Climate services

3D aerial rendering of mountains, cities and freshwater bodies in Butte County, California

Can remote data connect us to the land? A landscape analysis for braiding satellite-based information and Indigenous knowledge in California

Project / A NASA-funded project explores whether satellite imagery can help Indigenous tribes in California conserve land and water in ways that meet their needs.

2022 - 2023 / About Adaptation, Climate services, Disaster risk, Ecosystems, Forests, Land use, Participation, Planning and modelling and Water resources

Town with factories and residential buildings with river and mountains in background under overcast sky, Brazil

The Bioeconomy–Biodiversity Nexus: Enhancing or Undermining Nature’s Contributions to People?

Journal article / The NCPs framework can help broaden synergies in the bioeconomy–biodiversity nexus, but inclusive governance remains critical.

24 January 2022 / About Bioeconomy, Climate services, Ecosystems and Participation

Residents wade in knee-high water on street, Indonesia

Disaster risk reduction and health in the Asia-Pacific region

SEI brief / In the Asia-Pacific region, policies that address disaster risk reduction and health increasingly recognize the synergies between the two sectors.

17 January 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Climate services, Disaster risk and Public policy

Navigating the (yet) unseen waters of Cerrado, the Brazilian savanna

Other publication / Water-related conservation efforts, such as the Water Producer Programme, align ecosystem services with sustainable agriculture in the Cerrado.

22 November 2021 / About Climate services, Ecosystems, Water resources and Water-energy-food nexus

Aerial view of swimmer in waves, Malé, Maldives

Breakdown or breakthrough: currents and turning points in 2022

Perspective / SEI Currents 2022 taps the institute’s expertise and insights from eight offices on four continents to examine trends emerging in 2022 and beyond.

20 December 2021 / About Behaviour and choice, Bioeconomy, Climate policy, Climate services, Ecosystems, Finance, Food and agriculture, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Innovation, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals, Transport, Water resources and Wellbeing

Protesters holding up banner saying Loss and damage

Redefining climate finance – from aid to reparations

Perspective / The concept of loss and damage is gaining traction in discussions. This shift marks a turning point for how to think about climate finance and climate justice.

20 December 2021 / About Climate policy, Climate services and Public policy

Aerial view of curved road heading towards bridge with islets srrounded by green water, El Peñón de Guatapé, Colombia

Making a just transition to new economic and sustainable resilience in Latin America and beyond

Perspective / In Latin American countries and other regions reliant on fossil fuels, now is the time to turn a new page. Success depends on making a just transition, but how?

20 December 2021 / About Bioeconomy, Climate policy, Climate services, Finance, Fossil fuels, Public policy and Water resources

SEI Currents 2022

Feature / The world is in transition. What trends are emerging in 2022?

20 December 2021 / About Behaviour and choice, Bioeconomy, Climate policy, Climate services, Finance, Food and agriculture, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Innovation, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals, Transport, Water resources and Wellbeing

Lightning through clouds under purple-blue sky with orange sky in distance with more lightning over Jeffrey’s Bay, South Africa

Combining service design and discrete choice experiments for intervention design: An application to weather index insurance

Journal article / Learn how a new combination of methods can make development action more effective. This article describes the case of weather insurance in Uganda.

8 September 2021 / About Adaptation and Climate services