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This research paper evaluates the framing of human health within four major international agendas—the Paris Agreement, Agenda 2030, the Sendai Framework, and the New Urban Agenda—concluding that greater coherence and governance mechanisms are required to effectively translate these global goals into national policies.

This research paper examines the tradeoffs between irrigation expansion, fish habitat protection, and climate change projections in Cambodia's Stung Chinit watershed, concluding that coordinated management can support both agricultural growth and ecosystem health.

This policy brief examines the green bond market in Africa as a mechanism for mobilizing the significant financial resources needed for climate change adaptation and mitigation, noting that current public finance is inadequate to meet these needs and the Sustainable Development Goals.

This report summarizes a November 2020 virtual event organized by the Stockholm Climate Security Hub, which convened Northern European scientists and decision-makers to discuss the security challenges posed by climate change's impact on the world's oceans.

This research paper proposes an interdisciplinary method to integrate qualitative insights from socio-technical transition studies into quantitative scenarios for integrated assessment modelling, specifically focusing on the European Union's 2050 greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.

This report examines the potential of the Croton megalocarpus Hutch tree in Kenya to enhance farmers' livelihoods and contribute to various economic sectors within the framework of a bioeconomy, specifically analyzing the business model and value chain of the company EFK.

This policy brief outlines the role of nature-based solutions (NBS) in upgrading informal settlements in African drylands to improve climate resilience and quality of life, highlighting pilot projects in Namibia.

This policy brief provides ten practical recommendations for urban policymakers in dryland Africa to develop inclusive urban climate policies. It emphasizes the need for alternative knowledge production and decision-making models to improve governance, social inclusivity, and innovation in rapidly growing African cities, particularly within informal settlements where residents face high climate risks and lack secure tenure.

This SEI fact sheet describes a pilot program to integrate water resource management into forest restoration plans in the Chiquitanía region of Bolivia following the catastrophic 'mega fires' of 2019.

This report details a capacity-building training session held from February 22 to 27, 2021, in Somone, Senegal. The training focused on composting techniques, moving from theory to practice, to support the development of a green value chain for organic waste management in Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire.

This research paper evaluates biodiversity threats and ecosystem services in the Chindwin River Basin (CRB) of Myanmar using a mixed approach involving GIS-based Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) and the InVEST model to prioritize Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) for conservation.

This fact sheet describes a Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) project to monitor and model high-altitude wetlands, known as "bofedales," in the Katari watershed of Bolivia to assess the impacts of climate change and urban water demand.

This case study describes the adaptation of the Robust Decision Support (RDS) framework to the Rocha River Basin Master Plan (PDC) in the Cochabamba Valley, Bolivia. By combining RDS with national guidelines, the project aims to improve water resources management, analyze the impact of institutional governance on system models, and provide stakeholders with tools to mitigate inter-sectorial conflicts and manage hydrologic risks.

The Stockholm Environment Institute, in collaboration with Future Earth, the Stockholm Resilience Centre, and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, proposes a dashboard based on climate and nature loss planetary boundaries to guide a sustainable recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

This report, produced as part of the Critical Challenges of Coastal Southeast Asia (3CSeas) project, explores how social protection mechanisms can build resilience to slow-onset climate change impacts, particularly for coastal communities.

This research paper argues for a deeper process-based understanding of soil microbiota to improve the restoration and resilience of peatland ecosystems, which serve as critical global carbon stores, in the face of climate change and land-use perturbations.

This research paper examines the energy access gap between ultra-poor and better-off households in Malawi, specifically evaluating the impact of unconditional social cash transfers on the adoption of improved lighting and cookstoves.

This briefing by the Stockholm Environment Institute maps the green bond landscape in Africa as of January 2021. It identifies the market as nascent and underdeveloped, dominated by a few states and entities, and outlines the structural barriers and opportunities for scaling up green finance to meet climate mitigation and adaptation needs across the continent.

This fact sheet describes the development of the Environmental Strategy and Action Plan of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH ESAP 2030+), a project supported by the Stockholm Environment Institute and funded by the Embassy of Sweden to align the country's environmental frameworks with European Union policies.

This report, published by the Stockholm Environment Institute in January 2021, examines accountability mechanisms within the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector in Peru. It analyzes multi-stakeholder platforms, the role of the Ministry of Housing, Construction, and Sanitation (MVCS), the impact of COVID-19 on sector governance, and the implementation of the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Mutual Accountability Mechanism (MAM). The study finds that while regulatory frameworks exist, integrated accountability from the government to citizens is still under construction and suffers from fragmentation.