Participation

A participant stands and shares her thoughts with a group during a discussion session. Several people sit around a table covered with papers, maps, and sticky notes, listening attentively.

Bringing local voice, equity and equality in managing water storage systems in the Mekong Region

Perspective / Chea Sameang and Ridhi Saluja share perspectives on how water storage mechanisms in the Mekong Region can be more equitable and inclusive.

12 September 2024 / About Disaster risk, Food and agriculture, Participation and Water resources

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Q&A: Mainstreaming a more complex and inclusive gender perspective in the 2030 Agenda

Feature / In this Q&A, SEI experts share insights from the GlobalGoals2024 conference on gender issues in the SDGs, targets and indicators.

5 September 2024 / About Participation and Sustainable Development Goals

A young South Asian woman stands at a desk holding up a medium-sized photovoltaic cell, showing it to two other people who have their backs to the camera.

Citizen science and its potential for aiding low carbon energy transitions

Journal article / By empowering communities and adopting participatory approaches, citizen science projects generate essential knowledge that informs decision-making processes.

21 August 2024 / About Participation

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Ecological Citizen(s) Network+ announces recipients of first funding round

Press release / Seven projects that will receive funding from the Ecological Citizen(s) Network+ to explore "Ecological Citizenship" have been announced.

13 August 2024 / About Innovation and Participation

A group of people, including children, walk across a wooden footbridge over a river in a grassy landscape under an overcast sky.

Q&A: How can we make volunteer biological recording more inclusive?

Feature / In this Q&A, Rachel Pateman, a Research Fellow at SEI York, discusses the importance of inclusivity in volunteer biological recording.

28 July 2024 / About Participation and Wellbeing

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Fostering diversity and inclusivity in citizen science: a collective exploration

Past event / SEI York's Citizen Science Group ran a panel session exploring four related narratives at the Science in Public 2024 conference in Birmingham, UK.

08 July 2024 / About Participation, Pollution, Renewables and Wellbeing

Investing in women for climate resilience

Perspective / Women must be integrated into the global climate finance architecture to help foster sustainable livelihoods and build climate resilience for all.

4 July 2024 / About Finance, Participation, Renewables and Sustainable lifestyles

How to advance peace and security through a climate and gender lens? Reflections from youth at the UN Women’s GEN-Forum 2024

Perspective / This blog offers three practical recommendations drawing on insights from youth at the 2024 UN Women Gen-Forum.

25 June 2024 / About Adaptation, Climate policy and Participation

Women in Kiruhura District, western Uganda, gathered in a circle, demonstrating traditional techniques of processing milk into ghee and butter as part of a training program. They are engaged in hands-on learning, surrounded by greenery and makeshift seating, illustrating community participation and knowledge sharing in improving dairy production and livelihoods.

In Uganda, training in milk production empowers women farmers and boosts local economy

Feature / Read how SEI-supported training is enhancing Ugandan women’s dairy skills, fostering economic and community growth.

4 June 2024 / About Food and agriculture, Innovation, Participation and Sustainable lifestyles