natural resources Archives

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

A close-up of female hands holding a tablet and a tablet pen in the middle of green plants. The tablet shows a few graphs and numbers.

European Topic Centre on Sustainability Transitions (ETC ST)

Project / A consortium of thirteen European organisations supports the European Environment Agency in sustainability transitions.

2022 - 2026 / About Adaptation, Participation, Planning and modelling, Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals and Sustainable lifestyles

A pair of giraffes stand together in a meadow at a Kenyan natural preserve.

Animal welfare and sustainable development

Project / Animal welfare matters for sustainable development; and sustainable development matters for animals.

2022 / About Climate policy, Food and agriculture, Forests, Land use, Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable lifestyles, Water resources, Water-energy-food nexus and Wellbeing

Aerial view of terraced rice paddies, Tegallalang Rice Terrace, Indonesia

Investing in agricultural water management: Pathways to a sustainable future

Other publication / International financing institutions must learn from past mistakes in agricultural water investment and direct their money to key promising approaches.

1 December 2021 / About Adaptation, Disaster risk, Ecosystems, Finance, Food and agriculture, Mitigation, Sustainable Development Goals, Water resources and Water-energy-food nexus

Forest, farms and fuelwood: Measuring changes in fuelwood collection and consumption behavior from a clean cooking intervention

Journal article / Researchers examined fuelwood use in two rural Indian districts where clean cooking solutions were implemented.

3 March 2021 / About Behaviour and choice, Forests, Household energy and Pollution

Better data is necessary, but not sufficient, to enable sustainable trade

Other publication / Whether trade is "good" or "bad" for our societies and the environment has been a topic of ongoing debate. This brief is a simple overview of the costs.

17 November 2021 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests and Supply chains

Water level of June Lake loop at Grant Lake in California appears particularly low due to drought conditions and low snowpack

Exploring the Water-Energy Nexus in California via an Integrative Modeling Approach

Journal article / This article discusses how different climate scenarios affect the water-energy nexus in California, employing the WEAP modelling tool.

29 September 2021 / About Adaptation, Planning and modelling, Public policy, Water resources and Water-energy-food nexus

Out of the Shadows

Project / The project's aim is to explore how to ensure inclusion of Sámi reindeer herding communities in the review of environmental licenses for hydropower.

2021 - 2025 / About Land use, Participation and Water resources

The voice of freshwater ecosystems in California

SEI podcast / Explore how functional flows and water allocation tools are helping balance ecosystems, agriculture, and cities in California’s fight for freshwater resilience.

24 November 2021 / Water stories / Adaptation, Ecosystems, Planning and modelling and Water resources