Americas

Carbon exchange in rainfed and irrigated cropland in the Brazilian Cerrado

Journal article / This study measures the carbon exchange of two fields in the Brazilian Cerrado (irrigated and rainfed) with rotations from different cultures.

8 March 2022 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture and Land use

Aerial view of flood in Chokwe, Mozambique with cattle on road between flooded fields

Is the new IPCC report a game changer for adaptation?

Perspective / With the release of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report by Working Group II, SEI researchers from across the globe interpret the report's headlines on adaptation.

4 March 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster risk and Finance

2022 Sustainable Development Transformation Forum

2021-22 Sustainable Development Transformation Forum

Past event / The forum, with the theme, "Building back better from the COVID-19 pandemic and fostering the implementation of the 2030 Agenda", will feature the SDGs.

28 February 2022 / About Sustainable Development Goals

Part of the editorial team of SBEC attending a post book launch dinner

High-Level Side Event on Blue Economy

Past event / As a follow-up to the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference, an investment-driven dialogue will be held on the sidelines of UNEP's 50th anniversary in Nairobi.

03 March 2022 / About Bioeconomy, Business, Finance, Sustainable Development Goals, Transport and Water resources

Scenic view of palm trees by lake against sky, Georgetown, Guyana

Tackling cascading climate risk to meet global adaptation challenge: which countries have the interest, capacity and responsibility to act?

Perspective / Leadership and action on transboundary and cascading climate risks are urgently needed, and the latest analysis shows what this means to climate diplomacy.

2 March 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate policy and Disaster risk

Child outside latrine in Montero, Bolivia

Combining sewered and non-sewered sanitation in Montero, Bolivia: scaling up sustainably

SEI report / Additional solutions, capacity development and strengthening of governance systems are needed to allow for increased sustainability of the city's sanitation.

1 March 2022 / About Cities, Food and agriculture, Participation and Sanitation

3D Render of a Topographic Map 3D View of Butte County, California. It shows lowlands dotted with agricultural fields to the bottom left giving way to tall, ragged mountains in the upper right corner, with some freshwater bodies scattered throughout.

Can remote data connect us to the land? A landscape analysis for braiding satellite-based information and Indigenous knowledge in California

Project / A NASA-funded project explored whether satellite imagery can help Indigenous tribes in California conserve land and water in ways that meet their needs.

2022 - 2023 / About Adaptation, Climate services, Disaster risk, Ecosystems, Forests, Land use, Participation, Planning and modelling and Water resources

Sattelite view of Hurricane Dorian from space, 2019

Måns Nilsson till TT: “Rapporten kan bli en spark i rumpan”

Media coverage / I en TT-intervju säger SEI:s VD Måns Nilsson att den nya IPCC rapporten som släpptes den 28 februari kan bli en spark i rumpan för beslutsfattare.

28 February 2022 / About Adaptation and Climate policy

Måns Nilsson i DN om nya IPCC-rapporten

Media coverage / I en intervju med Dagens Nyheter lyfter SEI:s VD Måns Nilsson internationellt samarbete som viktigt för att tackla klimatanpassning i andra delar av världen.

28 February 2022 / About Adaptation