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Stockholm Environment Institute
bridging science, policy and practice
Abbreviation	SEI
Formation	1 January 1989; 36 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, orSEI, is a non-profit, independent research and policy institute specialising insustainable development andenvironmental 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 towardssustainable development around the world by providing knowledge that bridges science and policy in the field of environment anddevelopment.^[1]

History

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SEI was established in 1989 as an initiative of theGovernment of Sweden.

Activities

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Programs

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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

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SEI was one of the organizations who founded theSustainable Sanitation Alliance in 2007 together with theGerman Development Organization (GIZ)^[3]

Organizational structure

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Executive Directors

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1989–1990 Gordon T. Goodman
1991–1995 Michael J. Chadwick
1996–1999 Nicholas C. Sonntag
2000Bert Bolin (interim Executive Director)^[4]
2000 Lars Nilsson (interim Executive Director)
2000–2004Roger Kasperson
2004–2012Johan Rockström
2012–2018 Johan L. Kuylenstierna
2018–present Måns Nilsson (Executive Director)

Centres

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SEI operates in seven countries:Sweden,United States (Stockholm Environment Institute US Center,United Kingdom,Estonia,Thailand,Kenya, andColombia.

Funding sources

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TheSwedish 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, theBill and Melinda Gates Foundation also provides funds to SEI in the area ofmaternal health^[5] and insustainable sanitation.^[6]^[7] At the SEI Science Forum in 2015,Melinda Gates took part to discusssustainability andgender together with SEI staff to help shape SEI's future research.^[5]^[8]