AR20
The IIASA Annual Report presents research achievements and institutional developments in 2020.
OPTIONS MAGAZINE
Defense of the natural realm
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT
Research Group: Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability (NODES)
COVID-19
IIASA COVID-19 research and resources
ON THE BLOG
Mapping the IIASA network under lockdown
NEWS
25 June 2021
Assessing the risks of human displacement in a changing climate
Each year, disasters force millions of people to move from their homes, with profound human and financial consequences, and climate change is making the situation worse. But recent work involving novel modeling and new data makes it possible to assess these risks and prepare for them. More
24 June 2021
Russian forests are crucial to global climate mitigation
Russia is the world’s largest forest country. Being home to more than a fifth of forests globally, the country’s forests and forestry have enormous potential to contribute to making a global impact in terms of climate mitigation. A new study by IIASA researchers, Russian experts, and other international colleagues have produced new estimates of biomass contained in Russian forests, confirming a substantial increase over the last few decades. More
23 June 2021
A novel energy storage solution featuring pipes and anchors
What do pipes and anchors have to do with storing energy? More than you might think! A new IIASA-led study explored the potential of a lesser known, but promising sustainable energy storage system called Buoyancy Energy Storage. More
22 June 2021
What Facebook can tell us about dietary choices
Lifestyle changes for demand-side climate change mitigation is gaining more and more importance and attention. A new IIASA-led study set out to understand the full potential of behavior change and what drives such changes in people’s choices across the world using data from almost two billion Facebook profiles. More