Innovation

Science for a secure society: Hydro-climatic hazard, risk, and crisis management in Sweden (CrisAct)

Project / CrisAct aims to provide a comprehensive science-based framework to monitor and manage hydroclimatically driven natural hazard crisis and disaster responses.

2022 - 2025 / About Adaptation, Cities, Disaster risk, Innovation and Public policy

Separation of solid waste from water in a sewage water treatment process

How safe is safe enough? Public views of tradeoffs on the reuse of treated wastewater and sewage sludge

Project / This project analyzes Swedish citizens’ beliefs, attitudes and policy preferences for wastewater reuse and land application of sewage sludge.

2022 / About Business, Food and agriculture, Innovation, Pollution, Public policy, Sanitation and Water resources

Aerial view of Guanajuato, Mexico with white and orange-coloured colonial-era buildings, including churches, hotels and houses

Seizing the urban opportunity: how national governments can recover from Covid-19, secure shared prosperity and tackle the climate crisis through cities

Other publication / Cities provide critical venues to advance climate resiliency and decarbonize. We examine six economies and propose how cities can lead on climate action.

17 March 2021 / About Adaptation, Cities, Climate policy, Finance, Innovation, Participation, Public policy, Sustainable lifestyles and Transport

Wind turbines on hills at dusk, Kalavrita, Greece

The New Roadmap Planner helps decision-makers move from ambition to implementation

Perspective / In this Q&A, SEI researchers Somya Joshi an Felipe Sanchez explain how the Roadmap Planner can support decision-makers in creating industry transition roadmaps.

20 December 2021 / About Climate policy, Finance, Fossil fuels, Innovation and Mitigation

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

Leveraging technology at a wartime pace without incurring wartime casualties

Perspective / Technology is a necessary lever to achieve net-zero goals by mid-century, but is not sufficient on its own. Policymakers must pick up the pace on innovation.

20 December 2021 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Innovation, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy and Transport

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

Aerial view of sea bay with turquoise water and a small white beach. Beautiful lagoon and volcanic island covered with dense forest

Islands as spaces of innovation for marine biodiversity

Perspective / Read key insights on how innovating in Islands offers an opportunity to think beyond the established ways of organizing society and building cities.

8 December 2021 / About Business, Cities, Innovation and Water resources

Magic book with trees and grass symbolizing an eco city

SEI–SU seminar on Innovation and Sustainable Development

Past event / Welcome to this hybrid event on innovation and sustainable development organized by SEI and Stockholm University.

30 November 2021 / About Innovation and Sustainable Development Goals