Power in balance

Rethinking poverty: income, environmental health and dignity

This episode of Power in Balance explores poverty from a multidimensional perspective, drawing on evidence from Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), environmental health, and governance research. Linking to global conversations, including International Women's Day 2026, the episode centers on rights and justice for women and girls, specifically access to basic services and the power to be involved in decisions that affect their lives and livelihoods.  Episode art image credit: Photo: Krzysztof Dydynski / Getty Images. Music: Pure Success by C.K.M / Triple Scoop Music.

Beyond the billions: the unequal path of climate finance

This episode brings together Janne Parviainen, Research Fellow at SEI Oxford, and Dr. Mustafa Kamal Mujeri, Executive Director of the Institute for Inclusive Finance and Development in Bangladesh in a conversation that explores what locally responsive climate finance can look like when the aim is resilience, poverty reduction, and long-term development. Episode art image credit: Rakibul Alam Khan / Pexels.Music: Pure Success by C.K.M / Triple Scoop Music.

Land, culture, and the cost of progress: Indigenous rights in the age of green extraction

In this episode, SEI Sámi researcher Katarina Inga talks to Sámi reindeer herder and cultural bearer Jörgen Stenberg and Canadian scholar and longtime Indigenous rights advocate Ted Chamberlin to explore the deep ties between land, culture, and storytelling. Research, resistance and solidarity across Indigenous communities can tip the balance towards a just future. Music: Pure Success by C.K.M / Triple Scoop Music.

Who bears the hidden costs of disasters

In this podcast episode of Power in Balance: Conversations on Sustainability and Justice, we will talk about gendered care work and crisis planning. When disasters occur, headlines often highlight the devastation, financial impact, and emergency reliefefforts. Hidden from the spotlight, however, is a criticalissue – a crisis that places an unequal strain on women and caregivers.  The guests of this episode are Eleonora Banfi, head of the Al Nada Women's Studies unit at the Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development, and Laura Del Duca, a policy fellow at SEI. Episode art image credit: Jethuynh [https://www.gettyimages.com/search/2/image?artistexact=Jethuynh] / Moment Unreleased via GettyImages. Music: Pure Success by C.K.M / Triple Scoop Music.

Powering inequity: Lithium mining’s impacts on Indigenous communities and ecosystems in the Andes

In this podcast episode of Power in Balance: Conversations on Sustainability and Justice, SEI’s Laura Forni explores how lithium mining in the Andean mountains is impacting Indigenous communities, and how including Indigenous voices and knowledge systems in climate solutions is essential for a just and sustainable transition. Music: Pure Success by C.K.M / Triple Scoop Music.