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The IIASA delegation on a field trip with Barbadian representatives

09 November 2026

From Barbados to London: Advancing science diplomacy and international cooperation

IIASA Science Diplomacy Director and Head of Communications and External Relations Susie Kitchens led a delegation to Barbados to explore opportunities for scientific collaboration in support of the country's economic transformation ambitions. The visit was followed by high-level engagements in London aimed at strengthening international research partnerships and IIASA's ties with UK institutions.

Bucharest, Romania - July 02, 2019: 43 degrees celsius 109. 4 fahrenheit is the temperature displayed by a digital thermometer on a hot summer day

06 November 2026

“Mega heatwaves” strengthened by interaction between soil moisture, atmospheric pressure, and temperature

A new study has found a self-reinforcing interaction between temperature, soil moisture, and atmospheric pressure is being triggered at high temperatures, making extreme heatwaves 10% hotter than they would otherwise be.

05 November 2026

What will society look like after the world's population hits its peak?

How will populations around the world change over the next three centuries, and what will those changes mean for future societies? In a new study, IIASA researcher Samir KC explores how populations and human capital across 200 countries and territories could evolve in the years leading up to 2300.

IIASA at the UN Climate Change Conference

From 9 to 20 November 2026, Antalya, Türkiye, will host the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31), bringing together world leaders, policymakers, scientists, and climate experts to advance global climate action.

YSSP 2027 Information Webinar: 10 November 10:00-11:00 CET

Would like to apply to our Young Scientists Summer Program?

Join our online information session taking place on November 10, 10:00-11:00 CET where our team will guide you through the application process.

On a Collision Course in Orbit: Who Bears Responsibility for Space Debris?

This event is part of the ongoing public lecture series co-hosted by IIASA and the Austrian Academy of Science (OeAW).

Hot summers day in Istanbul, Turkey, people walking in sun with umbrella

Climate Overshoot and Health: Insights from the UNEP Overshoot Report

As global warming is on track to exceed 1.5°C, what could this mean for human health? Join IIASA and Wellcome on 4 November for a webinar exploring the health risks of climate overshoot, why some impacts could persist even after temperatures fall, and how different regions around the world may be affected.

Winter scene taken in the farming community of Chilliwack, British Columbia

Arms, food, and nuclear winter: An IIASA modeling story spanning 40 years

In the 1980s, IIASA researchers asked what cutting military budgets and redirecting these funds to agriculture could do for the world's food supply. Today, researchers at the Institute are asking the reverse question: what would happen to the world’s food if nuclear weapons were used? A folder of working papers from 40 years ago highlights some striking connections between these two questions.

Events

09 November 2026 Antalya, Türkiye

IIASA at the UN Climate Change Conference

12 November 2026 Vienna, Austria

On sense and nonsense of end-of-the-world predictions

18 November 2026

Citizen Science Seminar: Assessing Urban Carbon Sequestration: Tree-Quest, a Citizen Science Mobile App to Measure Single Trees

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.