SEI STRATEGY 2015–2019

The SEI Strategy 2015–2019 outlines the Stockholm Environment Institute's framework for bridging science and policy to support sustainable development. The strategy focuses on enhancing scientific research through new 'SEI Initiatives', expanding policy engagement to include 'hard-to-reach' stakeholders like the private sector, and strengthening capacity development across individual, organizational, and institutional levels. It also details the enabling infrastructure required for delivery, including communications, ICT tools, financial management, and a custom monitoring system (PMEC).

• SEI is implementing a new research agenda that incorporates perspectives previously underutilized, specifically the analysis of geopolitics and human psychology, behaviour, and choice.
• The institute has established 'SEI Initiatives' as research hubs supported by core and project funding to address specific sustainability niches. As of January 2015, eight initiatives were in the pipeline, covering areas such as Climate Finance, Sustainable Sanitation, and the Water, Energy and Food Nexus.
• SEI aims to expand its policy engagement beyond traditional environment and development communities to include 'mainstream' and 'hard-to-reach' stakeholders in business, finance, and planning.
• Capacity development is approached as a three-tiered process targeting the individual level (competences), the organizational level (mandate management), and the institutional level (incentives, procedures, and governance).
• SEI utilizes a suite of signature analytical tools for resource governance, including the Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning (LEAP) system, the Resources and Energy Analysis Programme (REAP), and the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) system.
• The institute is transitioning its technical tools from a desktop software model toward multi-platform, cloud-based computing and data sharing to make them more accessible to non-technical users.
• SEI employs a custom-built web-based system called Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Communication (PMEC), which uses an 'outcome mapping' theory-of-change approach to track project influence and institutional learning.
• The organization's financial stability is underpinned by increased institutional core support from the Swedish Government and programmatic funding from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).
• SEI operates as a decentralized global institute with seven centres located across six countries, with its headquarters in Stockholm.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2015). SEI STRATEGY 2015–2019. https://www.sei.org/Strategy2015-2019/seistrategy.pdf

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. SEI STRATEGY 2015–2019. 2015. https://www.sei.org/Strategy2015-2019/seistrategy.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2015sei, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{SEI STRATEGY 2015–2019}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2015}, url = {https://www.sei.org/Strategy2015-2019/seistrategy.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }