Covid-19 Archives

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The Routledge Handbook of Global Development

Other publication / This handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of some of the world’s most pressing global development challenges.

22 February 2022 / About Adaptation

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Lessons from COVID-19 for managing transboundary climate risks and building resilience

Journal article / The Covid-19 pandemic has shown how hard it is to manage a global crisis. What can we learn from the pandemic to help fight climate change and build resilience?

1 February 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster risk, Geopolitics, Public policy and Supply chains

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COVID-19 Driven Adaptations in the Provision of School Meals in the Baltic Sea Region

Journal article / A new research paper reviews how school canteens in five Baltic Sea countries adapted to the COVID-19 crisis.

19 January 2022 / About Disaster risk, Food and agriculture, Innovation and Supply chains

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Disaster risk reduction and health in the Asia-Pacific region

SEI brief / In the Asia-Pacific region, policies that address disaster risk reduction and health increasingly recognize the synergies between the two sectors.

17 January 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Climate services, Disaster risk and Public policy

Women carrying firewood on their heads in forested area on dirt path, Sierra Leone

Climate change amplifies the risks for violent conflicts in Africa

Perspective / The potential for climate change to exacerbate violent conflict is manifest in Africa. Growing competition over natural resources will likely increase tensions.

10 January 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Finance, Food and agriculture, Geopolitics, Mitigation and Water resources

Aerial view of swimmer in waves, Malé, Maldives

Breakdown or breakthrough: currents and turning points in 2022

Perspective / SEI Currents 2022 taps the institute’s expertise and insights from eight offices on four continents to examine trends emerging in 2022 and beyond.

20 December 2021 / About Behaviour and choice, Bioeconomy, Climate policy, Climate services, Ecosystems, Finance, Food and agriculture, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Innovation, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals, Transport, Water resources and Wellbeing

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Is the world entering a commodities supercycle?

Perspective / Agricultural and mining commodities prices are at the forefront of economic trends that shape the global economy and affect the ability to reach climate goals.

20 December 2021 / About Ecosystems, Finance, Food and agriculture and Sustainable Development Goals

SEI Currents 2022

Feature / The world is in transition. What trends are emerging in 2022?

20 December 2021 / About Behaviour and choice, Bioeconomy, Climate policy, Climate services, Finance, Food and agriculture, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Innovation, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals, Transport, Water resources and Wellbeing

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SEI Epidemic-Macroeconomic Model

Tool / The SEI Epidemic-Macroeconomic Model is software to help countries develop Covid-19-adjusted economic baselines for sustainable development planning.

About Planning and modelling