planning Archives

Transmission lines tower over green farmland alongside a rural road beneath a blue sky being overtaken by increasingly dark, gray clouds in the US Midwest.

Determination of ice loading and tornado loading maps for transmission line design

Project / This project aims to provide information on the risk of meteorological hazards that can cause power line disruption.

2026 / About Climate services and Disaster risk

Aerial view of wind turbines casting shadows on a patchwork of different-colored agricultural fields in light green, dark green, rust, gray and charcoal.

How every country can optimize its energy transition: SEI’s Jason Veysey in Climate Home News

Media coverage / SEI's Jason Veysey co-authors an op-ed on how countries can go beyond national plans and platforms to achieve truly resilient decarbonized energy systems.

19 August 2026 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Mitigation and Planning and modelling

Adult cycling on a dedicated bike path with a young child in a rear-mounted child seat, surrounded by wildflower meadows and urban greenery, with residential apartment blocks and a construction crane visible in the background on a sunny summer day.

B.Green handbook for green urban planning

Other publication / The aim of the handbook is to guide urban planners and other stakeholders interested in promoting green infrastructure planning

1 August 2022 / About Cities

3D render of a topographic map of the Caribbean Sea showing clouds and Category 1 Hurricane Oscar north of Hispaniola from 2024.

Designing and automating CariCOF forecast verification products in CPT and CAROGEN

Project / This program aims to strengthen the climate services value chain in the Caribbean.

2026 - 2027 / About Climate services

Heavy rain pounds atop a black umbrella with greenery in the background

Climate Predictability Tool (CPT+)

Tool / CPT+ is designed to generate seasonal and sub-seasonal forecasts for operational forecasting or research.

About Climate services

Aerial View of Lake Tahoe Shoreline with Mountains and Turquoise Blue Waters

Untangling the complex web of water rights in the western US using SEI’s WEAP tool

Feature / This story explores how SEI's WEAP tool empowers planners and policymakers to build resilient and adaptable water systems across the drying western US.

15 July 2026 / About Climate policy, Planning and modelling and Water resources

A multi-criteria policy coherence index for water–energy–food nexus governance and energy transition pathways in sub-Saharan Africa

Journal article / This study examined how water, energy and agricultural policies in Mali, South Africa, Malawi and Tanzania support WEF nexus integration and energy transition.

3 July 2026 / About Planning and modelling

Street level shot of a row of terraced houses in the London borough of Newham.

Publicly accessible data and computer vision for retrofit planning: evidence from London social housing

Journal article / Publicly accessible housing data and machine learning hold genuine promise for large-scale urban retrofit strategy.

30 June 2026 / About Climate policy and Mitigation

This image shows wind turbines in the South African countryside during sunset.

LEAP training in South Africa: register today

Past event / SEI and CCAC are hosting an in-person hands-on training workshop 22–26 June in Pretoria on SEI's LEAP software for climate and clean air planning in Africa.

22 June 2026 / About Mitigation, Planning and modelling and Pollution