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International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

We are an international research institute that advances systems analysis and applies its research methods to identify policy solutions to reduce human footprints, enhance the resilience of natural and socioeconomic systems, and help achieve the sustainable development goals.

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1989

Fifty Years of IIASA - Timeline

In 1989 IIASA's scientific model of Europe's acid rain problem is officially adopted by the 28 countries of the Geneva Convention on Transboundary Air Pollution. This is the first time that all parties to a major international treaty agree to accept a single scientific model.

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Open science

Exploiting the digital revolution: Open science

IIASA is dedicated to making science accessible to everyone. Open science helps to amplify the positive scientific and societal impacts of research while also increasing the visibility of the institute and its researchers.

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IIASA & IPCC - a fruitful cooperation

IIASA and the IPCC: Providing a solid foundation for the fight against climate change

Options Magazine, Summer 2022: We take a closer look at the institute’s role in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), highlighting how participation and input by IIASA not only contributes to, but supports the scientific foundation of reports by this highly influential organization.

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Estimating global urbanization trends over the 21st century

Qingxu Huang shares insights from a recent article published in Nature Scientific Data on updating global urbanization projections under future scenarios of socioeconomic and climate change. The study was conducted in collaboration with Raya Muttarak from the IIASA Population and Just Societies Program.

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  • IIASA 50th anniversary: 1972-2022

Programs

  • Advancing Systems Analysis Research groups
    • Cooperation and Transformative Governance (CAT)
    • Systemic Risk and Resilience (SYRR)
    • Exploratory Modeling of Human-natural Systems (EM)
    • Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability (NODES)
  • Biodiversity and Natural Resources Research groups
    • Agriculture, Forestry, and Ecosystem Services (AFE)
    • Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation (BEC)
    • Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF)
    • Water Security (WAT)
  • Economic Frontiers Research groups
    • Economics of Equal Life Chances (EELC)
    • Economics of disruptive change (EDC)
  • Energy, Climate, and Environment Research groups
    • Integrated Assessment and Climate Change (IACC)
    • Pollution Management (PM)
    • Sustainable Service Systems (S3)
    • Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions (TISS)
  • Population and Just Societies Research groups
    • Equity and Justice (EQU)
    • Migration and Sustainable Development (MIG)
    • Multidimensional Demographic Modeling (MDM)
    • Social Cohesion, Health, and Wellbeing (SHAW)
  • Strategic Initiatives

News

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20 July 2022

Advocating for a global commitment to science diplomacy

The Vienna Statement on Science Diplomacy, a document advocating for a renewed global commitment to international scientific cooperation to help countries build stronger relations for the benefit of all of humanity, has been endorsed by more than one hundred eminent personalities from the academic and policymaking community.
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13 July 2022

Supporting Austria’s path to climate neutrality

Over the next three years, more than 120 scientists will be working on a new comprehensive climate report for Austria. IIASA is taking a leading role in the activities with IIASA researchers Keywan Riahi and Daniel Huppmann serving as co-chairs of the Austrian Panel on Climate Change.
Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE)
Austria
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04 July 2022

IIASA joins the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance

We are delighted to announce that IIASA has been accepted as a full member of the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance, a collaborative initiative launched under the auspices of several Horizon 2020 science diplomacy projects, to sustain and grow their networks, impact, and momentum.
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Events

20 July 2022 Online event

IIASA at the Third Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

25 July 2022 Trieste, Italy - hybrid event

Workshop on Quantitative Human Ecology

10 August 2022 New Delhi

International Conference: Systems Analysis for Enabling Integrated Policy Making

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Focus

11 July 2022

Adopting and applying the latest technologies

The rapid development of digital tools and technologies in the world today enables us to analyze environmental and societal challenges on a deeper level and devise better fitting solutions. In 2021, researchers at IIASA made several pioneering applications of digital technologies to work on pressing global issues.
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11 July 2022

Fertile feedback

IIASA research shows that increasing access to clean energy can rein in population growth, and so reduce future energy needs. Another study finds that falling fertility does not have to be bad news for economies.
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11 July 2022

Strategic thinking for pandemics

Bringing together a wide range of stakeholder viewpoints, IIASA has developed an approach to identify strategic policies for COVID-19 as well as future pandemics.
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01 June 2022

Exploiting the digital revolution: Open science

IIASA is dedicated to making science accessible to everyone. Open science helps to amplify the positive scientific and societal impacts of research while also increasing the visibility of the institute and its researchers.
Open science

Vision and Members

The international Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is an independent international research institute with National Member Organisations in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe.

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Vision

The IIASA vision for 2021 to 2030 is to be the primary destination for integrated systems solutions and policy insights to current, emerging and novel global sustainability challenges, threats, and opportunities.

Members

Each IIASA member country, shown in blue on the map, is represented by a National Member Organization which governs and funds the institute as well as acts as a bridge to link the country’s research and policy communities to IIASA.

Publications

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Joshi, J., Stocker, B.D., Hofhansl, F. , Zhou, S., Dieckmann, U , & Prentice, I.C. (2022). Towards a unified theory of plant photosynthesis and hydraulics. Nature Plants 10.1101/2020.12.17.423132. (In Press)

Aye, T.N., Brännström, Å., & Carlsson, L. (2022). Prediction of Tree Sapwood and Heartwood Profiles Using Pipe Model and Branch Thinning Theory. Tree Physiology 10.1093/treephys/tpac065. (In Press)

Zhang, S., Yu, Y., Kharrazi, A. , Ren, H., & Ma, T. (2022). How can structural change contribute to concurrent sustainability policy targets on GDP, emissions, energy, and employment in China? Energy 256 e124614. 10.1016/j.energy.2022.124614.

Spitzer, S., di Lego, V., Kuhn, M., Roth, C., & Berger, R. (2022). Socioeconomic environment and survival in patients after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI): a longitudinal study for the City of Vienna. BMJ Open 12 (7) e058698. 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058698.

Hermans, T.D.G., Sakic Trogrlic, R., van den Homberg, M.J.C., Bailon, H., Sarku, R., & Mosurska, A. (2022). Exploring the integration of local and scientific knowledge in early warning systems for disaster risk reduction: a review. Natural Hazards 10.1007/s11069-022-05468-8.

Cinner, J., Caldwell, I., Thiault, L., Ben, J., Blanchard, J., Coll, M., Diedrich, A., Eddy, T., Everett, J., Folberth, C. , Gascuel, D., Guiet, J., Gurney, G., Heneghan, R., Jägermeyr, J., Jiddawi, N., Lahari, R., Kuange, J., Liu, W., Maury, O., Müller, C., Novaglio, C., Palacios-Abrantes, J., Petrik, C., Rabearisoa, A., Tittensor, D., Wamukota, A., & Pollnac, R. (2022). Potential impacts of climate change on agriculture and fisheries production in 72 tropical coastal communities. Nature Communications 13 (1) e3530. 10.1038/s41467-022-30991-4.

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