In Lao PDR, the grilled food sector is a growing part of the informal food economy; staff have limited access to workplace or social protections, including national health insurance and paid sick leave. Female workers are particularly disadvantaged. The …
“The top 1% use basically a similar amount to the bottom 50% of humanity — and so obviously that, just in terms of scale, is a ridiculous proportion of the carbon budget,” she said. The DW report focuses mostly on air travel, detailing some of the …
Government purchasing accounts for 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions. It follows, then, that building environmental requirements into these purchases can drive down governments’ share of this pollution and help countries meet their climate goals. The …
Although climate change cannot be isolated from the other social, political, environmental, and demographic factors that together shape migration, human-driven environmental change adds very important dimensions of equity and responsibility into the …
Between pre- and post-2020 NDCs, explicit reference to SLCPs and air pollutant mitigation as priorities more than doubled, indicating a rise in policy attention to these pollutants. There was also a large increase in the percentage of countries including …
Decarbonization is a process that transforms economies to lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per unit of economic output, aiming towards net-zero GHG emissions. This process could also reduce short-lived climate pollutant (SLCP) emissions, including …
By employing a cross-sectoral approach, the project will develop and validate resilience solutions including novel technologies, their integration, and their application in combination with new business models and innovative policies. This will facilitate …
The transitions are accelerated by the impacts of climate change, an unfolding energy crisis, the effects of the war in Ukraine and inflation growing in many parts of the world. What risks and opportunities are surfacing? What issues warrant greater …
10.00-10.05 Welcome words (Kaupo Heinma, Estonian Ministry of Environment) 10.10-10.20 Circular public procurement in Estonia (Karen Silts, Estonian Ministry of Envirionment) 10.20-10.40 Green public procurement in the EU (EU representative TBC) 10.40-11. …
In close collaboration with the Embassy of Sweden in Cairo , the Swedish and Egypt Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the two-day executive education program represented a successful example of knowledge exchange ahead of COP27. SEI organized this executive …
Adaptation to climate change is inevitable, but who adapts continues to be a largely unknown question. Neglecting social dimension can obscure the understanding to what extent autonomous and planned adaptation are synergistic or conflicting, resulting in …
La huangana (Tayassu pecari) es una especie de cerdo amazónico que transita en manadas de 20 a 300 individuos. Por ello cumplen con una función ecológica importante al dar forma al suelo, dispersar semillas y servir de alimento. En Perú, la huangana es …
The term WEHRDs encompasses many realities, from isolated rural women protecting their environment from threats because their livelihoods depend on natural resources, to women consciously organizing for socioenvironmental justice and holding duty-bearers …
Based in Bangkok, SEI Asia has a diverse team of multinational experts that integrate scientific research with participatory approaches to co-develop and share knowledge, build partnerships, and influence policy for resilient development. Research at SEI …
We build capacity through training and engagement. We engage with relevant change agents to provide sustainability expertise to the financial sector and guidance to policymakers on policies needed for this transition. The programme performs solutions- …
Soy expansion has contributed to the continuous erasure of the Brazilian Cerrado, a highly biodiverse savanna with significant underground carbon storage that plays vital hydrological functions but remains mostly unprotected. Much of the remaining Cerrado …
Climate risk is a shared reality; adaptation must now become a shared responsibility. If we reframe adaptation as a global challenge, what new forms of inter-national cooperation and multilateral climate action await us? The impacts of climate change have …
The report and ongoing engagement around the findings have catalyzed action on illegal deforestation in Brazil´s soy supply chain among leading private and public sector actors in both Brazil and Europe. In Europe the study played a key role in drawing …
Join our international non-profit research organization and help create a sustainable and prosperous future for all! SEI Oxford conducts innovative research and develops new tools, networks and platforms to generate broader insights and steer policies and …
Join SEI Latin America and be part of the continued development of our institute’s presence in this dynamic region. Our centre employs 25 colleagues conducting policy research on water management, Agenda 2030 implementation, just transitions away from …
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