why Europe must rethink its approach to addressing rising flood risks.

23 September 2024 / About Adaptation, Cities and Disaster risk

A group of people engaged in a discussion around a table during a wetland conservation training. Participants, including men and women of various ages, are gathered closely, with one person writing on a large sheet of paper placed in the centre.

Community action plans improve wetland management in the upper Chindwin Basin in Myanmar

Perspective / SEI is working with local communities in the wetlands of Myanmar’s Upper Chindwin Basin to promote biodiversity conservation and resource management.

13 September 2024 / About Adaptation, Ecosystems and Water resources

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Bringing local voice, equity and equality in managing water storage systems in the Mekong Region

Perspective / Chea Sameang and Ridhi Saluja share perspectives on how water storage mechanisms in the Mekong Region can be more equitable and inclusive.

12 September 2024 / About Disaster risk, Food and agriculture, Participation and Water resources

A group of people stand around seated people, with a sign for Ethiopia, Delegates from the LDC Group, including chair Gebru Jember Endalew, IIED's Achala Abeysinghe and Tuvalu environment ambassador Ian Fry discuss the revised APA text, Bonn, May 2017 (Photo: IISD/ENB/Kiara Worth)

Three types of adaptation finance “must-haves” for the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG)

Perspective / What a new goal for adaptation finance must have, to be sufficient, effective and equitable.

9 September 2024 / About Adaptation, Climate policy and Finance

a group of windmills on a cloudy day. In the heart of Eemshaven's industrial harbor, a field of wind turbine stand tall, asserting its presence beneath the stormy skies of the Netherlands. As the sun dips below the horizon, casting an orange glow, a coal-burning power station looms in the background, with thick smoke billowing into the air.

How the EU can lead a fair and competitive transition to climate neutrality

Perspective / The new European Commission must set a bold EU emissions reduction target for 2040 to ensure climate neutrality by 2050.

6 September 2024 / About Climate policy and Fossil fuels

Clean air benefits for Africa

Perspective / This op-ed offers key insights into 2024 UNEA-6 resolution on air quality with contributions from SEI researchers, originally published in the Clean Air Journal

18 July 2024 / About Cities