IIASA at Austria's Long Night of Research 2024

© IIASA

IIASA in Carinthia

Examining global population trends: is Europe facing a decline in birth rates?

Wolfgang Lutz, IIASA Interim Deputy Director General for Science, will give a lecture at the University Klagenfurt on global demographic developments. 

Global population growth is slowing down and will probably peak at around 10 billion in the second half of the century, as birth rates are falling everywhere. In Africa, where birth rates are still quite high, the population will double. In Europe and East Asia, the population is aging rapidly and has already begun to shrink in countries without immigration. The crucial question is whether it will be possible to compensate for the lower number of children through better education and higher labor force participation.

© Paulo Manuel Furtado Pires | Dreamstime.com

IIASA in Vienna

Preparing for Climate Change: Austria's Approach

IIASA researchers will be at the Austrian Academy of Sciences to present the climate risk project CRiSDA and address the increasing threat of wildfires through the FIRELOGUE project.

Alberto Fresolone will present aspects of the research project CRiSDA which aims to identify tools and methods to co-create a climate risk service for managing drought risk in Austria.

Xiran Dong will share insights into the FIRELOGUE project: this initiative creates a network and platform for the discussion on the future of European wildfire risk management, engaging the entirety of the wildfire community.