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How can ocean-based technologies support climate action? 🌊 @unep-ccc.bsky.social launches its 2026 Climate Technology Progress Report this Wednesday ahead of #COP31, with SEI’s Francis X. Johnson as a lead author. 📅 28 Oct, 13:00 CET buff.ly/ZPBc70C

🎖️ Coffee adapts has been selected by the EU’s Joint Research Centre for the International Bioeconomy Solutions Library and featured at the Global Bioeconomy Summit. ☕ The SEI and Stockholm University project explores just climate adaptation in Brazilian coffee production. 🔗 buff.ly/hw7OMDJ

As parties meet at the Nature–Culture Summit alongside #COP17, SEI guest researcher Zan Aslam argues that #forest and #biodiversity protection policies would work better if they built on the beliefs that already keep trees standing. Read how to bridge science, policy and culture: buff.ly/2bc69fu

Are you looking for advice on using #CitizenScience in research? Book a free session for bespoke advice on your project. Available to all researchers and practitioners. Learn more and book 👉️ buff.ly/b3Y6qbX #InclusiveCitSci #CoDesign #CivicScience #CommunityScience #ParticipatoryMethods

New in @africa.theconversation.com #AirPollution and #GreenhouseGases are twinned health and economic risks. SEI researchers set out why addressing these problems simultaneously benefits human health and the economy, and offer practical, sector-specific solutions. Read in full: buff.ly/sDpTPxe

buff.lyFrom climate-driven disasters to Rohingya refugee camps, solar kits help keep the lights onMohammed Saber and his family rely on a solar kit for electricity at the bamboo-and-tarpaulin shack they call home at a camp for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

SEI’s Sarah Rosenberg-Jansen shares insights on the growing role of #solar power in humanitarian and disaster settings in this article by Victoria Milko for @apnews.com. 🔗 buff.ly/ycsNS1f

🇦🇱🤝🇸🇪 How can Nordic–Albanian cooperation turn green ambitions into investment? At the Nordic-Albania Green Energy Forum in Tirana, SEI’s Tommaso Piseddu shared lessons from #NetZeroCities: better city-level data, transparency to win investor trust and pooled projects to cut costs and risk.

Next step: continued work through NetZeroCities with Elbasan and Albania’s association of municipalities. Sweden’s Viable Cities initiative offers one model for how municipalities can work together on climate action.

📣 Are you attending #COP17Armenia? We hope to meet you there and collaborate for science-based #BiodiversityAction. 👉 Our key messages, five side events and contact details: buff.ly/KZmOOh3

🔋 How far ahead should ASEAN plan its energy future? 💼 With support from SEI’s US Centre, the 9th ASEAN Energy Outlook (AEO9) explores regional energy integration and addresses evolving energy transition challenges. 🖇️ Explore LEAP here: buff.ly/jYFMFPj 📒 Read the full report: buff.ly/N57HV4n

🌊 How can we restore degraded coastal #ecosystems like coral reefs and mangroves? Three SEI-led living labs in the Caribbean offer five lessons – and some encouraging early results. 👉 buff.ly/P8I2i5x

How can #CitizenScience projects support diversity, equity and inclusion? Join us for a presentation and discussion to explore this question. 🗓️ Tuesday 10 November | 13:00–14:00 UTC 📍 online Learn more and register 👉️ buff.ly/qWhySqY #InclusiveCitSci #CommunityScience #ParticipatoryMethods

🍃 SEI joins #GBS2026, where we expect to join the new Global Bioeconomy Partnership. Francis X. Johnson, Niall O'Connor, Annika Markovic, Ivar Virgin, Alphayo Lutta, and Mónica Trujillo will explore how the bioeconomy can deliver sustainable, innovative and inclusive solutions. 👉️ buff.ly/wBlTSKX

Today, the UN Biodiversity Conference #COP17Armenia opened in Yerevan. In our new Q&A, SEI Executive Director Eeva Primmer explains why biodiversity is critical for food and water security, resilience and climate action – and how science can speed up implementation. #COP17 #Biodiversity

Responding to escalating #ClimateAdaptation needs, We have updated our free Tandem guidance to better support collaborative decision-making. It draws on our recent work in Europe, where risks are growing in scale and complexity. 🔗 buff.ly/W28qs8E

🌿 How can interest-free cooperatives help farmers tackle financial and climate challenges? 🌾 A new SEI brief explores how improved access to finance, shared market opportunities and #ClimateSmartFarming could boost productivity and strengthen #ClimateResilience. 🖇️ Read more here: buff.ly/D0E5hsC

