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31 August 2026

IIASA 2026 Young Scientists Summer Program concludes

This year, the IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) brought together 52 young professionals living or studying in 15 countries around the world for a summer of new friendships and experiences, interdisciplinary research, collaboration, and scientific exchange.

Farm machinery harvesting wheat in the fertile farm fields of Idaho.

25 August 2026

Climate-driven water scarcity increases wheat prices globally

A new study by an international team of researchers connects drought across the world’s wheat-growing regions with global markets and suggests that 3°C of warming could triple average wheat prices relative to 2010.

24 August 2026

Project "G/ArtenLeben": Turning gardens into biodiversity hotspots together

How can private gardens help support biodiversity in Austria? The new IIASA citizen science project G/ArtenLeben brings science and gardening practice together. At three G/ArtenCafés in Lower Austria, hobby gardeners are invited to contribute their knowledge and experience to research and work alongside scientists to explore how gardening can help biodiversity thrive.

The entrance to the main building used by the Forum during the conference in Alpbach, Austria

IIASA at the European Forum Alpbach 2026

IIASA Deputy Director General Karen Lips and Senior Research Scholar Elina Brutschin will participate in the European Forum Alpbach 2026, contributing IIASA expertise to discussions on decision-making under uncertainty and integrated approaches to urban climate transformation.

Analysts discussing financial data on digital dashboard

Annual Report 2025: Policy Impact Highlights

As part of its mission, IIASA provides scientific guidance to policymakers by applying systems analysis to global challenges.

Project "G/ArtenLeben": Turning gardens into biodiversity hotspots together

Low water level of the Danube river in Budapest at sunrise, island bridge

When the Rock of Starvation appears: How drought is tightening its grip on the Danube

The reappearance of Budapest's “Rock of Starvation” is a visible sign of a drought months in the making. IIASA researchers have traced its progression from missing rainfall and parched soils to exceptionally low flows across the Danube basin.

AI for Climate Science Seminar Series: Beyond Prediction - Answering Climate What-If Questions from Observations

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) methods are becoming increasingly important in both science and society. In climate science - where complex biophysical and societal processes interact across diverse temporal and spatial scales, and datasets are often large, heterogenous and incomplete - AI and ML methods offer new powerful solutions.

Events

26 August 2026 Alpbach, Tyrol, Austria

IIASA at the European Forum Alpbach 2026

31 August 2026 Oslo, Norway

Keynote speech at the International Symposium on Climate-Driven Geohazards: Engineering, Science and Society (GEOS 2026).

02 September 2026 Segovia,Spain

How can insurance further help to manage and address climate risks? IIASA at Climate Change and Insurance Workshop 2026 (CCI26)

Vision and Members

The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is an independent international research institute with National and Regional 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 is represented by a National or Regional Member Organization that governs and funds the institute and acts as a bridge to link the country’s research and policy communities to IIASA.