Source water protection and diversification for resilient urban water supply

Annette Huber-Lee; Laura Forni; Marina Mautner; Sally Williams; Doreen Eleanor Brown Salazar; Emily Ghosh

Other publication / This report explores the effectiveness of different methods to implement source water protection in cities in low- and middle-income countries.

1 December 2023 / About Adaptation, Cities, Disaster Risk, Public policy and Water resources

A wide-angle shot of a Black mother and daughter walking hand-in-hand away from the camera. The woman is dressed in a colourful top and jeans; the girl in school uniform, carrying a rucksack. On the left of where they are walking is a shallow drainage ditch and green trees.

Inclusive climate resilient transport challenges in Africa

Journal article / Expanding accessible mobility solutions and improving the climate resilience of transport can help address issues of inclusion and equity in African cities.

21 December 2023 / About Adaptation, Cities, Climate policy and Wellbeing

Solar panels in Gobabeb in Namibia's Central Namib desert.

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.

26 June 2023 / About Finance and Renewables

Screenshot of SEI Executive Director Måns Nilsson and IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera holding up their signed Memorandum of Understanding via video conference.

SEI and IRENA form partnership on renewable energy work

Feature / SEI and the the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding formalizing a working collaboration on energy issues.

26 May 2023 / About Energy access, Finance, Geopolitics, Innovation, Participation, Planning and modelling, Public policy and Renewables

Multilateral climate finance coordination: politics and depoliticization in practice

Journal article / This article studies the coordination efforts of the most important multilateral climate funds, the CIF and the GCF, on the global level, in Kenya and Zambia.

30 March 2023 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Finance and Mitigation

A group of about 20 people in professional dress pose for a photo indoors.

Does financial risk mitigation boost renewable energy in Sub-Saharan Africa? SEI researchers investigate in Zambia

Feature / Two SEI researchers travelled to Zambia to investigate the effectiveness of financial risk mitigation strategies intended to fuel renewable energy investment.

19 December 2022 / About Finance, Fossil fuels, Innovation, Mitigation, Renewables and Sustainable Development Goals

Using creative participatory approaches for inclusive climate resilient transport in Africa: Guidelines for practitioners

Other publication / This guidance document summarizes key concepts around transport inclusion, participation, and climate change and provides novel tools for increasing engagement.

24 November 2022 / About Adaptation, Cities, Climate policy, Disaster Risk, Participation, Short lived climate pollutants and Wellbeing

What the climate crisis needs: the world’s youth

Perspective / This piece by SEI's Robin Hocquet argues that changes are needed to integrate the world's youth in policymaking processes on climate and sustainability issues.

29 April 2022 / About Climate policy, Innovation, Participation and Public policy

Aerial view of downtown traffic, Nairobi, Kenya

Giving a voice to vulnerable road users for inclusive transport planning in African cities

Past event / This webinar will share preliminary findings of ongoing SEI studies on equitable mobility and inclusive climate resilient transport planning in Africa.

12 October 2021 / About Behaviour and choice, Cities, Participation, Pollution, Public policy, Transport and Wellbeing