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.

Daring to breathe: Why reducing traffic congestion in African cities is urgent

Feature / In cities, congestion increases automobile emissions, which ultimately degrades ambient air quality.

26 July 2021 / About Cities, Pollution and Transport

Project on Supporting National Action Planning Short-Lived Climate Pollutants in Kenya Launched

Feature / The Ministry of Environment and Forestry joined with SEI to launch the Supporting National Action Planning on Short-Lived Climate Pollutants in Kenya project.

25 July 2021 / About Cities, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

Supporting National Action and Planning (SNAP) to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants in Kenya

Project / On behalf of CCAC, UNEP is cooperating with SEI to support the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Kenya under SNAP.

2021 / About Cities, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

View of downtown Colorado Springs skyline

Operations yield modelling in the Upper Colorado river basin

Project / SEI has provided forecasting and long-term water supply projections for Colorado Springs Utilities for nearly a decade.

2021 - 2023 / About Adaptation, Cities, Disaster risk, Food and agriculture, Planning and modelling and Water resources

Aerial view of the Słupsk Waterworks wastewater treatment plant in Poland

Słupsk Bioenergy Cluster: a new paradigm for a local circular economy in renewable energy and waste recycling in Poland

SEI brief / This brief looks at how the Słupsk Bioenergy Cluster serves as a living laboratory for small cities seeking to transition to a circular economy model.

15 January 2020 / About Business, Cities, Food and agriculture, Innovation, Public policy, Renewables and Water resources

Wastewater treatment plant in Uppsala, Sweden

Implications of new national policies on management of sewage sludge for a Swedish municipality

SEI brief / This brief examines the impact of national policy directives on speeding up the circular economy transition, and their implications on cities such as Uppsala.

15 January 2020 / About Business, Cities, Food and agriculture, Innovation, Public policy and Water resources

Vanhankaupunginkoski – waterfall on Vantaanjoki River in Old Town Helsinki

The Role of Gypsum Soil Amendments in Reducing Coastal Nutrient Run-off in Finland

SEI brief / This brief highlights the potential for upscaling gypsum use in the Baltic Sea Region as a promising component of Baltic Sea protection actions.

15 January 2020 / About Cities, Innovation, Public policy and Water resources

Succeeding at home and abroad: accounting for the international spillovers of cities’ SDG actions

Journal article / This article explores the challenges of "spillovers" when it comes to city-level SDG strategies and how they can be better accounted for.

11 June 2021 / About Cities, Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

Stream of water pouring into children’s hands in southern Burkina Faso

Launch of the African Sanitation Policy Guidelines

Past event / The African Sanitation Policy Guidelines (ASPG) will enable African states to develop functional sanitation and hygiene policies.

10 June 2021 / About Cities, Participation, Public policy, Sanitation, Sustainable Development Goals and Wellbeing