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A highly detailed digital map of Saudi Arabia and the MENA region illustrates the global network and AI generated

11 November 2025

Together for water: Science diplomacy to advance regional cooperation in MENA

IIASA recently hosted an exploratory workshop titled, Together for water: Fostering collaboration in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The two-day event brought together around 50 representatives from international organizations, civil society organizations, research institutions, and diplomatic missions to explore new pathways for transboundary collaboration on water challenges across the region.

10 November 2025

Scaling nature-based solutions for water-resilient food systems

IIASA researchers have coauthored a new report published by The Nature Conservancy that maps converging climate risks to food, water, and biodiversity, and provides a practical framework to scale nature-based solutions that strengthen resilience for people and nature.

10 November 2025

Emissions could peak before 2030 – yet the world is still off track for 1.5°C

A new EU-funded report reveals that while global emissions could peak before 2030, current efforts remain insufficient to meet the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C goal. The study, produced through collaboration between IIASA, the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, and the NewClimate Institute, provides a detailed, evidence-based assessment of progress among the world’s largest emitters.

06 November 2025

IIASA launches report from European Forum Alpbach 2025 on Climate Track insights

IIASA has released its report from the European Forum Alpbach 2025, where it served as reporting partner for the Climate Track. Drawing from five insightful blogs, the report distills key ideas and reflections that emerged under the Forum’s overarching theme, “Recharge Europe.”

Drought & Rainwater. April 20,2012 Amlamethi,Gosaba,Sundarban,West Bengal,India,Asia-Drinking water crisis is the regular problem to the rural people of Sundarban.

05 November 2025

New climate pledges only slightly lower dangerous global warming projections

IIASA researchers contributed to the latest issue of the Emissions Gap Report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The assessment of available new climate pledges under the Paris Agreement finds that the predicted global temperature rise over the course of this century has only slightly fallen, leaving the world heading for a serious escalation of climate risks and damages.

04 November 2025

IIASA at the International Conference on Resilience of Nuclear Installations against External Events

Dmitry Erokhin, Research Scholar at the IIASA Cooperation and Transformative Governance (CAT) Research Group, presented the study “Using Google Trends to Analyze Public Sensitivity to Climate-Related Natural Hazards and its Correlation with Nuclear Topics: A Proxy Approach for Societal Impact and Risk Communication”, coauthored with Nadejda Komendantova, Leader of the IIASA CAT Research Group, at the International Conference on Resilience of Nuclear Installations against External Events – Focus on Climate Change, organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

04 November 2025

SEVA: Flexible Tool for Stakeholders Exploratory Vision Analysis in Decision-Making

Engaging the local stakeholders in policy crafting and co-development of decision support systems can result in policies tailored for local socioeconomic, and environmental characteristics. The effective stakeholder’s engagement hinges on understanding their vision and expectation from the decision-making process, among others. SEVA is an open access tool developed by IIASA researchers for exploratory analysis of stakeholders’ roles and their visions.

SPARCCLE Project - Annual General Assembly

03 November 2025

Two Years of SPARCCLE: Highlights from the Annual General Assembly

The SPARCCLE consortium convened at the CMCC Foundation in Milan on 7-8 October 2025 for its annual General Assembly, marking two years since the project’s launch. The meeting brought together partners from across Europe, along with representatives from sister projects, members of the Stakeholder Advisory Board, and colleagues from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC).

Green City with Integrated Parks and Gardens: Realistic Urban Landscape Blending Nature and Modern Architecture.

27 October 2025

Global construction carbon footprint set to double by 2050

As the world marks UN World Cities Day on 31 October – a call to make cities more sustainable – a new international study warns that the global construction sector’s carbon footprint is on track to double by 2050, threatening to derail efforts to meet the Paris Agreement climate targets.

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