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.

Buildings against sky during sunset, Maputo, Mozambique

Urban October 2021

Feature / Learn more about what SEI is doing to support sustainable cities for the health and well-being of their inhabitants and the planet – #UrbanOctober

1 October 2021 / About Adaptation, Cities and Mitigation

Sunset over neighbourhood with satellite dishes in front of house, Lagos, Nigeria

Integration of climate change mitigation and sustainable development planning: lessons from a national planning process in Nigeria

Journal article / In this journal article, researchers from SEI York discuss climate change mitigation and sustainable development planning in Nigeria.

16 September 2021 / About Cities, Pollution and Public policy

Lighted city skyline at night, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Consultation on air quality in the Seoul Metropolitan Area

Past event / SEI's Johan Kuylenstierna will speak at a panel discussion about the performance and challenges of air quality policy in the Seoul Metropolitan Area.

07 September 2021 / About Cities, Climate policy, Pollution and Public policy

Sunset during winter in Ulaanbaatar with smoke from burnt coal.

Urban air pollution and children in low- and middle-income countries

Other publication / This brief summarises the current research on the impact of urban air pollution on children in low- and middle-income countries.

7 September 2021 / About Cities, Pollution and Public policy

Male and female workers with protective face masks at landfill, Slovakia

Waste management in Bosnia and Herzegovina: a gender equality, social equity and poverty reduction lens

SEI brief / This discussion brief explains how waste management in Bosnia and Herzegovina is deeply intertwined with gender inequality and social inequity.

10 August 2021 / About Behaviour and choice, Cities, Participation, Public policy and Wellbeing

Parliamentarians from the Nairobi City County parliament pose for a group photo at an air quality legislation retreat in Mombasa, Kenya

Parliamentarians draw on science to develop air quality management frameworks for Nairobi

Feature / SEI is working with partners to develop policy instruments for air quality management informed by scientific assessments and air quality monitoring in Kenya.

7 September 2021 / About Cities and Pollution

International Day of Clean Air for blue skies 2021

Feature / Learn more about what SEI is doing to support healthy air for healthy people and a healthy planet – #HealthyAirHealthyPlanet

7 September 2021 / About Cities, Food and agriculture, Pollution and Transport

Bradford City Hall and Centenary Square at night

INGENIOUS: Understanding the sources, transformations and fates of indoor air pollutants

Project / This project investigates air pollutants inside homes in the city of Bradford, UK: their sources, interactions and health effects on those living there.

2021 - 2026 / About Cities, Household energy and Pollution

View of jungle river crossing by barge, Central African Republic, 2000

Q&A: Financing source-to-sea action for a sustainable blue economy

Perspective / The source-to-sea approach is necessary to address the water and climate crisis and strong cooperation between different actors is key.

6 September 2021 / About Adaptation, Cities, Ecosystems, Finance, Public policy and Water resources