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Fishermen casting a net in Lake Victoria at a bright sunset. Uganda

03 October 2023

Enhancing knowledge and capacity on water quality in Uganda

Deteriorating water quality poses major threats to human health, economic development, and local ecosystems in Uganda. The Ugandan government is working with international scientists to build up knowledge and enhance institutional capacity for better water quality management, as well as improve the understanding of water quality status in the country.

Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR)

Water Security (WAT)

Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Member Organization (SSARMO)

Uganda

29 September 2023

Ron Milo from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel visits IIASA

IIASA recently welcomed Ron Milo, an Associate Professor from the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, to discuss ongoing research projects and explore future collaborations between the two institutes.

Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF)

Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE)

Integrated Assessment and Climate Change (IACC)

Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions (TISS)

Israel

SDG or sustainable development goals for better future tiny person concept

27 September 2023

Synergy solutions for a world in crisis

IIASA scientists contributed to a new UN report focusing on the importance and potential benefit from synergistic action with regard to climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report highlights potential knowledge barriers and major political and economic challenges and provides recommendations to address them.

Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA)

Events

04 October 2023 Bolzano, Italy

Open-Earth-Monitor Global Workshop 2023

06 October 2023 MuTh, Am Augartenspitz, 1020 Vienna

Eco-theater: What we want - Breath and a Piece of Cake

09 October 2023 Online

TIPMIP for All

Focus

28 September 2023

Feasible futures

Policy Brief #41, October 2023. Embracing the notion of feasibility, this research shows that the world will probably overshoot 1.5°C, largely owing to low institutional capacity. Energy demand reduction and electrification are two options to turn down the heat, and addressing weak institutions is crucial.

28 June 2023

Proving health insurance coverage can extend lifespan in the United States

Options Magazine, Summer 2023: Health insurance expansion in the US increases lifespan through medical innovation but may lead to overconsumption by the elderly, highlighting the need for a systemic approach in evaluating healthcare policies.

26 June 2023

Where are they now: Nicole Arbour

Options Magazine, Summer 2023: Nicole Arbour is the current Director of the Belmont Forum, an international partnership that mobilizes funding for environmental change research and accelerates its delivery to remove critical barriers to sustainability.

23 June 2023

Q&A: At the intersection of sustainability and economic growth

Options Magazine, Summer 2023: Q&A with IIASA Honorary Scholar Prof. Kirit Parikh, a long time IIASA collaborator and supporter of the institute's Young Scientists Summer Program.

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, shown in blue on the map, 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.

Publications

Gavasso‐Rita, Y.L., Papalexiou, S.M., Li, Y., Elshorbagy, A., Li, Z., & Schuster‐Wallace, C. (2023). Crop models and their use in assessing crop production and food security: A review. Food and Energy Security e503. 10.1002/fes3.503. (In Press) Mazzone, A., De Cian, E., Falchetta, G. , Jani, A., Mistry, M., & Khosla, R. (2023). Understanding systemic cooling poverty. Nature Sustainability 10.1038/s41893-023-01221-6. (In Press) Aseev, S. (2023). Weakening State Constraints in Optimal Control Problems. Proceedings of the Steklov Institute of Mathematics 321 (1) 24-36. 10.1134/S0081543823020025. See, L. , Gilliams, S., Conchedda, G., Degerickx, J., Van Tricht, K., Fritz, S. , Lesiv, M. , Laso Bayas, J.C. , Rosero, J., Tubiello, F.N., & Szantoi, Z. (2023). Dynamic global-scale crop and irrigation monitoring. Nature Food 4 (9) 736-737. 10.1038/s43016-023-00841-7. Metze, D., Schnecker, J., Canarini, A., Fuchslueger, L., Koch, B.J., Stone, B.W., Hungate, B.A., Hausmann, B., Schmidt, H., Schaumberger, A., Bahn, M., Kaiser, C., & Richter, A. (2023). Microbial growth under drought is confined to distinct taxa and modified by potential future climate conditions. Nature Communications 14 (1) 10.1038/s41467-023-41524-y. Hunt, J. , Lagore, B., Brandão, R., Diuana, F.A., Quaranta, E., de Miranda, M., Lacorte, A., Barbosa, P.S., de Freitas, M.A.V., Zakeri, B. , Castro, N.J., & Wada, Y. (2023). Mapping the potential for pumped storage using existing lower reservoirs. Journal of Energy Storage 73 e109047. 10.1016/j.est.2023.109047.

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