Organization:Stockholm Environment Institute
 bridging science, policy and practice | |
| Abbreviation | SEI |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1 January 1989 |
| Type | Foundation |
| Purpose | International research and policy |
| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Location |
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Region served | International |
Official language | English |
Executive Director | Måns Nilsson |
Budget | 379 500 000 SEK (Global: 2022)[1] |
Staff | 322 (2022)[1] |
| Website | https://www.sei.org/ |
Stockholm Environment Institute, or SEI, is a non-profit, independent research and policy institute specialising in sustainable development and environmental issues,[1] with seven affiliate offices around the world.[2] SEI works on climate change, energy systems, water resources, air quality, land-use, sanitation, food security, and trade issues with the aim to shift policy and practice towards sustainability.[1]
SEI wants to support decision-making and induce change towards sustainable development around the world by providing knowledge that bridges science and policy in the field of environment and development.[1]
History
SEI was established in 1989 as an initiative of the Government of Sweden.
Activities
Programs
- Ecological Sanitation Research Programme
- LEAP: Low Emissions Analysis Platform
- Regional Air Pollution In Developing Countries (RAPDIC)
- Resources and Energy Analysis Programme (REAP)
- SIANI Swedish International Agriculture Network Initiative (siani.se)
- Sustainable Mekong Research Network Programme (SUMERNET)
- TRASE Transparent supply chains for sustainable economies
- weADAPT
- WEAP: Water Evaluation And Planning System
Partnerships
- SEI was one of the organizations who founded the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance in 2007 together with the German Development Organization (GIZ)[3]
Organizational structure
Executive Directors
- 1989–1990 Gordon T. Goodman
- 1991–1995 Michael J. Chadwick
- 1996–1999 Nicholas C. Sonntag
- 2000 Bert Bolin (interim Executive Director)[4]
- 2000 Lars Nilsson (interim Executive Director)
- 2000–2004 Roger Kasperson
- 2004–2012 Johan Rockström
- 2012–2018 Johan L. Kuylenstierna
- 2018–present Måns Nilsson (Executive Director)
Centres
SEI operates in seven countries: Sweden, United States , United Kingdom , Estonia, Thailand, Kenya, and Colombia.
Funding sources
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is SEI's main donor. SEI also receives funding from development agencies, governments, NGOs, universities, businesses, and financial institutions.[5]
For example, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation also provides funds to SEI in the area of maternal health[5] and in sustainable sanitation.[6][7] At the SEI Science Forum in 2015, Melinda Gates took part to discuss sustainability and gender together with SEI staff to help shape SEI's future research.[5][8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Annual Report 2022". Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sei-annualreport2022-1.pdf.
- ↑ "Stockholm Environment Institute | UIA Yearbook Profile | Union of International Associations". Union of International Associations. https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100002470.
- ↑ "1st SuSanA meeting, Eschborn, January 2007, Germany". Sustainable Sanitation Alliance. http://www.susana.org/en/about/faq/40-susana-meetings/2007/11-jan-2007-eschborn-no-1.
- ↑ http://miljoaktuellt.idg.se/2.1845/1.277951/johan-rockstrom-ar-arets-svensk [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Annual Report". Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/annual-report.
- ↑ Elisabeth von Muench, Dorothee Spuhler, Trevor Surridge, Nelson Ekane, Kim Andersson, Emine Goekce Fidan, Arno Rosemarin (2013) Sustainable Sanitation Alliance members take a closer look at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s sanitation grants, Sustainable Sanitation Practice Journal, Issue 17, p. 4-10
- ↑ "Sustainable Sanitation Alliance: Grant of $2.7 million to supercharge sustainable sanitation knowledge platform". Sanitation Updates. 4 November 2016. https://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2016/11/04/sustainable-sanitation-alliance-grant-of-2-7-million-to-supercharge-sustainable-sanitation-knowledge-platform/.
- ↑ "Youtube video: Melinda Gates 'Gender aspects of global development'". Stockholm Environment Institute. 10 June 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTMjvF7hC2U.
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