Norway Archives

The EU civil service needs to be fit to handle the complex challenge of adapting to cascading climate risk.

Strategic recommendations for building resilience to cascading climate risks in Europe and beyond

Feature / The European Union is not prepared to manage cascading climate risks. Researchers share key recommendations for EU policy makers to build climate resilience.

24 November 2023 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster Risk, Finance and Supply Chains

Small village just outside a Swedish town. Sidsjö, Sweden

Municipalities can contribute to the strengthening of carbon sinks

Other publication / Read about the opportunities and challenges related to the strengthening of carbon sinks in municipalities across the Nordic countries.

31 October 2023 / About Forests, Land use and Mitigation

Aerial view of green trees and body of water during daytime. A small beach on the island of Alnö in Norrland, Sweden

Municipal consumption-based inventories of GHG emissions

Other publication / This policy brief explores local emission inventories for consumption-based impacts as a base for just an sustainable climate neutral Nordic municipalities

29 September 2023 / About Cities, Mitigation and Wellbeing

Towards enhanced climate change adaptation in the Nordic Region

Other publication / This policy brief presents the findings from the report "Comparison and analysis of national adaptation policies in the Nordic region".

1 September 2023 / About Adaptation and Climate policy

Woman reading next to statue of an Icelandic poet, Tomas Gudmundsson, with the city of Reykjavik, Iceland, in the background.

Comparison and analysis of national adaptation policies in the Nordic region

Other publication / This report presents the findings of a comparative study on climate change adaptation in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

21 August 2023 / About Adaptation and Public policy

Britain’s North Sea decision: waning leadership at home and abroad

Perspective / This perspective argues that the UK's decision to expand oil and gas licenses in the North Sea signals waning leadership on the fossil fuel transition at hand.

15 August 2023 / About Fossil fuels and Public policy

Lessons from oil and gas transitions in the North Sea

SEI report / This report underscores the need for Denmark, Norway and the UK to adopt policies to transition away from fossil fuel production in the North Sea.

2 August 2023 / About Fossil fuels

Children moving their doll house on cart through flooded street.

Q&A: How to prepare for a warming climate? An assessment of climate change adaptation in the Nordic region

Feature / SEI Policy Fellow, Mikael Allan Mikaelsson, explores the current state of adaptation in the Nordic region, shedding light on key challenges and steps forward.

10 July 2023 / About Adaptation, Climate policy and Disaster Risk

Waters that matter: how human-environment relations are changing in high-Arctic Svalbard

Journal article / This article offers a benchmark for discussing water-related environmental change in Svalbard.

2 February 2023 / About Disaster Risk, Planning and modelling and Water resources