Stockholm Environment Institute

bridging science, policy and practice

Abbreviation| SEI
Motto| Bridging Science, Policy and Practice
Formation| 1 January 1989; 34 years ago (1989-01-01)
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)[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]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Activities
* 2.1 Programs
* 2.2 Partnerships
* 3 Organizational structure
* 3.1 Executive Directors
* 3.2 Centres
* 4 Funding sources
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## 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. ↑ 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. ↑ http://miljoaktuellt.idg.se/2.1845/1.277951/johan-rockstrom-ar-arets-svensk [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
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.

## External links

* Official website

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