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A model that optimizes the allocation of renewable energy systems from the local, regional, national or European level.

Sprinkler irrigation in an orchard - Trentino Alto Adige Italy.

New water withdrawal projections for Europe suggest more people will live in water-stressed areas

As water demand continues to rise across Europe, new analysis reveals that more people than previously estimated will face water stress in the coming decades. IIASA researchers working on the EU-Horizon ACCREU project highlight the urgent need for informed adaptation strategies.

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Summer School for Systems Modeling

APPLY NOW! Applications for the Summer School for Systems Modeling are open and will run until 13 March 2025. The school will take place from 7-18 July 2025 in Laxenburg, Austria

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Spending your sabbatical at IIASA

IIASA welcomes senior researchers, senior policymakers and leaders from around the world to bring their sabbatical to IIASA and become a Guest Affiliate of the Institute, for a duration of three to twelve months.

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  • Advancing Systems Analysis Research groups
    • Cooperation and Transformative Governance (CAT)
    • Systemic Risk and Resilience (SYRR)
    • Exploratory Modeling of Human-natural Systems (EM)
    • Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability (NODES)
  • Biodiversity and Natural Resources Research groups
    • Agriculture, Forestry, and Ecosystem Services (AFE)
    • Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation (BEC)
    • Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF)
    • Water Security (WAT)
  • Economic Frontiers Research fields
    • Economics of Equal Life Chances (EELC)
    • Economics of disruptive change (EDC)
  • Energy, Climate, and Environment Research groups
    • Integrated Assessment and Climate Change (IACC)
    • Integrated Climate Impacts (ICI)
    • Pollution Management (PM)
    • Sustainable Service Systems (S3)
    • Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions (TISS)
  • Population and Just Societies Research groups
    • Equity and Justice (EQU)
    • Migration and Sustainable Development (MIG)
    • Multidimensional Demographic Modeling (MDM)
    • Social Cohesion, Health, and Wellbeing (SHAW)
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Bundesländerdialog

11 March 2025

IIASA provides insights on research, technology, and innovation to Austrian federal states

IIASA contributed to the Austrian Bundesländerdialog — a forum bringing together the federal government, representatives of different states, and other interested institutions to discuss recent developments in research, technology, and innovation. It provided an important platform to increase IIASA’s visibility in the Austrian federal states and strengthen connections with key stakeholders in research and innovation.
Biodiversity in Europe

06 March 2025

Crafting narratives for a resilient and coherent Trans-European Nature Network

An international research team is pioneering a bold approach to European conservation, integrating biodiversity as a solution to environmental challenges. It explores three value perspectives – Nature for Nature, Nature for Society, and Nature as Culture – to shape positive future scenarios.
CRiSDA

05 March 2025

Co-creating a stakeholder-oriented climate risk service in Austria

IIASA, as a project partner, developed and applied a co-creation methodology to identify the key issues and requirements of a drought climate risk service for Austria, together with stakeholders from relevant disciplines. IIASA also led the development of a handbook on the co-creation methodology, documenting the lessons learned and recommendations for future projects beyond the scope of the project.  

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18 March 2025 Clare Hall, University of Cambridge

IIASA Director General to join distinguished UK panel at Clare Hall Symposium on China

20 March 2025 Berlin, Germany

IIASA Director General at the First International Timber Construction Symposium

25 March 2025 Online

Tipping points webinar series: The AMOC tipping point: Impacts on climate and extreme events

Vision and Members

The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is an independent international research institute with National and Regional Member Organisations in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe.

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Vision

The IIASA vision for 2021 to 2030 is to be the primary destination for integrated systems solutions and policy insights to current, emerging and novel global sustainability challenges, threats, and opportunities.

Members

Each IIASA member is represented by a National or Regional Member Organization that governs and funds the institute and acts as a bridge to link the country’s research and policy communities to IIASA.

Publications

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Hunt, J. , Nascimento, A., Zakeri, B. , Ilyas, A., Ramos, D.S., Kuriqi, A., Tolmasquim, M.T., de Freitas, M.A.V., Brandão, R., & Wada, Y. (2025). Optimizing hydropower generation with reservoir level management in humid regions. Energy Reports 13 856-864. 10.1016/j.egyr.2024.12.064. Joseph, J., Tramberend, S. , Kabi, F., Fischer, G., & Kahil, T. (2025). Sustainable intensification of fodder crop production can mitigate feed shortage and seasonality in East Africa. Environmental Development 54 e101158. 10.1016/j.envdev.2025.101158. Krisztin, T. , van Dijk, M. , & Piribauer, P. (2025). Herding resilience: Surveys and Bayesian spatial models for Africa’s livestock. Environmental Development 54 e101141. 10.1016/j.envdev.2025.101141. Zisopoulos, F.K., Fath, B. , Meirelles De Oliveira, B., Toboso-Chavero, S., D'Assenza-David, H., de Souza, V.M., Huang, H., Scrieciu, Ş., Clark, O.G., Noll, D., Singh, S., Stefanakis, A., Boyd, G., Schraven, D., & de Jong, M. (2025). Towards an ecological metaphor for regenerative circular economies. Ecological Economics 231 e108545. 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108545. Niamir, L. & Creutzig, F. (2025). Closing the gap: Integrating behavioral and social dynamics through a modular modelling framework for low-energy demand pathways. Energy Research & Social Science 122 e103988. 10.1016/j.erss.2025.103988. Erokhin, D. (2025). Public Discourse Surrounding the 2025 California Wildfires: A Sentiment and Topic Analysis of High-Engagement YouTube Comments. Geosciences 15 (3) 10.3390/geosciences15030100.

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