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What happens to essential maternal and child healthcare when floods or extreme heat make it harder for families to reach clinics and for health workers to deliver services? IIASA Health, Aging, and Health Systems Research Group Leader, Josephine Borghi, shares perspectives from the REACH project, which is exploring emerging risks and promising strategies to build more climate-resilient health systems.

IIASA recently introduced its latest innovation to country teams of the Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land, and Energy (FABLE) Consortium: the Public Policy Lab (PPL), an interactive platform designed to help stakeholders explore, develop, and assess national food and land-use pathways together.

An IIASA delegation visited Egypt from 11–12 December 2025 including Deputy Director General Karen Lips and IIASA Water Security Research Group Leader, Taher Kahil, who participated in the Innovation Research Commercialization Expo (IRC 2025) and met with representatives of Egypt’s Institute of National Planning.

With intensifying climate-related risks deepening existing injustices across and within countries, it is paramount to center justice considerations in climate risk management research and practice. Earlier in December, around 50 participants worked intensely on this topic at a highly interactive three-day conference at IIASA to exchange expertise and develop concrete ideas and next steps.

A new study reviews how ageing is measured in consumer behaviour research, highlighting the continued dominance of chronological age and calling for stronger interdisciplinary approaches drawing on gerontology and demography.

A delegation from CzechGlobe – the Global Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences – visited IIASA on 10 December 2025 to explore opportunities for deepening scientific cooperation. 

New research shows rising hydrogen emissions since 1990 have indirectly intensified climate change and amplified the impact of methane.

If you’ve ever tried to piece together from academic publications how our planetary landscapes are shifting – from forests greening to croplands drying – you know it can feel like trying to assemble a puzzle when each piece comes from a different box. EvoLand’s new STAC Catalogue changes that. It aims to offer a simple, open doorway into the vast world of land-monitoring data, making it easier than ever to understand how our planet is evolving.

As populations age worldwide, understanding health inequalities in later life becomes increasingly important. A new international study examines disparities in physical and cognitive functioning among older adults across 41 countries, revealing substantial differences by country, gender, and age, offering valuable insights for targeted policy action.

In an interview published by Der Tagesspiegel (The Berlin Daily), IIASA Director-General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber discusses the climate potential of wood construction at a conference on bio-based building in Potsdam.

Agriculture, Forestry, and Ecosystem Services (AFE) Group is committed to supporting and encouraging students and early career researchers with an interest in agriculture, forestry, and natural land ecosystems research. 

European governments worried about population decline often focus on policies to encourage people to have more children. However, a new study reveals that this popular strategy is often less effective and more ethically problematic than a simpler, immediate alternative: large-scale investment in public health to reduce preventable deaths.

IIASA Director General, Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber will deliver a plenary keynote speech at the upcoming 2nd European Science Diplomacy Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark during which he will highlight the legacy of IIASA as a beacon of science diplomacy, the challenges in the current geopolitical environment, and possible solutions to facilitate international agreements across geopolitical divides through science. 

The Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Program will host the fifth MESSAGE Community Meeting in May 2026. The meeting brings together researchers working on integrated assessment and/or energy system modeling using open source software including MESSAGEix.

A new study visualizes three decades of income inequality data, the most comprehensive worldwide mapping to be done at a subnational level. The results confirm worsening income inequality for areas with over 3.6 billion inhabitants but also reveals hidden ‘bright spots’ where policy may be closing the gap.

The International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum (IVECF 2026), to be convened on 9-10 April 2026 at Vienna’s Hofburg Palace, comes at a pivotal moment. As the world races to deliver on sustainable development, energy, and climate goals, growing concerns over international security and stability emphasize the urgent need for inclusive and integrated solutions as well as the need to provide climate justice.

A productive meeting between H.E. Ambassador Haytham Shoja’aadin of Yemen and IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber set the stage for deeper collaboration on water security and regional cooperation. The exchange offered new momentum for science-based dialogue between IIASA and Yemen at a pivotal time for the MENA region.

The Earth Observation for Official Statistics and policy indicators reporting (StatEO26) Conference will focuses on integrating Earth Observation (EO) into national statistics and policy reporting to improve the accuracy, timeliness, and spatial detail of key indicators, including those used in natural capital assessments, agricultural monitoring, and GHG emission reporting, supporting policy implementation and simplified transversal reporting.