Stockholm Environment Institute Press Releases

• Published on December 10, 2022 - 12:45 GMT

  

  Arte y cultura para potenciar la transición energética justa: una mirada desde el departamento del Cesar, Colombia

  Entender el rol de la cultura y el arte en una transición justa parte de reconocer que los procesos de transición no son lineales ni predecibles y tampoco tienen una única solución. De hecho, los procesos de transición tienen un carácter iterativo que …

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• Published on December 10, 2022 - 12:45 GMT

  

  Financing the just energy transition in Asia

  Based on energy sector financing and investment flows data from 13 selected linchpin Asian countries in the period of 2016 to September 2022, the study culminates with two broad and overarching conclusions: Asia is experiencing an ‘energy addition’ rather …

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• Published on December 10, 2022 - 12:45 GMT

  

  Project Manager Blue Economy

  Join our international non-profit research organization and help create a sustainable, prosperous future for all! SEI is a dynamic and expanding workplace that employs over 100 people from 28 different nationalities in an activity-based office in central …

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• Published on December 8, 2022 - 12:13 GMT

  

  Ten new insights in climate science 2022

  In this journal article, 65 researchers from 23 countries summarize what the assess as the past year’s most important findings within climate change research: limits to adaptation, vulnerability hotspots, new threats coming from the climate-health nexus, …

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• Published on December 8, 2022 - 11:18 GMT

  

  Research Associate/PhD: Machine learning for hydro-climatic hazards

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• Published on December 8, 2022 - 11:03 GMT

  

  Web Editor

  Join our international non-profit research organization and help bridge environment and development science to policy and practice. SEI is a world-leading research institute in its field. We are a dynamic and expanding workplace that employs around 110 …

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• Published on December 8, 2022 - 05:38 GMT

  

  Three challenges of smallholder inclusion in sustainable agriculture traceability

  Agriculture is one of the key drivers of economic development in Southeast Asia, a region home to around 100 million farmers . Their role in supporting food systems and rural livelihood puts smallholder farming in a strategic position to promote …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on December 7, 2022 - 19:27 GMT

  

  Finance for climate adaptation fails to reach the most vulnerable, household-level study in Madagascar finds

  The study co-led by Claudien Razafiarimanana of the University of Antananarivo focuses on Madagascar as one of the world’s most climate vulnerable countries. Rising temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns threaten agricultural production, …

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• Published on December 7, 2022 - 19:00 GMT

  

  Adaptation finance failing to reach the most vulnerable: a multi-level model of household political power in Madagascar

  Qualitative studies have demonstrated how entrenched forms of inequality, such as patronage, can enable elite capture of international resources and prevent benefits from reaching relatively vulnerable households within communities. This study contributes …

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• Published on December 7, 2022 - 13:10 GMT

  

  Inspiring equitable transitions from fossil fuels after Covid-19

  Through the second Production Gap Report, SEI and its partners worked to ensure the global Covid recovery doesn’t lock in more fossil fuel production. SEI has spent years working to shift global agendas on climate, energy and development, so that …

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• Published on December 7, 2022 - 11:05 GMT

  

  LatAm Outlook 2023

  08:45-09:10 Registration and refreshments 09:10-09:20 Welcome from Jeremy Browne, CEO – Canning House 09:20-09:50 Global Outlook with Michael Stott, Latin America Editor – Financial Times 09:50-10:05 Political Outlook with Alejandra Soto, Associate …

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• Published on December 7, 2022 - 10:29 GMT

  

  Data Scientist

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• Published on December 7, 2022 - 06:15 GMT

  

  Tougher action needed to stop soy deforestation in Brazil

  New data released today by transparency initiative Trase shows that soy plantations continue to rapidly replace forests, savannah, grasslands and other ecosystems across Brazil, particularly in the Cerrado and the Pampas, posing grave threats to the …

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• Published on December 7, 2022 - 06:00 GMT

  

  Connecting exports of Brazilian soy to deforestation

  The Cerrado and Pampas are active hotspots of soy deforestation and conversion in 2019-2020 While soy plantations have expanded most in the Cerrado and were associated with 355,000 ha of recent deforestation in 2019 and 264,000 ha in 2020 – an area almost …

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• Published on December 6, 2022 - 09:37 GMT

  

  The role of the LULUCF sector and emission removal technologies in reaching carbon neutrality in 2050

  Given that many advanced economies have now committed to the target of climate neutrality by 2050, it is necessary to examine the emerging plans that they will use to achieve this goal. The national long-term strategy (LTS) is the key document describing …

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• Published on December 6, 2022 - 09:00 GMT

  

  SEI and Oxfam shine light on the “carbon inequality era”

  This impact story is from our 2020 annual report . A report from Oxfam and SEI revealed that the richest 1% are responsible for twice as much carbon emissions as the poorest half of the world’s population. The work gained widespread attention – from major …

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• Published on December 6, 2022 - 09:00 GMT

  

  SNAP Initiative Technical Working Group Meeting

  In 2014, Kenya signed a cooperation agreement with the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) on Supporting National Action and Planning (SNAP) Initiative to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) in Kenya. To implement the SNAP Initiative in Kenya, …

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• Published on December 6, 2022 - 00:40 GMT

  

  Trase helps investors take action on deforestation risk

  This impact story is from our 2021 annual report . How can investors identify and assess deforestation risk in their portfolios to inform their choices on engagement and divestment with companies? Through the Trase initiative, SEI and Global Canopy worked …

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• Published on December 6, 2022 - 00:40 GMT

  

  Dags igen? Lärdomar från tidigare försök att mäta biståndets resultat

  Forskarna beskriver i sin text hur Sida och myndighetens föregångare arbetat tidigare med så kallade ”resultatinitiativ”. De syftade till att skapa arbetssätt för uppföljning och rapportering av resultat – för såväl återrapportering som intern styrning och …

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• Published on December 6, 2022 - 00:40 GMT

  

  Indigenous experiences of impact assessment and development projects: lessons from the Aashukan exchange

  This article summarizes lessons learned from “Aashukan”, an Indigenous exchange organized on James Bay Cree lands, Northern Québec, Canada in conjunction with the IAIA Conference in 2017. It presents the context, objectives, processes and outcomes of this …

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