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As global challenges grow increasingly interconnected and uncertain, the Advancing Systems Analysis Program provides decision-makers with the tools and insights needed to respond effectively. 

Over the past year, the Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program has made significant strides in advancing our understanding of the complex relationships between ecosystems, land use, and climate. 

Northern peatlands could seriously complicate efforts to cool the planet, especially after a temporary overshoot of the 1.5°C global warming limit, according to new IIASA-led research.

Earth’s carbon-climate system may be more fragile than widely thought, according to a new IIASA-led study that looks at the planet’s response to human pressures from a planetary perspective.

Why does soil health monitoring matter? What are some of the latest tools scientists are developing to make it easier? And what ambitions do policymakers have for monitoring frameworks of the future? Sign up for this free webinar to join leading experts to discuss these topics and learn more about the future of soil science.

We are seeking a strategic and internationally connected professional to lead our global engagement and communications work at the forefront of science diplomacy.

Join the creators of the Soil Health Data Cube, OpenGeoHub Foundation, for the first webinar in the Accelerating collection and use of soil health information using AI technology (AI 4 Soil Health) project’s series, exploring how AI, open data and new research is transforming soil health monitoring and management across Europe.

IIASA is pleased to announce that 36 of its researchers and alumni have been featured in the 2025 edition of the Research.com Top Scientists ranking, highlighting the Institute’s continued excellence across a range of disciplines.

The conference, jointly organized as the 18th ISEE Conference and the 11th International Degrowth Conference, will be held in Oslo from June 24–27, 2025, under the main theme: "Building socially just postgrowth futures – linking theory and action."

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) methods are becoming increasingly important in both science and society. In climate science - where complex biophysical and societal processes interact across diverse temporal and spatial scales, and datasets are often large, heterogenous and incomplete - AI and ML methods offer new powerful solutions.

The built environment is a major contributor to global emissions, driven by construction, heating, and resource use. This seminar, organized by IIASA together with the Research Council of Finland and Aalto University, offers a platform for inspiration, networking, and mutual learning aimed at reshaping this trajectory toward more sustainable solutions.

In 2023, India surpassed China as the most populous country in the world, and is likely to retain this status for the remainder of this century. In a recent study, IIASA researchers explored whether India could also surpass China in terms of broader socio-economic potential, given the country’s rapid economic growth in recent decades.

IIASA CAT-ASA scientists Nadejda Komendantova, Tatiana Ermolieva, and Taher Zobeidi jointly with PARATUS case study teams from Istanbul (Turkey), Bucharest (Romania), Barcelona (Spain), are excited to share a short summary of their joint work on "Systemic risks, vulnerability analysis and integrated disaster risk management for disaster resilient societies" in the frames of the WP2, Task 2.2. of the PARATUS project.

Roman Hoffmann joined the webinar "Droughts and Water (In)Security in a Changing Climate" as a panelist, hosted by Cell Press.

On 23 June 2025, IIASA will launch the global citizen science “Tree-Quest” campaign at the Living Planet Symposium in Vienna, inviting people from all over the world to take part using the free Geo-Quest app. As part of the Citizens for Copernicus project, IIASA researchers will also lead hands-on workshops with schoolchildren at the symposium, teaching them how to use the app and collect ground data that will help scientists map the carbon stored in trees with satellite data more accurately.