Africa

Three top priorities for biodiversity ahead of COP16

Feature / SEI experts discuss pressing biodiversity challenges and strategies ahead of COP16 in Colombia.

Côte d’Ivoire cocoa exports and deforestation

Feature / Trase maps the international trade in cocoa from Côte d’Ivoire revealing which trading companies and consumer markets are most exposed to deforestation.

Proposed climate action in the livestock sector could increase pandemic risks and other health threats

Press release / A new journal article in Frontiers in Animal Science urges a holistic approach to animal agriculture balancing needs of humans, animals and environment.

SDG interactions analysis in Zambia: climate action, one health and policy coherence

Project / SEI aids Irish Embassy in Lusaka, Sustainable Food Systems Ireland, and Self Help Africa transform Zambia's food system with focus on Climate Action, One Health

Sustainability training workshop for the National Olympic Committee of Kenya

Past event / SEI Africa is working with the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC -K) to develop a Sustainability Policy and Sustainability Strategy for sports management

Rethinking the social license to operate? A theoretical exploration of its synergies with social acceptance and energy justice for a just transition

Journal article / An analysis of the concepts of Social License to Operate and Social Acceptance, from the extractive industry to its application in renewable energy.

UN Financing for Development Forum side event: Financing clean energy in Sub-Saharan Africa – challenges and promising solutions

Past event / SEI's Finance for Sustainable Development team explored financing solutions for clean energy in Sub-Saharan Africa at this UN side event.

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.

Debatt: “Nedskärningar gör att utvecklingsforskare flyr fältet”

Perspective / I en debattartikel presenterar Janet Vähämäki, Jesper Sundewall och forskarnätverket SweDev en ny rapport och konkreta förslag till beslutsfattare.