Stockholm Environment Institute
Abbreviation | SEI |
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Motto | Bridging Science and Policy |
Formation | 1989 |
Type | Foundation |
Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
Region served | International |
Official language | English |
Executive Director | Johan L. Kuylenstierna |
Budget | 121 223 196 SEK (Foundation: 2014)[1] |
Staff | 193 (2014)[2] |
Website | https://www.sei-international.org/ |
The Stockholm Environment Institute, or SEI, is a non-profit, independent research and policy institute specialising in sustainable development and environmental issues.[3]
Mission
SEI's mission is to "support decision-making and induce change towards sustainable development around the world by providing integrative knowledge that bridges science and policy in the field of environment and development."[3]
History
SEI was established in 1989 as an initiative of the Government of Sweden. The name of the Stockholm Environment Institute is derived from the 1972 UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm.
Activities
SEI is commissioned to write reports by third parties which are frequently quoted in the press.[4]
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)[5]
- 2000 Lars J. Nilsson (interim Executive Director)
- 2000-2004 Roger Kasperson
- 2004–2012 Johan Rockström
- 2012–Present Johan L. Kuylenstierna
Board of Directors
SEI is registered in Sweden as a foundation (STIFT THE STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE, SEI) and is governed by a Board of Directors appointed by the Government of Sweden for terms of four years.[6] The SEI board was first established on 21 June 1989
List of SEI Board Chairs
- - Gunnar Brodin, Sweden
- - Gordon T. Goodman, United Kingdom
- - Karin Söder, Sweden
- - 2001 Maurice F. Strong, Canada
- 2001-2009 Lars Anell, Sweden
- 2009–Present Kerstin Niblaeus, Sweden
Centres
SEI has a total staff of about 181 and operates through seven centres:
- Stockholm, Sweden (headquarters)[7] (established 1989)
- US: Boston, MA; Davis, CA; Seattle, WA[8] (established 1989)
- York, UK[9] (established 1989)
- Oxford, UK[10] (established 2002)
- Tallinn, Estonia [11] (established 1992)
- Bangkok, Thailand[12] (established 2003)
- Nairobi, Kenya[13] (established 2008)
The institute itself is organized into four broad research themes:[3]
- Managing environmental systems[14]
- Reducing climate risk[15]
- Transforming governance[16]
- Rethinking development[17]
In addition to these four themes, there is also a China Cluster[18] which operates at a research programme level and is focused on sustainability issues in China
Specialist Programmes
- Ecological Sanitation Research Programme
- LEAP: Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning System
- Resources and Energy Analysis Programme (REAP)
- Regional Air Pollution In Developing Countries (RAPDIC)
- Sustainable Mekong Research Network Programme (SUMERNET)
- weADAPT (weADAPT.org)
- WEAP: Water Evaluation And Planning System
Associated Organizations
External links
- Main SEI website
- SEI-US Centre website
- SEI Tallinn Centre website
- weADAPT and wikiADAPT
- SEI on Facebook
- SEI climate team on Twitter
- SEI on Twitter
References
- ↑
- ↑
- 1 2 3 About SEI
- ↑ Green Consumer Guide
- ↑ http://miljoaktuellt.idg.se/2.1845/1.277951/johan-rockstrom-ar-arets-svensk
- ↑
- ↑ SEI Stockholm
- ↑ SEI US
- ↑ SEI York
- ↑ SEI Oxford
- ↑ SEI Tallinn
- ↑ SEI Asia
- ↑ SEI Africa
- ↑ Managing Environmental Systems
- ↑ Reducing Climate Risk
- ↑ Transforming Governance
- ↑ Rethinking Development
- ↑ SEI China Cluster