Africa

Ministerial conference outlines Africa’s path for climate and environmental action

Feature / The 20th session of the African ministerial conference on the environment (AMCEN-20) concluded in Nairobi, Kenya, with African ministers adopting common positio

Integrating air pollution to early warning systems in Africa

Media coverage / Clean air for enhanced urban climate resilience in Africa

Choudhury in The National Interest: “Energy justice requires policy, technology, community, and financial integration”

Media coverage / SEI researcher Ananya Choudhury discusses the implications of energy poverty and justice in her op-ed for The National Interest.

Finding the cracks: How do frontline officials maneuver state institutions to advance Indigenous rights to land and environment?

Journal article / This study examines four cases across continents, showing how officials navigate colonial institutions to support Indigenous rights.

SEI to support micro and small bioeconomy enterprises in Kenya through Kenya-Sweden collaboration

Media coverage / Stockholm Environment Institute’s Africa centre (SEI-Africa) has embarked on a process of identifying small and micro enterprises in Kenya’s bioeconomy sector

Integrated guide for business greenhouse gas and air pollutant emission assessment

Other publication / The 2025 Integrated Guide for Business GHG and Air Pollutant Emission Assessment updates the 2022 Practical Guide for Business.

Assessing the affordance, equity and wellbeing implications of mobility provision, governance and operation in East African cities

Journal article / Equitable mobility requires more than infrastructure provision: examining users' overall journey experience provides more constructive insights.

Tracking pollution for urban health: How integrating air quality and early warning systems can benefit cities in Africa

Feature / SEI in partnership with the UNEP regional office for Africa held a science policy dialogue on the sidelines of AMCEN-20.

SEI signs memorandum of understanding to support air quality monitoring in Togo

Feature / SEI Africa collaborates with Togo’s Ministry of Environment and Forest Resources in the Togo Air Quality Project (PQAT).