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Mapping habitats in support of biodiversity research
ANNUAL REPORT 2019
Climate change threatens global breadbaskets
POST COVID
A partnership between IIASA and ISC to define and design sustainability pathways that will enable building-back a more sustainable post-COVID world
OPTIONS
Check out how IIASA research is making an impact in various regions around the globe in the latest issue of Options
IIASA STRATEGY
IIASA embarks on a new strategy to develop and apply systems science to support transformations to sustainability
NEWS
5 August 2020
New leadership appointments to support strategic research objectives
In 2021, IIASA will embark on a new strategy, which will develop and apply systems science to support transformations to sustainability. Michael Kuhn and Steffen Fritz will join the scientific leadership team that will address the institute’s research priorities to ensure that program objectives are aligned with the new IIASA strategy and institute values. More
3 August 2020
Evaluating the effectiveness of travel bans
With the reopening of flights during the summer holiday season in Europe, many countries have started to see an increase in COVID-19 infections. A new IIASA-led study sheds light on how COVID-19 spreads regionally and between countries, as well as on how effective governmental measures to curb the spread of the pandemic have been to date. More
21 July 2020
Making comprehensive water resources modeling more accessible
A new large-scale, open source hydrological and water resources model developed at IIASA will support and enable different stakeholder groups and scientific communities to engage with a hydrological model and support their investigations. More
20 July 2020
Free trade can prevent hunger caused by future shifts in climate patterns
An international team of researchers investigated the effects of trade on hunger in the world as a result of climate induced crop yield changes. The conclusion is encouraging: international trade can compensate for regional reductions in agricultural production and reduce hunger when protectionist measures and other barriers to trade are eliminated. More