EU sustainability reporting rules and municipal governance

Ajitha Duvvuri; Fedra Vanhuyse

Half-body details of a man sitting in his wheelchair climbing up a curb that is not wheelchair accessible.

Visual storytelling to rethink spatial justice through equity on the move

Project / Using a visual storytelling approach, this project documents everyday mobility practices and infrastructure use, revealing local issues.

2025 - 2026 / About Cities, Land use and Wellbeing

A train departs the Ikeja terminal during the commissioning of the Red Line rail Mass transit in Lagos on Thursday, February 29, 2024.

Enhancing private sector capacity for climate and clean air action in Nigeria

Project / The project boosts public–private collaboration to deliver inclusive climate and clean air transport initiatives in Nigeria.

2025 - 2026 / About Cities, Participation, Short lived climate pollutants and Transport

Father and son working in communal garden. Watering plants

Europe’s heatwave cities: lessons from Estonia’s fight to keep cool

Perspective / Estonian cities are starting to adapt to climate change – the summer heatwaves make it increasingly dangerous not to.

21 August 2025 / About Adaptation, Cities, Disaster risk and Wellbeing

Precipitation map focused over west Africa, showing heavy precipitation in red and orange blobs over Mali and Burkina Faso.

Sub-seasonal forecasting in Africa: training, tools development and support (S2S-FAcTS)

Project / The WISER program strives to bolster global resilience to climate change by transforming the development and use of co-produced weather and climate services.

2025 - 2028 / About Climate services, Disaster risk and Participation

High angle view of trees by sea against sky,Tiidu,Estonia

Reviewing Estonia’s county-level planning practices through municipalities’ implementation experiences

Project / SEI Tallinn supports Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communiactions in reviewing county-level planing practices.

2025 / About Land use and Public policy

The Urban-Labor-A-Tree board game with dices and trees and cards for the gaming

From play to practice and policy: how a game is helping people rethink trees in cities

Feature / Urban Labor-a-tree, a new game, helps people to imagine urban trees by creating an inclusive city treescape.

29 July 2025 / About Cities and Innovation

A wide street on a sunny day, with separate wide pavement for pedestrians, and traffic driving away from the camera.

Assessing the affordance, equity and wellbeing implications of mobility provision, governance and operation in East African cities

Journal article / Equitable mobility requires more than infrastructure provision: examining users' overall journey experience provides more constructive insights.

17 July 2025 / About Cities, Public policy and Transport

A pedestrian crossing an intersection in Medan.

Decarbonizing road passenger transport and reaping health benefits in Indonesia

SEI brief / This SEI brief highlights how Indonesia can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution from road transportation, potentially leading to health benefits.

21 May 2025 / About Cities, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals and Transport

A forest of deciduous trees frames a rough path. In the distance are two walkers with their backs to the camera. One is dressed in a red coat, the other in blue.

Quantifying the unseen benefits: an innovative economic valuation of the social and cultural values of trees, woods, and forests at risk

Journal article / Economic valuations of trees must take account of their social and cultural values if they are to accurately reflect the financial benefits of treescapes.

31 October 2024 / About Forests