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In the Katfoura village on the Tristao Islands in Guinea, the civil society organization Partenariat Recherches Environnement Medias (PREM) is providing rural women with new opportunities to generate income and improve community life.

Introducing an upgraded, eco-conscious weADAPT

Feature / weADAPT, SEI's global platform and network dedicated to climate change adaptation, announces its technological upgrade and improvements.

22 January 2024 / About Adaptation

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Chasing artificial intelligence in shared socioeconomic pathways

Journal article / The development of artificial intelligence has likely reached an inflection point, with implications for research in climate scenarios.

19 January 2024 / About Climate policy, Disaster risk and Mitigation

Missing the mark: facing up to the prospect of exceeding 1.5°C

Perspective / How will will the prospect of reaching and breaching the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C target influence actions to contain global warming?

17 January 2024 / About Climate policy and Mitigation

Aerial view of trees submerged by the flooding River Rhine at sunset in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Exploring new strategies in climate risk assessment for policymakers

Perspective / Discover UNCHAIN's innovative methods in climate risk assessment for enhanced policy-making and effective climate adaptation strategies.

15 January 2024 / About Adaptation, Climate policy and Disaster risk

An older woman and an older man sitting on a bench in front of a blue painted wall smiling at each other.

Climate justice in an ageing world

Project / The Global Ageing and Climate Change Regional Dialogues explored policies, practices, and challenges around climate justice in an ageing world.

2024 / About Adaptation, Disaster risk, Public policy and Wellbeing

In top flight. An athlete in a past championship

Saving sports from climate change through air quality monitoring

Media coverage / The high-altitude areas of Kenya are prime training grounds for athletes. However, human activities have resulted to deforestation in these areas.

25 December 2023 / About Cities, Pollution and Wellbeing

Railway tracks head off into the distance. Cerrejón’s railway on its way to Puerto Bolivar, La Guajira © Eduar Monsalve / SEI

Navigating a just energy transition from coal in the Colombian Caribbean

SEI working paper / Researchers review the power dynamics and distributional politics that shape resistance to phasing out coal and to opportunities for change in Colombia.

22 December 2023 / About Fossil fuels and Renewables

Climate change impacts, adaptation options and opportunities for investment in agro-pastoral value chains in arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya

SEI report / This report examines nature-based value chains in four counties in Kenya to determine current and future impacts and opportunities related to climate change.

22 December 2023 / About Adaptation and Food and agriculture

Editorial: New approaches to local climate change risk analysis

Journal article / This special editorial article presents results from the project UNCHAIN consisting of 11 local cases in seven European countries.

20 December 2023 / About Adaptation, Climate policy and Disaster risk