natural resources Archives

Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa: Achieving Agenda 2063

Past event / The session will present key results of the upcoming Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa report.

01 September 2022 / About Cities, Planning and modelling, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

Frailejones shrubs dot the foreground in a muted green grassland, while a large body of water spreads at the feet of some mountains in the background at El Angel Ecological Reserve in northern Ecuador

World Water Week: Highlighting the value of páramo land conservation in vulnerability reduction

Past event / SEI Senior Scientist Laura Forni presents a short lecture on how conserving páramo land in Ecuador preserves water supply for a rapidly urbanizing country.

31 August 2022 / About Adaptation, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Land use, Planning and modelling, Public policy and Water resources

This figure maps the water resources of Morocco's Souss Massa River Basin, indicating the dams, rivers and aquifers in the region

From participatory process to robust decision-making: an agriculture-water-energy nexus analysis for the Souss-Massa basin in Morocco

Journal article / SEI scientists used a stakeholder-driven method to explore solutions to a Moroccan river basin's water scarcity through the lens of the water-energy-food nexus.

17 August 2022 / About Adaptation, Business, Climate policy, Energy access, Food and agriculture, Fossil fuels, Participation, Planning and modelling, Public policy, Renewables, Sustainable Development Goals, Water resources and Water-energy-food nexus

Two female farmers harvesting corn, Jalal-Abad Oblast, Kyrgyzstan, 14 August 2012

Investing in agricultural water, sustainably: recent trends in financing institutions

Other publication / A new FAO report co-authored by SEI researchers identifies agricultural water investment trends since 2019 and outlines priorities for future financing.

22 August 2022 / About Finance, Food and agriculture, Geopolitics, Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals, Water resources and Water-energy-food nexus

Woman showing her hands covered in the natural colour obtained from the barks of the community forest.

“I’m not JUST a farmer”

Feature / Meet the Thai “agripreneurs” who are adapting to their local context by diversifying rural livelihoods.

25 August 2022 / About Adaptation, Behaviour and choice, Cities, Food and agriculture, Land use and Sustainable Development Goals

A lake in Uyuni, Bolivia reflects the mountains above it and punctuates the brown desert highlands

World Water Week: Sanitation and watershed management cooperation for improved governance and investments

Past event / This online session at World Water Week reviews Bolivia WATCH, a program that connects water sanitation and watershed management in Bolivia.

24 August 2022 / About Cities, Food and agriculture, Participation, Planning and modelling, Public policy, Sanitation and Water resources

Stream of faucet water pouring into children’s hands in southern Burkina Faso

Introducing the WASH Flows analytical tool: Integrating sanitation and watershed management for improved water governance and investments

SEI brief / A new tool developed by SEI's Bolivia WATCH team integrates sanitation and hygiene considerations into watershed planning.

14 February 2023 / About Planning and modelling, Pollution, Sanitation and Water resources

A women from the Japo Ande Liggeye association supported by local NGO Symbiose draws water from a cistern to water her garden, Keur Bara, Senegal, 25 July 2018. The association uses the 50 m3 cisterns built by FAO to provide irrigation supplement at the end of the rainy season.

Let’s talk about water: new directions for agricultural water investment

Feature / A new FAO report co-authored by SEI scientists carefully targeted investments in agricultural water can have a major impact on sustainable development.

22 August 2022 / About Finance, Food and agriculture, Water resources and Water-energy-food nexus

Green field valley with surrounding hills taken in Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina

New docu-art film out about BiH ESAP

Feature / Watch the short film to get a glimpse of Bosnia and Herzegovina's stunning scenery and natural treasures worth protecting.

29 June 2022 / About Participation, Pollution and Public policy