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Systems thinking entails asking fundamental questions: "Where does it come from?" and "Where is it going?" The overarching objective is to encourage students to adopt a perspective focused on relationships and connections, rather than isolating individual components.

On October 22, the SHAW group within the POPJUS program at IIASA hosted a one-day workshop, bringing together 30-40 researchers from various programs to collaborate and advance research in the field of health and wellbeing.

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) annual meeting is the largest gathering of Earth and space scientists which convenes 25,000+ attendees from 100+ countries to share research and connect with friends and colleagues.

Social media intelligence mining is transforming disaster risk management. A new cutting-edge tool developed by IIASA researchers provides real-time insights from platforms like X and Google, enhancing rapid response during and after disasters, resource distribution, and effective crisis communication to better safeguard communities.

The Citizens4Copernicus (C4C) project consortium held its first annual meeting in Vienna, where partners reviewed key achievements, including the development of methods for tree attribute extraction and the creation of a prototype app for citizen science data collection. The project is now entering the data collection phase, focusing on forest and tree mapping through citizen science campaigns, while planning additional measurement campaigns and further app enhancements.

New work by IIASA and the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC) leverages developments in climate science, economics and climate policy to bolster evidence for the rationale and funding needs associated with Loss and Damage and to inform international negotiations, including on the operationalization of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), the launch of the High Level Dialogue on complementarity and coherence, and discussions around Loss and Damage in the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQF).

This hands on workshop will present natural forest extent data from the SBTN natural lands map and an update to the forest management map 2015 developed by IIASA and VITO. Participants will have the opportunity to provide feedback on the forest management map.

The focus of the ongoing COP is to decide on a new finance regime. Major polluters will be asked to massively increase their financial contributions to developing nations. Researchers from IIASA and CMCC show that Loss and Damage needs of vulnerable countries range between roughly 130 and 940 billion Dollars in 2025 alone. On top of money for mitigation and adaptation.  

IIASA researchers provide over one hundred central banks all over the world with scenarios that help them make the financial sector more resilient to climate change. The scenarios have recently been updated to reflect advances in climate policies and assess risks more comprehensively. This work was conducted by a scientific consortium to support the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS).

What are the biggest challenges in the fight against climate change that affect the way cities live? And how can science and diplomacy bridge political divides and accelerate global transformations? IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber, a world-renowned climatologist and pioneer of interdisciplinary research, will offer the answers and present his vision for a sustainable future that focuses on innovative solutions to environmental challenges and transformational change towards a fairer and more sustainable society in this installment of the Prague Institute of Planning and Development Urban Talks series. The talk will be followed by a Q&A session.

AGU24 is the world's largest gathering of Earth and space scientists, bringing together over 25,000 attendees to share research and foster collaborations. This year’s event, focuses on advancing science and addressing climate change with a theme of "What’s Next for Science."

The IIASA Population and Just Societies (POPJUS) Program is presenting new demographic research at the 6th Asian Population Association Conference (APA) in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Ahead of the Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2024 on Delayed Reproduction: Challenges and Prospects, which is set to take place from 21-22 November, researchers from the IIASA Population and Just Societies Program, the Vienna Institute of Demography, and the University of Vienna look into the shifting trends, drivers, and consequences of delayed parenthood.

Diffusion of novel digital technologies and major social innovation trends are expected to bring about changes on the demand-side that roll-out GX in the entire socio-economy. A comprehensive evaluation of these initiatives is important in presenting the pathway to the Green Transformation of society.  

During the Seventeenth IAMC Annual Meeting, held online 4-6 November, the Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium was proud to honor Marina Andrijevic (IIASA) with the Early Career Researcher Award for her contributions to the socioeconomic dimension of integrated assessment modeling, including her recent work on adaptive capacity.