🔈 SEI Affiliated Researcher Peter Erickson joined @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social of @heatmap.news on the Shift Key podcast about a range of economic and political issues surrounding #FossilFuel supply, with some surprising insights. 🎧 Listen for free on your podcast platform of choice. buff.ly/K3nWvuG

🏢 Recent EU #sustainability reporting changes can indirectly reach municipalities through municipal companies, finance, procurement and investment planning. A new #NetZeroCities fact sheet explains what cities can do now to turn sustainability information into decision evidence. 👀 buff.ly/Cq7Qn1Y

🧵 We are looking for interns to join SEI in Stockholm in spring 2027! Four internships are open across research and communications. Here is a quick look at each one 👇

buff.lyPolicy engagement and communications – LeadITCreate stories, videos and social media content for LeadIT, a global initiative accelerating the transition of heavy industry to net zero.

4/ Policy engagement and communications – LeadIT Create stories, videos and social media content for LeadIT, a global initiative decarbonizing heavy industry. 🔗 buff.ly/ky0mUN8

buff.lySEI HQ: Internship informationFind information about environment and development internship opportunities at SEI Headquarters in Stockholm.

The internships are open to students currently enrolled at a university. Applications close on 1 November. Find out more about interning at SEI HQ: buff.ly/fc6SHSk

🧵 We are looking for interns to join SEI in Stockholm in spring 2027! Four internships are open across research and communications. Here is a quick look at each one 👇

buff.lyAgreement-making in the Sámi homelandHelp analyse licence decisions for wind power and mining projects in Sápmi, in research on agreements between industry and Sámi reindeer herders.

2/ Agreement-making in the Sámi homeland Help analyse licence decisions for wind power and mining in Sápmi, in research on agreements between industry and Sámi reindeer herders. 🔗 buff.ly/wCx4xTd

buff.lyFinance for sustainable developmentSupport research on scaling finance for sustainable development in low- and lower-middle-income countries.

3/ Finance for sustainable development Research how investment can drive sustainable development in low- and lower-middle-income countries, with SEI’s Development Policy and Finance team. 🔗 buff.ly/vfYc1Fk

🧵 We are looking for interns to join SEI in Stockholm in spring 2027! Four internships are open across research and communications. Here is a quick look at each one 👇

buff.lySustainable food systems – SIANIHelp SIANI and SEI's AgLaBe team organize two international conferences on sustainable food systems.

1/ SIANI – sustainable food systems Help SIANI and SEI’s AgLaBe team organize two international conferences on food systems and agroecology, and share knowledge across a global network. 🔗 buff.ly/K1pRizZ

When cocoa prices soared in 2023–2024, nature risk became business risk 🍫 Ahead of #COP17Armenia in Yerevan, our new guide explains what is at stake for business – from nature data to the bioeconomy, consumption and finance. 👉 buff.ly/w8kdBUM #Biodiversity

What can a study on household #waste in Bosnia and Herzegovina teach us about driving change across the wider Western Balkans? ♻️🚛 See what our BiH SuTra project and local partners found when they sorted through what ends up in landfill: buff.ly/bC481Sm

“A year ago, there were no #mangroves here.” 🌱 In Montecristi, Dominican Republic, community brigades reopened clogged channels to bring salinity down after the 2017 hurricanes, and the mangroves are coming back. Lessons from an SEI-led living lab 👉 buff.ly/vDmOA2o

📢 New #vacancy at SEI HQ Apply and develop AI and automation approaches across the evidence synthesis process, from literature searching to data extraction. 🕒 Full time | 12-month contract (with possible extension) ⏳ Apply by 26 October 2026 🔗 buff.ly/2tjvgpL

📢 New #vacancy at SEI US We are hiring a software developer/scientist to support the continued development of #WEAP, a leading platform for integrated water resources planning and decision support. 🕒 Full-time | 40 hrs/week 🔗 Apply here: buff.ly/vjO8zjB

Catch up with the latest #CitizenScience and #ParticipatoryMethods publications from colleagues at SEI York in this thread 👇 (1/6)

buff.lyAn evaluation of a parent-led citizen science projectQuantitative measures combined with free-text boxes in surveys can provide rich insights into the impact of citizen science activities on participants.

(5/6) An evaluation of a parent-led citizen science project buff.ly/QqTj56S The authors emphasize that #CitizenScience needs excellent facilitation and project management. Projects must also provide significant signposting and scaffolding to maximize sustained participation.

buff.lyFramework for neuro-inclusive digital citizen science: results from the Neuro(Minorities) Science CollaborationAccessibility is not only a matter of compliance or inclusion, but a methodological condition that shapes who participates and how they contribute.

