Public policy

Fishing boats waiting while fishermen sell the catch of the day on the market

Does policy coherence make national implementation of global sustainability agendas more successful?

Journal article / This review article examines how policy coherence can strengthen national sustainability efforts and why political realities often limit its impact.

6 October 2025 / About Climate policy, Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

No time to waste: a synthesis of evidence on time reallocation following water, sanitation and hygiene interventions

Journal article / This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates time use and time-savings related to WASH interventions in low- and middle-income countries.

2 October 2025 / About Public policy, Sanitation, Water resources and Wellbeing

Male hands in disposable gloves disassembling an old laptop, disconnecting circuit board for electronic waste collecting in workshop. Boxes of different e-waste are set up around the edge of the worktop.

Aligning digital futures with ecological citizenship for sustainability

Journal article / Technological development should centre environmental values to ensure an equitable digital transformation which benefits human and planetary wellbeing.

2 October 2025 / About Participation, Public policy and Sustainable lifestyles

Solar, wind power and energy communities in Colombia: 2025 policy overview

SEI report / This document provides an overview of wind and solar energy in Colombia at the beginning of 2025, with commentary on outlooks.

2 October 2025 / About Public policy and Renewables

International SDG-model applied to Sweden by Mistra Geopolitics

Feature / The iSD-model – used by 40 countries worldwide – has been adapted for Sweden by Mistra Geopolitics with the aim to support decision-makers.

2 October 2025 / About Geopolitics, Innovation, Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

A man stands on heather moorland with his back to the camera. Directly in front of him, parts of the ground billow smoke as he administers a controlled burn of the heather for land management.

Prescribed heather burning on peatlands: a review of ten key claims made about heather management impacts and implications for future UK policy

Journal article / A total ban on controlled burning is unproductive: alternative heather management planning should be site-specific and include a robust comparison with burning.

29 September 2025 / About Climate services, Land use and Public policy

Trase: “It is essential to combine perspectives to limit deforestation”

Perspective / To effectively monitor deforestation, policymakers must combine territorial and supply chain metrics that reflect both past impacts and future risks.

25 September 2025 / About Public policy, Supply chains and Sustainable lifestyles

Aerial view of central Örebro on a summer evening

Operationalizing indivisibility – synergies and trade-offs in six Swedish municipalities’ work with the 2030 Agenda

Journal article / The localization of the Sustainable Development Goals is examined as a mechanism to organize and communicate sustainability work within municipalities.

23 September 2025 / About Climate policy, Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

A group of people gather outside the Chinhoyi Edible Insects Market in Zimbabwe, standing in front of green-painted stalls displaying insect products.

How AgriFoSe2030 translates science into development impact

Perspective / AgriFoSe2030 shows how translating science into action can boost food security, build capacity and advance Sweden’s global development goals.

23 September 2025 / About Food and agriculture, Innovation, Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals