Shaping political and social change, empowering people and communities, improving policy and building effective institutions are central to a sustainable future. SEI works toward more functional, transparent and representative systems of governance.
Our research focuses on the effectiveness, efficiency and fairness of the international climate finance regime, but also looks beyond it, at how the global financial system at large either supports or undermines the societal transitions needed to achieve sustainable development.
Other publication / Find out more about the state of play, recent initiatives, and prospects for financing the SDGs in Ghana, Indonesia, Mexico, and Senegal.
SEI geopolitics research examines the dynamic interactions between politics, natural resources, human security and global environmental change.
Feature / A recent study led by Björn-Ola Linnér and Marie Francisco explores AI’s various applications and the accompanying potential risks and benefits.
Technological innovation can play a central role in transforming society for sustainable outcomes. SEI examines the conditions that enable new, green technologies to flourish.
Event on 16 November / SEI Tallinn, the City of Tallinn and Baltic Environmental Forum Estonia will hold a conference on transitioning to green governance.
Technological innovation can play a central role in transforming society for sustainable outcomes. SEI examines the conditions that enable new, green technologies to flourish.
Past event / The International Federation of Landscape Architects will hold its 2023 world congress in Nairobi and Sweden with SEI researchers presenting an abstract.
What laws, regulations and actions support sustainable outcomes? SEI is concerned with identifying policies and processes that lead to efficient and effective solutions.
Event on 17 January / What risks and opportunities are surfacing as we begin 2024? What issues warrant greater attention? Tune in as expert panelists offer their perspectives.
The Sustainable Development Goals reflect a global consensus that economic, social and environmental aspects of development are inextricably linked and mutually dependent. SEI offers scientific support to the conceptualization, implementation and follow-up of the goals.
Event on 16 November / SEI Tallinn, the City of Tallinn and Baltic Environmental Forum Estonia will hold a conference on transitioning to green governance.
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