Americas

Gender and energy: overcoming energy poverty and advancing just energy transitions

Past event / SEI is co-hosting a side event at the 2023 Regional Forum for Sustainable Development to discuss the intersection of gender and energy.

Food system resilience: concepts, issues, and challenges

Journal article / This article presented a broad overview of food system resilience and the challenges that food system actors face as they turn to address future challenges.

How to make the Water Action Agenda gender transformative: connecting policy, practice, and research

Past event / SEI is co-hosting a Side Event at the UN 2023 Water Conference to discuss gender equality from policy, practice and research perspectives.

New WEAP feature calculates water stress at the local level

Feature / A new feature of SEI’s WEAP tool allows users to gain insight on water stress at the local scale, enabling accurate SDG reporting and regional water planning.

Enabling food and water security for all through circularity and collaboration

Past event / On World Water Day 2023, Swedish EU Presidency, FAO Liaison Office in Brussels, and SIANI, are hosting a seminar on sustainable water and sanitation management.

Assessing the value of biodiversity-specific footprinting metrics linked to South American soy trade

Journal article / A biodiversity footprint study of Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina found little evidence that metrics accurately reflect deforestation and species loss.

Foros Regionales de la ONU deben catalizar la implementación local de los ODS

Perspective / Los Foros Regionales de la ONU sobre Desarrollo Sostenible en 2023 han sido claros: el tiempo apremia y los avances son menores de lo de lo esperado.

SEI:s Karina Barquet: “Mycket står på spel under FN:s vattenkonferens”

Media coverage / Mycket står på spel för planetens vattenresurser och tillgång till säkert och rent vatten för miljontals människor enligt Barquet.

UN Regional Forums must become a launchpad for localizing SDG actions

Perspective / UN Regional Forums on Sustainable Development in 2023 have been sending a clear message: time is short; progress is less than expected.