Geopolitics

Sun sets over lush forested mountains and a river in Dambo, Zambia

Country ownership in climate finance coordination: a comparative assessment of Kenya and Zambia

Journal article / This study examines how climate finance coordination occurs at the national level in the two developing countries of Kenya and Zambia.

29 July 2022 / About Finance, Geopolitics and Public policy

Working towards the 2023 SDG Summit

Past event / SEI Research Director and Deputy Director Åsa Persson will participate in a high-profile panel debate on the state of the SDG Agenda and the 2023 SDG Summit.

07 July 2022 / About Climate policy, Geopolitics, Participation, Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

Traffic jam fills flooded street in India

How G7 nations can address loss and damage finance with the urgency it requires

Perspective / Loss and Damage funding is a matter of extreme urgency, SEI Scientist Zoha Shawoo argues. G7 leaders can start addressing this matter now.

27 June 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster risk, Finance, Geopolitics, Mitigation and Public policy

Defending the Environmental Defenders in the Global South

Past event / The event provides a space to share experiences on the current situation in the Global South and explore ways to protect environmental defenders in the regions.

14 June 2022 / About Climate policy, Geopolitics, Participation, Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

Bajau woman rowing wooden canoe in floating village carrying her child, showing the ocean floor and the wooden floating houses at the background, with blue sky and white clouds, Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia

Covid-19 made COP26 the COP of fossil fuel companies and the Global North – COP27 needs to be for the Global South

Perspective / SEI scientists lay out six reforms needed to create more equitable climate negotiations that give greater voice to the Global South.

13 June 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Finance, Geopolitics, Mitigation, Participation and Public policy

Sustainable green building with vertical garden protecting from sun and controlling inside temperature, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Funding energy efficiency will boost energy security in the EU, but more is needed

Perspective / War, pandemic and the growing threat of climate change make the need to invest in energy efficiency all the more urgent. The technology already exists.

6 June 2022 / About Adaptation, Behaviour and choice, Business, Climate policy, Energy access, Finance, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Household energy, Innovation, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Renewables, Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable lifestyles and Wellbeing

Trees reflected in lake next to mountain, South Korea

Keeping the World’s Environment under Review: An Intellectual History of the Global Environment Outlook

Past event / Join us for a hybrid book launch event that provides an inside account of the evolution of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) project from its earliest days.

01 June 2022 / About Geopolitics

Chickens graze in a field of green grass

Sustainable development matters for animals too

Perspective / More experts agree that human, nonhuman and environmental health are linked. Yet nations largely neglect animal welfare in sustainable development governance.

1 June 2022 / About Adaptation, Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Climate services, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests, Geopolitics, Land use, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals and Wellbeing

Overcoming the geopolitics of the blue economy: lunch dialogue

Past event / Join our event on 31 May 2022 to discuss the implications of the current geopolitical landscape for a sustainable blue economy.

31 May 2022 / About Geopolitics, Planning and modelling and Water resources