Sweden Archives

Boats of different sizes are docked at a large cement platform on blue water, with statue and flags, cars and a bus, people sunning themselves in the summer sun on benches, with large buildings in the background.

Climate adaptation in multi-level governance systems: security, risk, or normal politics?

Journal article / This article explores the climate adaptation discourse and its impact on the making and implementation of adaptation strategies in Sweden.

10 December 2024 / About Adaptation and Public policy

Representatives from SEI and IRD at the signing ceremony in Brussels.

New collaboration agreement signed by SEI and IRD

Feature / SEI and IRD has signed a new collaboration agreement that aims to further strengthen science and policy interaction in environmental research.

6 December 2024 / About Sustainable Development Goals

Top-down view of two workers in safety vests and helmets standing on a concrete dock next to a body of water, casting long shadows in the sunlight.

Five lessons for protecting critical infrastructure in times of crisis

Feature / From cyberattacks to climate impacts, the growing threats to critical infrastructure demand urgent action and innovative resilience strategies.

4 December 2024 / About Adaptation, Disaster risk, Planning and modelling and Water resources

An assessment of the scope and effectiveness of soft measures to handle plastic pollution in the Baltic Sea Region

Journal article / This paper shows the advantages of soft measures, such as education and awareness campaigns, to handle the problem of plastic waste in the Baltic Sea Region.

2 December 2024 / About Behaviour and choice

A woman sitting at a desk in an office, smiling at the camera while holding a document. The desk is cluttered with papers, office supplies and a rotary telephone. The room has a large window in the background, letting in natural light. The image is from the 1960s.

Birgitta Dahl, initiator of SEI, passes away aged 87

Feature / SEI remembers Birgitta Dahl who, through her vision and political initiative, was a driving force behind SEI's establishment.

28 November 2024

Lived values and modal choices in Sweden: an approximation to potential losses from the low-carbon transition in the transport sector

Journal article / The authors seek to provide a better understanding of how transportation relates to what individuals value for their quality of life.

26 November 2024 / About Transport and Wellbeing

Launch of the ERASuD Alliance in Brussels with SEI Executive Director Måns NIlsson (3rd from left). Photo: Tim Suljada /SEI.

New European Research Alliance for Sustainable Development calls for greater EU focus on collaborative research with low- and middle-income countries

Press release / Today in Brussels, 12 European research organizations urged the EU to focus on collaboration with low- and middle-income countries to tackle global challenges.

22 November 2024 / About Climate policy, Energy access and Sustainable Development Goals

Trase urges EU to reject last minute amendments to deforestation regulations

Perspective / Trase’s co-directors write that proposed amendments to the EU deforestation regulations are not based on evidence and could breach free-trade rules.

20 November 2024 / About Public policy, Supply chains and Sustainable lifestyles

An aerial view of the construction of a coastal road being built next to a a row of high rise buildings in Mumbai, India

India-Sweden Industry Transition Partnership (ITP) – road to Belém

Past event / This COP29 side event will provide an opportunity discuss progress made under the India-Sweden Industry Transition Partnership.

16 November 2024 / About Finance, Fossil fuels and Innovation