Perspectives

Climate finance needs to acknowledge the unmitigated debt crisis

Perspective / SEI's Zoha Shawoo outlines three key opportunities for climate finance negotiators at COP26 to start grappling with the debt crisis of developing countries.

2 November 2021 / About Adaptation, Finance, Geopolitics and Participation

Passengers riding half-empty bus in daytime with dark blue seats, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

To bus or not to bus: unpacking the nexus between public health, disaster risk reduction and urban planning

Perspective / On the occasion of World Cities Day, SEI Research Associate Minh Tran reflects on urban planning from a health emergency and risk reduction perspective.

31 October 2021 / About Cities, Climate policy, Disaster risk, Pollution and Transport

Row of flags of members of G20 and list of countries in conference room, Ukraine

Time to lead: priorities for the G20 on the eve of COP26

Perspective / The authors present four priorities for the G20 to contribute its "fair share", both in terms of mitigation effort and finance.

29 October 2021 / About Adaptation, Finance and Mitigation

View over Medellín, Colombia, located in a valley between mountains, smog over downtown area

The good news on NDCs is how they address health

Perspective / Integrating health in nationally determined contributions (NDCs) can motivate ambitious climate actions.

28 October 2021 / About Mitigation, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

COP26 must commit to eliminating deforestation

Perspective / World leaders attending the UN climate talks in Glasgow must commit to stopping commodity-driven deforestation if they are to prevent climate catastrophe.

27 October 2021 / About Climate policy and Supply chains

Ponds and marshes in Kobuk River Region, Alaska, US

Don’t drain the swamp! Arctic wetlands threatened by climate change and human impacts

Perspective / Effective stewardship of Arctic wetlands, including conservation and restoration efforts, can buy time by contributing to climate mitigation and adaptation.

25 October 2021 / About Climate policy, Ecosystems, Land use, Mitigation, Public policy and Water resources

Oil refinery, St. Clair River, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, viewed from Port Huron, Michigan

It’s time to hold governments to task for fossil fuels they permit

Perspective / Countries need to pair their emission reduction commitments with clear and transparent plans to wind down fossil fuel production.

22 October 2021 / About Climate policy and Energy access

Rear view of young Asian mother groceries shopping for baby products in a supermarket. She is standing in front of the baby product aisle and has no idea which product to choose from

The role of information and consumer behaviour in the food system

Perspective / For World Food Day 2021, researchers on the CANDIES project take a closer look at consumer behaviour and sustainable food choices.

15 October 2021 / About Food and agriculture

Older Vietnamese woman wearing straw hat shaking out maggots in a woven basket

Inclusiveness critical to bioeconomy efforts, says Thailand bioeconomy forum

Perspective / Thailand has long promoted the bioeconomy through various sectoral and national development strategies and adopted the Bio-Circular-Green Economy model.

23 September 2021 / About Bioeconomy