Northern America

Call for abstracts: AGU session on watershed modeling for water allocation

Event on 11 December – 15 December in San Francisco / SEI researchers are collecting abstracts for their AGU session in December 2023 that will highlight water modelling tools for better water allocation.

What is the evidence on the differential impact of mineral mining on local social groups already experiencing marginalisation and through which mechanisms these impacts occur?

Other publication / Understanding mechanisms that lead to differential impacts of mining on local marginalised social groups is crucial in minimizing such impacts.

Paths to gender equality: the G20’s role in the spotlight

Past event / The event explores the complex challenges entwined with gender equality and its integral role in sustainable development.

Tribal Lands and Environment Forum: Can remote data connect us to the land? A landscape analysis for braiding satellite-based information and Indigenous knowledge

Past event / SEI researchers will present their project and initial findings on the potential for satellite data to support the use of traditional ecological knowledge.

Montana youth win climate case, with support from SEI expert

Feature / A Montana judge ruled in favor of 16 youth who sued the state for the right to a "healthful environment".

Reimagining disaster risk reduction to cope with the new European summer

Perspective / This perspective argues that Europe must reimagine policy approaches for disaster risk reduction to cope with summers of fires, floods and high temperatures.

“Montana’s emissions matter”: SEI’s Peter Erickson testifies for youth in Montana climate trial

Media coverage / Sixteen young people sued Montana for violating the state constitutional right to a livable climate. An SEI affiliated researcher testified on their behalf.

Incorporating Climate into Macroeconomic Modeling

Past event / Join SEI's Eric Kemp-Benedict at the US National Academies two-day hybrid workshop on the intersections between climate and macroeconomic modeling.

Application of watershed-scale habitat modeling and decision-support tools for reservoir reoperations in coastal northern California

Journal article / Researchers used a suite of tools to model human and aquatic habitat water needs in a California watershed and aid local water allocation policy.