Public policy

Nyayo Gardens Park, Nakuru, Kenya provides shade and respite to workers and local residents

Assessing inequalities in wellbeing at a neighbourhood scale in low-middle-income-country secondary cities and their implications for long-term livability

Journal article / This article describes a mixed methods approach to understand inequalities in urban wellbeing in two rapidly changing cities in Kenya and Thailand.

10 November 2021 / About Cities, Participation, Pollution, Public policy and Wellbeing

Orange and trees overlooking lake in Vermont, US.

Informing Vermont’s energy and climate policy with LEAP and NEMO

Project / This project uses a model developed from LEAP and NEMO to simulate greenhouse gas emission pathways across the state of Vermont.

2021 / About Climate policy, Planning and modelling and Public policy

Two people at a whiteboard writing in Spanish and English

Governance challenges and opportunities for implementing resource recovery from organic waste streams in urban areas of Latin America: insights from Chía, Colombia

Journal article / A case study shows enabling factors and governance barriers critical to implementing circular economy strategies for organic waste in urban areas.

25 November 2021 / About Public policy and Sanitation

Tracking Sweden’s consumption-based environmental impacts

Past event / A webinar on how to enable environmental policy objectives through the PRINCE model.

30 November 2021 / About Climate policy, Public policy and Sustainable lifestyles

Gender, equity and climate policy

SEI podcast / In this episode we talked about how climate solutions needs to recognize the interconnections between gender, equity, poverty and sustainability.

29 November 2021 / Environment and policy in Asia / Climate policy, Disaster risk, Participation, Public policy and Sustainable lifestyles

Dead vines in vineyard near desert in the Cuyama Valley, California

Q&A: How can SEI tools help California prepare for a “new normal” of drought?

Feature / SEI Senior Scientist Chuck A. Young explains why California saw severe water shortages this year and how better forecasting can help alleviate those challenges.

29 November 2021 / About Adaptation, Food and agriculture, Planning and modelling, Public policy and Water resources

How to influence policy in the global context

Past event / Watch the video of this discussion and Q&A session on engaging and developing relationships with global policymakers.

25 November 2021 / About Climate policy and Public policy

African woman washing clothes in the yard next to the washing line were few blankets are drying

Quality of Government and Access to Clean Water and Sanitation: A New International Network and Research Agenda

Past event / Welcome to a virtual session on quality of government and access to clean water and sanitation, as part of the AfricaSan 6 conference.

24 November 2021 / About Cities, Participation, Public policy, Sanitation and Water resources

Two wind turbines tower over field of red tulips, Lelystad, Netherlands

Industrial decarbonization done right: Identifying success factors for well-functioning permitting processes

SEI brief / In order to ensure a smooth transition away from carbon-intensive industry, an efficient and effective permitting process must help pave the way.

23 November 2021 / About Adaptation, Business, Fossil fuels, Participation and Public policy