equity

Why the relationship between clinicians and patients should matter to engineers

Perspective / In this op-ed, SEI's Robert Farnan and Jonathan Ensor reflect on the relationship between clinicians and patients in the development of healthcare technology.

Human rights and environmental due diligence in the green transition: toward greater accountability amid geopolitical and sustainability challenges

Other publication / Mistra Geopolitics research shows if the EU proposal on due diligence were to be adopted, it would weaken recent human rights and environmental regulation.

Powering inequity: lithium mining’s impacts on Indigenous communities and ecosystems in the Andes

SEI podcast / In this podcast episode SEI’s Laura Forni explores how lithium mining in the Andean mountains is impacting Indigenous communities.

Rights of rivers in practice

Project / Does granting rivers legal rights help people and nature? This study analyzes the Atrato, Whanganui, and Turag rivers to find fair, effective governance.

ClimaResponse – Responsive Local Action for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction

Project / ClimaResponse aims to enhance the capacities of regional and local public authorities to efficiently plan and implement climate resilience strategies.

Gore capitalism and necropolitics in Brazil’s malgovernance of the COVID-19 pandemic

Journal article / In this article, the authors analyze Brazil’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic through a critical analytical lens.

Assessing the distributive equity of adaptation finance: a framework

Journal article / This journal article calls for more national and sub-national evaluations of adaptation finance to determine whether money reaches the most vulnerable groups.

Pursuing more equitable access to urban green spaces: engaging with social equity in urban planning in low- and middle-income countries

SEI report / This SEI report examines issues that must be addressed to foster community-led initiatives to plan, maintain, restore and expand urban nature spaces.

A supercharged geopolitical supercycle

Perspective / This is one of three SEI Currents for 2025, examining the consequences of seismic geopolitical shifts on climate action, military spending, migration and more.