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This briefing by the Stockholm Environment Institute describes a non-parametric statistical downscaling methodology using the k-nearest neighbors (k-NN) method to generate synthetic regional climate series for temperature and precipitation between 2020 and 2100. These series are designed to inform the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) system to help water service providers and environmental agencies develop robust adaptation alternatives and vulnerability analyses for water systems.

This policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute describes the development and utility of Aid Atlas, an interactive platform designed to simplify the analysis of global development finance data from the OECD's Creditor Reporting System (CRS). Using the tool, the authors identify several trends and data gaps in development aid between 2013 and 2017, including the low proportion of funding for general environment protection, the impact of the European refugee crisis on donor budgets, and significant disbursement challenges specifically associated with climate finance.

This research paper analyzes risk characterization in decarbonization pathways across fifteen case studies in twelve countries, highlighting the difference in risk perception between academic experts and other stakeholders.

This perspective article examines the interactions between sanitation and climate change, highlighting the sector's role as a source of greenhouse gas emissions and the need for planning frameworks to integrate climate considerations into sanitation policy and programming.

A statement by members of the Scientific Advisory Panel of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition and other experts urging that economic stimulus efforts for COVID-19 recovery be used to address integrated global challenges including climate change, air pollution, and sustainable development.

This research paper argues that low-carbon energy transitions are social and gendered processes, often dominated by male perspectives. It proposes an 'Alternative Pathways' framework to analyze how different gender perspectives and niche innovations can either work within, depart from, or fundamentally transform the existing energy regime to avoid pathways that are disconnected from local realities.

This research paper reviews 60 years of desertification control efforts in China, examining the roles of government policy, eco-industrialization, and ecological interventions in managing arid and semi-arid ecosystems.

This perspective piece argues that governments must implement a planned and equitable wind-down of fossil fuel production to meet climate goals and avoid market volatility, particularly in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting oil price crash.

This case study examines the York Citizen Food Assembly held in November 2019, exploring the role of citizen participation in food system policy making to address complex challenges through authentic engagement.

This research paper introduces a high-spatial-resolution bottom-up approach for quantifying greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in agricultural trade, applying it to Brazilian soy exports from 2010–2015 to demonstrate significant variability in carbon footprints based on origin and destination.

This report provides a road map for information and knowledge management (IKM) to support global climate change and sustainable development agendas, specifically focusing on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in Europe.

This policy brief outlines insights from the PLACARD project regarding the integration of Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) within the framework of the European Green Deal, identifying systemic barriers to cooperation and proposing action areas to build societal resilience.

This report compares seven European Green Capital (EGC) winners from 2015-2021 (Bristol, Ljubljana, Essen, Nijmegen, Oslo, Lisbon, and Lahti) with Tallinn across 12 environmental domains. It identifies 'threshold activities'—such as having implemented strategic climate documents and pursuing carbon neutrality by 2050—that are essential for EGC candidacy. While Tallinn performs well in air quality and green space, it lags behind winners in CO2 emissions per capita, waste landfilling rates, and the formal adoption of key strategic plans.

This research paper evaluates the 2018 WHO global ambient air quality database, which tracks PM10 and PM2.5 levels across thousands of cities. It notes that while high-income regions report low pollution, low- and middle-income regions in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America face high levels and resource barriers. The paper warns that the database has been used to draw misleading city-to-city comparisons and proposes improvements based on criteria like data completeness and quality control.

This research paper highlights a systemic bias in self-reported data regarding clean cooking fuel consumption. Comparing self-reports to LPG cylinder purchase records, the study found that only 15% of consumers were accurate, with 78% over-reporting their usage. This suggests that face-to-face survey data, common in developing countries, may be unreliable for analyzing the energy transition for the 3 billion people lacking clean cooking access.

This research paper synthesizes emission mitigation potentials across food, housing, transport, and other consumption domains, identifying 61 options with positive mitigation potential based on a meta-review of 53 studies.

This research paper presents survey results from 2016 and 2018 regarding the adaptation community's perceptions and practices concerning high-end climate change scenarios, defined as global average temperature increases exceeding 2 °C by the end of the century.

This briefing paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute analyzes the Green Climate Fund's (GCF) allocation of energy finance between 2015 and July 2018. It finds that the GCF significantly underfunds energy access projects compared to large-scale renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, and that funding largely bypasses 'high-impact' countries and low-income nations most in need of energy access.

The report outlines a proposed strategic approach for the United Kingdom to address commodity-driven deforestation and land conversion, featuring 14 recommendations developed by an independent taskforce established under the Global Resource Initiative.

A statement by Mans Nilsson, Executive Director of the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), detailing the organization's operational response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its commitment to supporting policymakers in achieving a sustainable recovery.