Publications

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The co-impacts of climate action in cities

SEI working paper / This working paper introduces research on the co-impacts of climate action, both positive and negative, with a specific focus on cities, to inform future work.

30 January 2025 / About Cities and Climate policy

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Can conflict be planned away? A critical assessment of participatory land use planning in Swedish forest governance

Journal article / This paper critically analyses the Reindeer Husbandry Plan (Renbruksplan) in Sweden, evaluating its potential for resolving land use conflicts.

30 January 2025 / About Land use

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Research advances in the Foundation Industries: TransFIRe final report

Other publication / The report highlights new techniques for improving sustainability; co-designed business models; practical guidance on EDI strategies and other insights.

30 January 2025 / About Business, Innovation and Supply chains

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Interactive Tool for Water Governance in Transboundary Basins: A Participation-Based Approach and Visualization of Water Security from a Vulnerability Perspective

Journal article / This article details an effort to test a tool designed to provide decision-makers with insights on water resource vulnerability a Central American river basin.

20 January 2025 / About Participation, Planning and modelling and Water resources

Global nitrous oxide assessment

Other publication / The 2024 Global Nitrous Oxide Assessment identifies opportunities to reduce nitrous oxide emissions by over 40%, focusing on the food systems sector.

13 November 2024 / About Cities and Food and agriculture

Integrating social narratives of flood events into a text network analysis-based decision support framework to reduce vulnerability to climate change in Africa

Journal article / This article highlights the benefits of a co-creative, narrative-based methodology used to solicit residents' input for building resilience to floods in Africa.

28 January 2025 / About Adaptation, Climate services and Disaster risk

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Assessing the distributive equity of adaptation finance: a framework

Journal article / This journal article calls for more national and sub-national evaluations of adaptation finance to determine whether money reaches the most vulnerable groups.

26 January 2025 / About Adaptation and Finance

The INGENIOUS project: towards understanding air pollution in homes

Journal article / INGENIOUS project researchers studied indoor air quality in 300+ Bradford homes, linking pollutants to cooking and ventilation practices.

27 January 2025 / About Cities

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Towards European food systems transition monitoring framework and indicators

Other publication / This report explores the development of a framework and indicators for monitoring sustainability transitions in European food systems.

24 January 2025 / About Food and agriculture and Sustainable Development Goals

Advancing Indigenous Peoples’ rights for inclusive and sustainable environmental governance in ASEAN

SEI brief / In this policy brief, the authors discuss the need to support Indigenous Peoples' rights to ensure sustainable environmental governance in ASEAN policy.

24 January 2025 / About Climate policy, Participation and Public policy

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Contested adaptation futures: the role of global imaginaries in climate adaptation governance

Journal article / This study examines how "imaginaries" – collective visions of desirable futures – shape governance regimes and their approaches to climate adaptation.

23 January 2025 / About Adaptation and Public policy

Pursuing more equitable access to urban green spaces: engaging with social equity in urban planning in low- and middle-income countries

SEI report / This SEI report examines issues that must be addressed to foster community-led initiatives to plan, maintain, restore and expand urban nature spaces.

23 January 2025 / About Cities, Land use, Participation and Wellbeing

The Risk-Tandem Framework: an iterative framework for combining risk governance and knowledge co-production toward integrated disaster risk management and climate change adaptation

Journal article / This journal article outlines the Risk-Tandem Framework, which uses transdisciplinary knowledge co-production to help address the governance of climate risks.

22 January 2025 / About Adaptation and Disaster risk

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Nature-based solutions in municipal stormwater management in Sweden: costs, co-benefits, responsibilities and policies

SEI report / Policy and planning for nature-based solutions can be furthered in sustainable stormwater management in Swedish municipalities.

22 January 2025 / About Cities

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Too much, yet not enough? Assessing climate tool users’ perceptions, needs and access constraints

Journal article / Adaptable and user-friendly climate information tools offer valuable insights for mitigating climate risks and supporting adaptation efforts.

21 January 2025 / About Climate policy and Climate services