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At the crossroads of changing politics, a changing climate, youthful expression and artistic endeavour in Hungary

Feature / SEI and partners created a climate village at a historic arts festival in Hungary to bring youth views and artistic expression into climate policy discussions.

30 April 2026 / About Adaptation, Disaster risk and Participation

Post-participatory intentions in design for ecological citizenship and collective wellbeing

Journal article / The authors engage with debates on ecological citizenship and design justice by reflecting on the co-creation of a bespoke, future-visioning card deck.

29 April 2026 / About Participation

Exterior view of a residential property covered in dark timber frames with large windows, set in a green, shrub-filled garden.

Reimagining homes: how regenerative retrofitting can foster sustainability, Ecological Citizenship, and resilient communities

Other publication / Retrofitting can be about more than just energy efficiency; it can enhance nature connectedness, circularity and can heighten a sense of ecological citizenship.

20 April 2026 / About Adaptation

Flood in Paris, extremely high water on the river Seine, road signs covered with water

Policy and steering instrument recommendations for climate resilience

Other publication / This publication presents recommendations to help European regions strengthen climate resilience through better policy alignment.

7 April 2026 / About Adaptation

A hand is holding up a thermal camera and pointing it toward residential flats to record thermal patterns.

Understanding urban heat: climate knowledge for the next generation of urban heat islanders

Project / The project makes the hidden heat risks of climate change visible and helps young people and communities better understand urban heat islands and their effects.

2026 / About Adaptation, Cities and Wellbeing

An aerial view of houses arranged in a semi-circle. A green mini-roundabout is at the centre of the images and the tree-covered junction at the top of the image makes the whole thing look slightly like a smiling face.

Housing for good: catalysing ecological citizen(s) a method of designing “sustainable conditions”

Other publication / An ambitious initiative providing highly affordable housing in exchange for citizens making their communities healthier, greener, stronger and more joyful.

26 March 2026 / About Participation

Night cityscape of the big city. Awesome bright, multi colored light in thick fog at empty streets. Apartment buildings in bedroom community, commuter town area.

Europe’s green transition is now a matter of energy security

Perspective / The war in Ukraine shows that to build resilience, European energy systems must embed local renewables, writes SEI Tallinn Expert Erika Tšerkašina.

26 March 2026 / About Energy access, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics and Renewables

Three hikers cross a small stream in an open grassy landscape. One person in a yellow jacket and backpack is mid-jump over the water, while the other two wait on the opposite side, watching. The scene is bright and spacious with rolling hills and a forest in the distance.

SEI at ECSA 2026

Past event / Access materials on how to embed equity, accessibility and diversity across citizen science projects and design projects to foster nature connectedness.

03 March 2026 / About Participation

Birds along the San Motor, an artificial sand beach designed as a nature-based solution for coastal defence in the Netherlands.

Scaling knowledge interoperability for accelerated climate action through the Climate Connectivity Hub and Taxonomy

Journal article / This article examines the value of taxonomies to advance findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable (FAIR) knowledge on climate adaptation platforms.

3 March 2026 / About Adaptation and Disaster risk