(6/6) Framework for neuro-inclusive digital science: results from the Neuro(Minorities) Science Collaboration buff.ly/tyE0glI Together with neuro-divergent citizen scientists, researchers have produced a new framework which promotes more inclusive and flexible digital citizen science practice.

Catch up with the latest #CitizenScience and #ParticipatoryMethods publications from colleagues at SEI York in this thread 👇 (1/6)

buff.lyUniting citizen science and plural valuation: potential for leveraging transformative changeThe authors set out four key leverage points for change, and show where citizen science can strengthen plural valuation at each stage.

(3/6) Uniting citizen science and plural valuation: potential for leveraging transformative change buff.ly/QU7Z1v5 Reports findings from two expert workshops: #CitizenScience facilitates plural valuation, but it too becomes more diverse and impactful as it engages with plural valuation processes.

buff.lyEnvironmental citizen science in schools: impacts on knowledge, attitudes and behaviourProviding students with hands-on nature-based citizen science education can lead to greater frequency and range of pro-environmental behaviours.

(4/6) Environmental citizen science in schools: impacts on knowledge, attitudes and behaviour buff.ly/2oRdIGz Environmental #CitizenScience activities can positive impact pro-environmental behaviours, as well as providing more equitable learning opportunities.

Catch up with the latest #CitizenScience and #ParticipatoryMethods publications from colleagues at SEI York in this thread 👇 (1/6)

buff.lyYoung people’s experiences of breathing, air pollution and respiratory health in a large African city"Breathing well" is about more than air quality. This study showed how cleanliness, population and building density and the presence of vegetation all make a difference.

(2/6) Young people's experiences of breathing, air pollution and respiratory health in a large African city buff.ly/nNRSnR8 Shares the results of a study which explored adolescents' lived experiences in Nairobi, Kenya. "Breathing well" is far more than a question of #AirQuality

A new power tool helps people working on #climate adaptation and #disaster risk reduction find what they need – fast. Developed by SEI and partners in the EU FAIR2Adapt project, the Climate Connectivity Taxonomy gives the Climate Connectivity Hub new oomph. 🔗 buff.ly/UhIkyvj

sei.orgThe Climate Connectivity HubThe Connectivity Hub is a "search and discovery" tool for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation communities.

The hub is curated and managed by SEI. Find out more: buff.ly/fMhNdoI

🌎 SEI US introduces a new program: the Informed Resilience Initiative (IRI). IRI combines flagship tools and #ClimateScience expertise to improve climate forecasting services and decision-making while strengthening #LongTermResilience. Read more for details 👀 buff.ly/ojWxHNS

On a three-hectare farm in Risaralda, Colombia, #coffee grower José María González Salazar is bringing back the shade #trees that modernization removed for a more environmentally and economically #sustainable coffee growing. Read more: buff.ly/vZCNwsQ #InternationalCoffeeDay

buff.lyAdaptation as a catalyst for social changeThis essay argues that climate adaptation approaches should drive needed social change and challenge austerity approaches, which have undermined resilience.

How can climate change adaptation catalyse social change? In a new essay in @plosclimate.org, partners in the Maximising UK Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) Hub set out a new adaptation agenda that could help restore resilience undermined by fiscal austerity. 🔗 buff.ly/qcEWJIn

🏘️ How do we make locally led adaptation (LLA) successful? A new report from SEI and partners shows that LLA is effective, but to unlock finance flows we should: 👫 Put local actors in the lead ✅ Recognize wide-ranging benefits 💰️ Make funding, research and evaluation more flexible 🔗 buff.ly/KvA6ptK

Our experts joined the policy session on north-south alignment for climate action at the @icos-ri.eu Science Conference 2026, discussing how to bridge the gap between science and policy. Thanks to ICOS for having us. 📷️ ICOS.

At #SECW2026, SEI hosted a BiH SuTra side event on waste management and circular economy. Norrköping signed MoUs with Banovići and Živinice, and SEI presented a new Waste Composition Study to support evidence-based planning in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Read more: buff.ly/7IodOeA

🟩 For 20 years, SUMERNET has connected researchers, policymakers and practitioners across the Mekong to shape research, policy and practice. The network sheds light on how long-term collaboration and trust can drive meaningful change. Read the full change story 🔗 buff.ly/3cOAklq

Brazil is taking an important step towards tackling climate change and #AirPollution. We have provided technical support to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change on its new national plan to cut short-lived climate pollutants. Read more from @ccacoalition.bsky.social: buff.ly/TG6rbKr