poverty Archives

A person walks across stepping stones in a flooded street in Kihoto, an informal settlement affected by recurring floods.

Beyond blankets: how lack of official support increases vulnerability during disasters

Feature / Kihoto residents in Kenya face ongoing displacement, health risks and economic hardship as floods worsen, underscoring the need for long-term solutions.

26 September 2024 / About Adaptation, Climate services, Disaster risk, Participation and Sanitation

Hands holding seedling in dirt, Lincoln, US

Inclusive Climate Finance for Vulnerable Communities in the Asia Pacific (ICCAP)

Project / This project promotes an inclusive climate finance ecosystem for climate adaptation and mitigation in the Asia-Pacific region.

2024 - 2029 / About Finance and Food and agriculture

Socio-economic and environmental trade-offs in Amazonian protected areas and Indigenous territories revealed by assessing competing land uses

Journal article / This study explores how Indigenous territories reduce deforestation but face socio-economic trade-offs, while sustainable-use areas achieve a better balance.

24 July 2024 / About Land use

A roadway lined with tropical vegetation is flooded under an overcast sky.

Webinar – Climate equality: a planet for the 99%

Past event / SEI's Sivan Kartha provides insight on the intersection of climate crisis and economic inequality at this webinar.

04 June 2024 / About Climate policy and Mitigation

A big white commuter bus driving on a countryside road in the middle of greenery.

Mapping the Social Climate Fund target groups and measures in Estonia

Project / SEI Tallinn analyses the necessary measures in Estonia to reduce the vulnerability of people and businesses in transitioning to a climate-neutral economy.

2024 / About Climate policy, Energy access and Finance

Young African woman cooks a meal over a wood-burning fire outside a brick house in Malawi

The quiet triumph of COP28: clean cooking

Feature / We speak with SEI US clean cooking expert Rob Bailis on how COP28 delivered for an issue that affects climate and development alike.

7 February 2024 / About Energy access, Finance, Forests, Household energy, Pollution, Short lived climate pollutants and Wellbeing

A house in Nazret, Ethiopia with wind turbines in the background.

Knowledge-sharing and reflection with Sida and Norad: increasing private investment in Africa’s energy sector

Feature / A recent SEI workshop explored ways to boost private investment in Africa's energy sector through collaborative dialogue.

21 December 2023 / About Energy access, Finance, Public policy and Renewables

Residents navigate the damage wrought by Super Typhoon Odette in the Philippines, with trees and power poles toppled over smashed buildings.

Zoha Shawoo in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: 4 ways Loss and Damage can address local needs

Media coverage / COP28 opened with a breakthrough decision on Loss and Damage. SEI's Zoha Shawoo co-authors a piece on how the fund can address local crises.

6 December 2023 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster risk, Finance, Food and agriculture, Geopolitics and Public policy

With the benefit of hindsight: Currents 2023

Feature / As we prepare to launch Currents 2024 on 17 January, it is time to take stock. Did we detect the way the winds were blowing when we looked ahead to 2023?

6 December 2023 / About Climate policy, Disaster risk, Finance, Food and agriculture, Geopolitics, Innovation, Mitigation, Participation, Public policy, Renewables and Sustainable Development Goals