Malawi

Increasing financing for sustainable development in low-income countries

Feature / SEI was invited to share research insights with the International Development Association and Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Webinar: Harnessing the potential of smart microgrid systems in African countries

Past event / The webinar is an overview of smart microgrids, technologies, business models and enabling policy environment for efficient energy systems in Africa.

UNEA 6 Event: Why faith matters matter in multilateralism to combat climate change impacts, biodiversity loss and plastic pollution

Past event / The event brings together faith actors to showcase their efforts in using faith as an instrument to foster dialogue for environment policymaking.

The quiet triumph of COP28: clean cooking

Feature / We speak with SEI US clean cooking expert Rob Bailis on how COP28 delivered for an issue that affects climate and development alike.

How small and locally led grants can address loss and damage: early lessons from the Scottish government’s 2021 funding commitment

SEI report / The authors assessed and evaluated how the first GBP 1 million of Scottish government funding was disseminated and used, with implications for L&D finance.

To tackle climate change, we need less talk about climate finance and more action on project finance

Perspective / The international community must pay serious attention and spend political capital on the mechanisms through which finance translates into actual projects.

Climate finance must foster a just transition in developing countries

Media coverage / The Global South needs international funding to help decision makers tackle the inequities that could be created by a shift to greener economies.

In-kitchen aerosol exposure in twelve cities across the globe

Journal article / This paper addressed how poor ventilation and polluting cooking fuels in low-income homes cause high exposure, yet relevant global studies remain limited.

Energy access and the ultra-poor: Do unconditional social cash transfers close the energy access gap in Malawi?

Journal article / This article explores the relationship between poverty and energy access in Malawi and whether unconditional social cash transfers help close the energy gap.