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Reconstruction work occurring in the Barranco del Poyo riverbed, showing a flood recovery project

Governing systemic climate risk: comparative insights on cascades, extreme outcomes, and policy coherence

Journal article / Drawing on policy reviews, surveys and interviews, the research explores challenges in addressing interconnected climate risks across regions and sectors.

26 October 2026 / About Adaptation and Disaster risk

Ground level view of sunlight coming in through tall trees illuminating foggy mossy rocks on the forest floor

Faith, folklore and forests: why policy needs culture

Perspective / Conservationist policies could be more effective if they respected the spiritual beliefs that already guide forest use, preserve biodiversity and livelihoods.

24 October 2026 / About Ecosystems and Forests

Media briefing 2 November: SEI experts highlight key topics to watch at climate COP31

Media advisory / SEI invites journalists to a media briefing where its leading experts will share their perspectives on the major themes shaping COP31.

21 October 2026 / About Climate policy, Disaster risk and Finance

A hand poised to touch a LED screen in London.

New open-source method shows the same AI request emits 8.5 times more CO₂ in Texas than in Sweden

Press release / Berget AI releases an open-source method for calculating carbon emissions of every individual AI request, developed with SEI, WattTime and Klimatkollen.

21 October 2026 / About Adaptation, Business, Finance and Supply chains

A woman in a yello top looks toward a window, with a newspaper in front of her, before a gray wall with beige leaves behind her.

At peace with results: navigating results in Swedish peacebuilding support

Journal article / This research examines how the Folke Bernadotte Academy navigates competing demands for accountability and adaptive partner-oriented practices in peacebuilding.

16 October 2026 / About Innovation and Public policy

Vindkraftverk och fält med korn utanför Vättern, en av Sveriges största sjöar.

Rättvis vattenförvaltning i ett förändrat klimat

Past event / Svenska experter möts i Gränna vid Vättern för att diskutera vattenresurser på ett innovationslab arrangerat av SMHI, SEI och Linköpings universitet.

14 October 2026 / About Water resources

Vibrant purple wildflowers bloom in sunlit meadow. Green grasses sway beside bright yellow blooms. Mountain range stretches into hazy blue distance

How to advance biodiversity action at CBD COP17 in Armenia

Media advisory / Experts from SEI will be at CBD COP17 in Yerevan from 19–30 October and are available for commentary and analysis.

15 October 2026 / About Adaptation, Bioeconomy, Ecosystems, Supply chains and Sustainable Development Goals

A worker unloads bread from a delivery truck at a warehouse

Modeling cascading drought effects in a national food supply network using minimum cost flow

Journal article / Using a simulated Swedish food supply network, this research explores how agricultural losses caused by drought affect food distribution and consumer demand.

13 October 2026 / About Disaster risk and Supply chains

Aerial view of Munich, Germany city skyline against a pink and blue twilight sky, with pedestrians filling the city square below.

EU sustainability reporting rules and municipal governance

Other publication / This brief for NetZeroCities highlights how recent changes to EU sustainability reporting rules may indirectly affect municipalities.

8 October 2026 / About Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals