Health and wellbeing Archives

Long-horned cow looks over straw pile while a child carries a white bag with more, near a pit filled with stones and other people in the background near a house with cow patties stuck to the side.

Towards a One Health approach to WASH to tackle zoonotic disease and promote health and wellbeing

Journal article / This paper addresses efforts to link One Health and WASH from a risk perspective, reviewing implications for humans, animals and the environment.

9 June 2025 / About Food and agriculture and Sanitation

Supporting clean air and climate resilience in Nairobi County

Feature / SEI will contribute to the development of the Nairobi City County Air Quality Action Plan (2025–2029).

3 June 2025 / About Cities, Pollution, Short lived climate pollutants and Transport

Climate Wisdom

Project / This project will support people with dementia and their communities to take part in inclusive, creative climate action that builds resilience and wellbeing.

2025 - 2030 / About Adaptation, Participation and Wellbeing

Water and circularity

One-SEI program / This One-SEI program supports integrated planning and circular water solutions to improve public health, safeguard ecosystems and build climate resilience.

2025 - 2026 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Sanitation, Sustainable Development Goals and Water resources

Two white wind turbines under. a blue sky in a gold and green valley

Rethinking economic foundations for sustainable development: a comprehensive assessment of six economic paradigms against the SDGs

Journal article / This article by SEI researchers evaluates different economic principles and their implications in progressing towards UN's 17 sustainable development goals.

16 May 2025 / About Finance, Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

A pedestrian crossing an intersection in Medan.

Decarbonizing road passenger transport and reaping health benefits in Indonesia

SEI brief / This SEI brief highlights how Indonesia can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution from road transportation, potentially leading to health benefits.

21 May 2025 / About Cities, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals and Transport

Strengthening partnerships and celebrating leadership change at SEI Africa

Feature / SEI Africa honours Philip Osano’s decade of impactful leadership and partnerships as he steps down as centre director.

21 May 2025 / About Public policy

A forest of deciduous trees frames a rough path. In the distance are two walkers with their backs to the camera. One is dressed in a red coat, the other in blue.

Quantifying the unseen benefits: an innovative economic valuation of the social and cultural values of trees, woods, and forests at risk

Journal article / Economic valuations of trees must take account of their social and cultural values if they are to accurately reflect the financial benefits of treescapes.

31 October 2024 / About Forests

foreground is yellow grass wheat crop with green forest at the horizon and a Swedish red barn under a hazy blue sky

The complexity of managing and communicating emerging health risks in food systems

Other publication / Discussions following the 2023 Uppsala Health Summit addressed better risk communication and aligned policymaking.

20 May 2025 / About Food and agriculture