Africa

Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Magin Herrera Lopez, Mina Setra and Joseph Itongwa Mukumo speak at the Nature in Delivery of Paris Goals event at COP26 on 6 November 2021 at the SEC, Glasgow. Photograph: Karwai Tang/ UK Government / COP26 /Flickr.

Media coverage / Åsa Persson säger att många svåra frågor återstår att lösa efter COP26

15 November 2021 / About Climate policy

EU Pavilion at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland

Adaptation Without Borders launches collaboration with DG CLIMA to scale up international action on cross-border climate risks

Press release / At COP26, the Adaptation Without Borders initiative that SEI co-leads launched a strategic collaboration with the European Commission's DG CLIMA.

15 November 2021 / About Adaptation, Climate policy and Disaster risk

Rural farm in a village in Kenya with green grass and trees in foreground

A look into Eastern Africa’s bioeconomy strategy

Perspective / Since 2018, seven countries in Eastern Africa have worked on developing a regional bioeconomy strategy, culminating in the presentation of a draft summary.

14 November 2021 / About Bioeconomy, Climate policy, Ecosystems, Finance, Geopolitics and Public policy

Industrial chimneys emitting smoke against a grey sky

Hur redovisar man klimatutsläpp rättvist?

Media coverage / Emily Ghosh, forskare vid Stockholm Environment Institute, intervjuas av Dagens Nyheter kring hur man kan mäta klimatutsläpp på ett rättvisande sätt.

13 November 2021 / About Adaptation and Climate policy

Leafy greens, squashes, root vegetables, tomatoes and flowers, Leichlingen, Rheinland, Germany, 2019

COP26’s “plant-forward” menu should be the starting shot for a protein transformation

Perspective / Policies can support a shift towards more plant-based food in high-consuming countries, with benefits for climate, public health and biodiversity.

12 November 2021 / About Climate policy, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests, Land use, Mitigation, Public policy and Wellbeing

Smoke billow from smokestack at factory in background on cloudy day with birds flying in front above green grass, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Linking air quality management to climate change mitigation

Past event / This event puts out a call for catalyzing clean air efforts around the world to simultaneously achieve climate, health and sustainable development goals.

11 November 2021 / About Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

Woman's hand dropping plastic bottle on top of pile of plastic packaging for recycling.

Corporations and plastic pollution: Trends in reporting

Journal article / This analysis provides a starting point for a more nuanced consideration of the private sector's role in addressing plastic pollution and suggests priorities.

21 October 2021 / About Participation, Public policy and Sustainable lifestyles

Aerial view of smog pollution in Mexico City, Mexico

Monitoring air pollution and health benefits within climate change MRV systems

Past event / This event will outline a guide to monitoring air pollution and health benefits within climate change measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) systems.

10 November 2021 / About Mitigation, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

Aerial view of Bonn with Post Tower on Rhine River

SDG localization baseline

SEI report / Local actors drive change and advance the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for the Sustainable Development Goals.

29 October 2021 / About Participation and Sustainable Development Goals