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Vehicles and Rickshaws try driving with passengers through the waterlogged streets of Dhaka heavy rainfalls caused Impact of strong Cyclone Remal, in Dhaka, Bangladesh

10 November 2026

New UN report warns of widening climate adaptation gap and increasing losses and damages

IIASA researchers contributed to the UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2026, which warns that climate adaptation efforts and financing are failing to keep pace with accelerating climate impacts, leaving vulnerable countries increasingly exposed to losses and damages.

The army, police and citizens raise the walls with sandbags to prevent flooding

10 November 2026

Science for a more resilient Europe: Reinhard Mechler appointed to European Commission disaster preparedness advisory group

IIASA researcher Reinhard Mechler has been appointed as one of six scientific experts to the European Commission's newly established PreparEU Advisory Group, which aims to strengthen Europe's preparedness and resilience in the face of growing disaster risks, extreme weather events, and emerging threats.

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.

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.