sustainable development Archives

Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Labour and Employment, India, and Romina Pourmokhtari, Minister for Climate and the Environment, Sweden sitting at a table during the LeadIT COP28 event.

LeadIT 2.0 launched at COP28: driving inclusive industry transition forward

Feature / COP28 launches LeadIT 2.0, uniting global leaders for a sustainable, inclusive industrial transition aligned with the Paris Agreement.

12 December 2023 / About Business, Climate policy, Finance, Innovation and Public policy

Q&A: what new UN research says about alternative proteins

Feature / SEI scientists weigh in on the new UNEP report exploring potential effects of some novel alternatives to conventional animal products, which launched at COP28.

8 December 2023 / About Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Innovation, Land use, Mitigation, Sustainable lifestyles and Wellbeing

Abstract art representing a nebula, used as a header image for Currents 2024.

SEI Currents 2024

Feature / Explore perspectives by our researchers on the trends and topics set to shape 2024.

7 December 2023 / About Climate policy, Disaster risk, Geopolitics, Innovation, Participation, Public policy, Renewables and Sustainable lifestyles

Aerial view of city buildings during daytime, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Bottom-up regionality and the Sustainable Development Goals: civil society organizations shaping 2030 Agenda implementation in Latin America

Journal article / This article addresses civil society’s understudied roles in the SDGs framework, focusing on discursive and practical dynamics in the Forum LAC.

4 December 2023 / About Sustainable Development Goals

A person's hand holding a blue funnel to direct water from a large plastic bottle into a green hose against a wooden backdrop.

SEI re-elected to the Sanitation and Water for All Steering Committee

Feature / SEI continues its pivotal role in the global WASH sector, championing sustainable water and sanitation solutions as part of the SWA Steering Committee.

4 December 2023 / About Adaptation, Public policy, Sanitation, Sustainable Development Goals and Water resources

Swedish farmland with a red barn, golden fields, and a wind turbine under a clear blue sky.

Systemic governance

Project / Exploring how systemic governance can strengthen accountability and legitimacy in Sweden’s agricultural sector for sustainable development.

2023 - 2026 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

Beyond the Belém Declaration: 10 pathways to enhance transboundary cooperation in the Amazon

Perspective / Research from SEI and ACTO shows how a new declaration can be strengthened to protect this tropical rainforest, in South America and beyond.

28 November 2023 / About Forests, Public policy and Water resources

Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation: pathways for sustainable development and policy coherence in the Caribbean region through comprehensive risk management

Other publication / This report analyses the degree of coherence between national policies and plans focusing on the SDGs, disaster risk and climate change in the Caribbean.

24 November 2023 / About Disaster risk

A panoramic aerial view of Stockholm, showcasing the sprawling city with its distinctive architecture, waterways and bridges.

Viable Cities Finance Dashboard

Tool / Explore nearly 30 climate actions and 100+ assumptions on the VCF Dashboard to simulate impactful emission scenarios in Swedish cities up to 2030.

About Cities, Climate services, Finance, Innovation and Planning and modelling