Pacific islands

Nationally determined contributions (NDCs) as instruments for promoting national development agendas? An analysis of small island developing states (SIDS)

Journal article / This paper compares priorities in countries' climate commitments with their national development plans.

28 April 2019 / About Climate policy

Kronprinsessan Victoria med Kerstin Niblaeus, Åsa Persson, Andrew Jenks och Peter Eriksson

Interview with Helen Clark at SEI policy dialogue

Media coverage / Former head of UNDP and former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark, attends the policy dialogue hosted by SEI and the New Zealand Embassy in Sweden.

7 April 2019 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Finance, Household energy and Mitigation

Development aid for energy in Small Island Developing States

Journal article / Has aid to Small Island Developing States increased following international commitments to support their efforts to tackle climate change?

25 March 2019 / About Finance and Renewables

Closing the Loop

Other publication / This guide and two case study reports is an output of the Closing the Loop initiative that targets sustainable consumption and waste management in Asia-Pacific.

21 March 2019 / About Behaviour and choice, Cities, Pollution, Public policy, Sanitation and Wellbeing

Air pollution in Asia and the Pacific: science-based solutions

Other publication / The first comprehensive scientific assessment of the air pollution outlook in Asia and the Pacific details 25 measures to tackle the issue.

30 October 2018 / About Cities, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

Environmental rights and gender equality mark Fund’s second phase

Feature / SEI Asia has launched the second phase of the Strategic Collaborative Fund, an ambitious programme to increase development cooperation for Asia and the Pacific.

31 May 2018 / About Participation, Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

How can climate finance work better for Small Island Developing States?

Perspective / Record figures of global climate finance hide a less impressive reality when looking at specific regions, especially Small Island Developing States.

15 January 2018 / About Adaptation and Finance

Resilience realities: resilience and development practice in Vanuatu

SEI report / The aim of this work is to use themes and critical perspectives from the academic literature to provide insights and alternative perspectives on resilience.

20 December 2017 / About Adaptation and Disaster Risk

Variation in perception of environmental change in nine Solomon Islands communities: implications for securing fairness in community-based adaptation

Journal article / This article uses empirical research to highlight the need for mixed approaches to analyse perceptions of environmental change in different communities

22 November 2017 / About Adaptation and Disaster Risk