Wellbeing

SEI as an antenna organization for the EU Commission’s Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH)

Project / SEI serves as Sweden’s antenna to EPAH, linking local communities and national expertise to EU energy poverty policy.

2025 - 2028 / About Energy access, Household energy and Wellbeing

Why heat is the defining climate challenge for cities

SEI podcast / Deep dive into the science of shifting heat patterns, the inequalities in who suffers the most, and the lessons from urban design innovations in Asia and Europe

1 December 2025 / Environment and policy in Asia / Adaptation, Cities and Wellbeing

People gathered along a muddy riverside washing clothes beside dense tropical vegetation.

Q&A: WASH interventions and the benefits of saving time

Feature / Three researchers reflect on the methodology applied to synthesize evidence, findings and why time is vital in WASH interventions.

14 November 2025 / About Public policy, Sanitation, Water resources and Wellbeing

A crowd of early-morning commuters wearing face masks on their way to work in Bangkok.

Small parks, big lessons: what urban planners can learn from Bangkok’s new green spaces

Feature / Lessons from Bangkok’s pocket parks reveal how design and location shape health, inclusion and the way people use urban green spaces.

31 October 2025 / About Cities, Participation and Wellbeing

Small tree-filled park with a footpath beside a congested flyover packed with cars and motorbikes in Bangkok

Nature within reach: can pocket parks bridge Bangkok’s green gap?

Feature / Bangkok's pocket parks are reshaping access to urban green space, offering new insights into equity, health, and resilience in the city.

15 October 2025 / About Cities, Participation and Wellbeing

Group of cyclists and electric motorbike riders smiling and raising their hands in front of the SEI “Sustainability Bus” tent at the Grand Nairobi Bike Race.

SEI and key partners champion sustainability at Nairobi’s premier cycling event

Feature / At Nairobi’s Jubilee Live Free Bike Race, partners unite sport and sustainability to champion clean air and healthy cities.

15 October 2025 / About Cities, Transport and Wellbeing

A person sits with back to the camera in an expanse of dried lake bottom, with cracked mud into the distance where a small pond sits near what was an island at high water.

Systems-level risks of the climate crisis are currently missed: a mental health lens

Journal article / The study examines how systemic climate risks spread across sectors and generations, using mental health as a lens to reveal overlooked interconnections.

13 October 2025 / About Climate policy, Disaster risk and Wellbeing

No time to waste: a synthesis of evidence on time reallocation following water, sanitation and hygiene interventions

Journal article / This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates time use and time-savings related to WASH interventions in low- and middle-income countries.

2 October 2025 / About Public policy, Sanitation, Water resources and Wellbeing

Half-body details of a man sitting in his wheelchair climbing up a curb that is not wheelchair accessible.

Visual storytelling to rethink spatial justice through equity on the move

Project / Using a visual storytelling approach, this project documents everyday mobility practices and infrastructure use, revealing local issues.

2025 - 2026 / About Cities, Land use and Wellbeing