Cities

More than 65% of the world's population are projected to live in urban areas by 2050, with major implications resource use, energy, water and sanitation, and health and well-being. At the same time urbanization can bring benefits, especially efficiency gains. SEI examines these challenges in the round to advance sustainable urbanization.

Lockdown highlights the value of green space in cities

Perspective / Accessible green space in cities supports good mental and physical health. Natural spaces in cities help mitigate climate change. Planners should take note.

20 May 2020 / About Cities, Land use, Public policy and Wellbeing

Collaboration to bridge the gap between climate science and adaptation policy

Feature / The SEI Initiative on Climate Services generated new insights about co-design and co-production proocesses to integrate climate science into adaptation policy.

18 May 2020 / About Adaptation, Cities, Climate services, Disaster risk and Participation

Connecting planning on air pollution, health and climate

Feature / During the years 2015-2019, SEI invested in research, tool development and capacity enhancement as part of the initiative on Low Emissions Development Pathways.

15 May 2020 / About Cities, Food and agriculture, Household energy, Mitigation, Pollution, Short lived climate pollutants and Transport

Strengths and weaknesses of the WHO urban air pollutant database

Journal article / This paper recommends improvements to the WHO's 2018 global ambient air quality database to enable better city comparisons.

25 April 2020 / About Cities, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

Launch of five-year strategy for tackling Asia’s environmental challenges

Feature / SEI Asia’s five-year strategy aims to address many of Asia’s urgent environmental issues with a people-centred approach.

13 May 2020 / About Cities, Climate policy, Ecosystems, Participation and Sustainable Development Goals

Advancing the 2030 Agenda in African cities through knowledge co-production: Urban experiments led by early-career African scientists

Other publication / This report sheds light on what it takes to co-produce transdisciplinary knowledge on sustainable urban development in Africa.

7 May 2020 / About Cities and Sustainable Development Goals

Young woman learns how to prevent Covid-19

SEI works with Kenya’s government to tackle Covid-19

Perspective / The Ministry of Health in Kenya asks for SEI’s support in tackling Covid-19-related infectious waste.

24 April 2020 / About Cities and Public policy

What can you do for the planet while in lockdown?

Perspective / Citizen science initiatives that can help you connect with and support nature.

21 April 2020 / About Cities and Wellbeing

As coronavirus forces lockdowns, city dwellers head to parks

Media coverage / Diane Archer, SEI Asia in a short interview with Thomson Reuters.

24 March 2020 / About Cities