Stockholm Environment Institute

Stockholm Environment Institute
	bridging science, policy and practice
Abbreviation	SEI
Formation	1 January 1989; 35 years ago
Type	Foundation
Purpose	International research and policy
Headquarters	Stockholm, Sweden
Location	Sweden, United Kingdom , United States , Estonia, Thailand, Kenya, Colombia;
Region served	International
Official language	English
Executive Director	Måns Nilsson
Budget	379 500 000 SEK (Global: 2022)
Staff	322 (2022)
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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[about-1] 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.

[2] "Stockholm Environment Institute | UIA Yearbook Profile | Union of International Associations". Union of International Associations. https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100002470.

[3] "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.

[4] ttp://miljoaktuellt.idg.se/2.1845/1.277951/johan-rockstrom-ar-arets-svensk ^{[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]}

[:0-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 "Annual Report". Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/annual-report.

[6] 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

[7] "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/.

[8] "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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