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IIASA delegation visits IIASA members in Asia

An IIASA delegation consisting of IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber and IIASA Sherpa for Asia, Wolfgang Lutz, will visit three of the Institute’s Asian member countries, China, South Korea, and Vietnam from 29 November to 8 December 2024.

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Leveraging social media intelligence for disaster risk management: a game-changer in real-time response

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.

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IIASA at AGU24 in Washington

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.

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IIASA Director General meets with King Charles III

IIASA Director General, Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber, was among the distinguished guests at an event hosted by King Charles III to celebrate the launch of the Circular Bioeconomy Alliance (CBA). Amid the serious discussions around the the initiative's mission to champion a nature-first economy, the two old friends shared a lighter moment, promising to stay in touch.

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  • Advancing Systems Analysis Research groups
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    • Agriculture, Forestry, and Ecosystem Services (AFE)
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  • Economic Frontiers Research fields
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  • Energy, Climate, and Environment Research groups
    • Integrated Assessment and Climate Change (IACC)
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  • Population and Just Societies Research groups
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Concept of smart farming in agriculture industry

06 December 2024

Knowledge platform Recodo boosts agrobiodiversity action

The FRAMEwork project has unveiled its updated knowledge and action platform, Recodo, enhancing its features and design to better serve stakeholders in agrobiodiversity. Developed by researchers in the IIASA Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability Research Group and other project partners, Recodo connects and empowers diverse actors and audiences, including Farmer Clusters and other agrobiodiversity stakeholders.
LifetimeAwards2024

05 December 2024

Four distinguished scholars receive the IIASA Lifetime Achievement Award

This year, the award is granted to four researchers: Markus Amann, Joanne Linnerooth-Bayer, Sten Nilsson, and Sergei Scherbov, whose pioneering work has not only guided the global political discourse in the fields of demography, climate change, and the environment but also shaped IIASA as the international hub for systems analysis.
Aerial view to a Shale mine.

03 December 2024

MINE-THE-GAP: Advancing responsible mining monitoring with satellite data and AI

As global demand for raw materials intensifies due to the material needs of digitalization and decarbonization, the new MINE-THE-GAP project aims to address a critical knowledge gap in mining's environmental and social impacts by creating scalable, reliable mining indicators using advanced satellite data and artificial intelligence (AI).

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29 November 2024 Peking, Seoul, Hanoi

IIASA delegation visits IIASA members in Asia

04 December 2024 Bolzano, Italy

INQUIMUS Workshop on Climate and Disaster Risk Storylines

09 December 2024

IIASA at AGU24 in Washington

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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Virkki, V. , Sahu, R.K. , Smilovic, M. , Láng-Ritter, J., Porkka, M., & Kummu, M. (2024). Archetypal flow regime change classes and their associations with anthropogenic drivers of global streamflow alterations. Environmental Research Communications 6 (11) e111007. 10.1088/2515-7620/ad9439. Erokhin, D. & Komendantova, N. (2024). Unveiling the dynamics of climate change narratives: A Google Trends analysis. Observatorio (OBS*) 18 (5) 10.15847/obsOBS18520242567. Davies, T., Loghmani, T., & Fath, B. (2024). “Solutions” are not the answer. Frontiers in Sustainability 5 10.3389/frsus.2024.1509972. He, Y., Piao, S., Ciais, P., Xu, H., & Gasser, T. (2024). Future land carbon removals in China consistent with national inventory. Nature Communications 15 (1) e10426. 10.1038/s41467-024-54846-2. Belmin, C., Pichler, P.-P., Marois, G. , Pachauri, S. , & Weisz, H. (2024). The energy-population dividend: Evidence from energy-specific population projections. Environmental Research Letters 10.1088/1748-9326/ad9850. (In Press) Canarini, A., Fuchslueger, L., Schnecker, J., Metze, D., Nelson, D.B., Kahmen, A., Watzka, M., Pötsch, E.M., Schaumberger, A., Bahn, M., & Richter, A. (2024). Soil fungi remain active and invest in storage compounds during drought independent of future climate conditions. Nature Communications 15 (1) e10410. 10.1038/s41467-024-54537-y.

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