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News

AI generated image in the shape of a water drop - concept of scarce resources

28 November 2023

How can we evaluate the quality of global water models?

IIASA researchers contributed to a new international study that tested the extent to which global water models agree with each other and with observational data. Using a new evaluation approach, the researchers can show in which climate regions the models agree and where they differ.

Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR)

Water Security (WAT)

27 November 2023

A credible path for Brazil to reach net zero by 2050 depends on nature-based solutions

Without the implementation of nature-based solutions through actions such as halting deforestation and promoting large-scale native vegetation restoration, Brazil would jeopardize its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) pledges including achieving net zero GHG emissions by 2050, according to a new study. The researchers also emphasize that stopping deforestation is the most important mitigation measure Brazil can take towards net zero while preventing biodiversity loss.

Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA)

Exploratory Modeling of Human-natural Systems (EM)

Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR)

Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF)

Brazil

23 November 2023

Toward resilient recovery after disasters

The Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance (ZFRA) — a longstanding partnership IIASA is engaged in — has released its second flagship global report, focusing on ways to improve recovery efforts and help communities better prepare for future climate risks.

Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA)

Systemic Risk and Resilience (SYRR)

Events

28 November 2023 Online

Tipping points webinar series: Economics view of tipping points

30 November 2023 United Arab Emirates

IIASA at COP28

31 January 2024 Online

IIASA Connect Feature: The Language of Co-Production

Focus

08 November 2023

Considering the private sector in post-pandemic biodiversity policymaking

Options Magazine, Winter 2023: In the quest for sustainable development, IIASA researchers advocate for a paradigm shift, urging a greater focus on mobilizing the private sector and using the COVID-19 pandemic as a catalyst to reshape humanity's approach to conservation and development policies.

08 November 2023

Adopting new strategies for fighting soybean failures in the Americas

Options Magazine, Winter 2023: Soybean is a critical global crop facing growing climate-related vulnerabilities. IIASA researchers emphasized the urgent need for adaptation strategies to secure soybean supply chains in a recent study.

08 November 2023

Adapting water needs for agriculture in South Africa

Options Magazine, Winter 2023: In many parts of the world, access to freshwater is becoming increasingly scarce. Nowhere is this truer than in South Africa, which experienced a significant drought from 2015 to 2018.

08 November 2023

Explaining the impacts of climate change on migration

Options Magazine, Winter 2023: There has been much debate around the impact of climate change on migration. The international discourses around this topic, however, have often been more politically charged and less backed by science.

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, shown in blue on the map, 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

Toraño Caicoya, A., Vergarechea, M., Blattert, C., Klein, J., Eyvindson, K., Burgas, D., Snäll, T., Mönkkönen, M., Astrup, R., Di Fulvio, F. , Forsell, N., Hartikainen, M., Uhl, E., Poschenrieder, W., & Antón-Fernández, C. (2023). What drives forest multifunctionality in central and northern Europe? Exploring the interplay of management, climate, and policies. Ecosystem Services 64 e101575. 10.1016/j.ecoser.2023.101575. (In Press) Bednar, J., Macinante, J., Baklanov, A. , Hall, J., Wagner, F. , Ghaleigh, N.S., & Obersteiner, M. (2023). Beyond emissions trading to a negative carbon economy: a proposed carbon removal obligation and its implementation. Climate Policy 1-14. 10.1080/14693062.2023.2276858. (In Press) Gaüzère, Pierre, Botella, Christophe, Poggiato, Giovanni, O’Connor, Louise, Di Marco, Moreno, Dragonetti, Chiara, Maiorano, Luigi, Renaud, Julien, & Thuiller, Wilfried (2023). Dissimilarity of vertebrate trophic interactions reveals spatial uniqueness but functional redundancy across Europe. Current Biology 10.1016/j.cub.2023.10.069. (In Press) Gidden, M. , Gasser, T. , Grassi, G., Forsell, N., Janssens, I., Lamb, W., Minx, J., Nicholls, Z. , Steinhauser, J. , & Riahi, K. (2023). Aligning climate scenarios to emissions inventories shifts global benchmarks. Nature 10.1038/s41586-023-06724-y. (In Press) Zhang, S., Zhang, C., Cai, W., Bai, Y., Callaghan, M., Chang, N., Chen, B., Chen, H., Cheng, L., Dai, H., Dai, X., Fan, W., Fang, X., Gao, T., Geng, Y., Guan, D., Hu, Y., Hua, J., Huang, C., Huang, H., Huang, J., Huang, X., Ji, J., Jiang, Q., Jiang, X., Kiesewetter, G. , Li, T., Liang, L., Lin, B., Lin, H., Liu, H., Liu, Q., Liu, X., Liu, Z., Liu, Z., Liu, Y., Lu, B., Lu, C., Luo, Z., Ma, W., Mi, Z., Ren, C., Romanello, M., Shen, J., Su, J., Sun, Y., Sun, X., Tang, X., Walawender, M., Wang, C., Wang, Q., Wang, R., Warnecke, L. , Wei, W., Wen, S., Xie, Y., Xiong, H., Xu, B., Yan, Y., Yang, X., Yao, F., Yu, L., Yuan, J., Zeng, Y., Zhang, J., Zhang, L., Zhang, R., Zhang, S., Zhang, S. , Zhao, M., Zheng, D., Zhou, H., Zhou, J., Zhou, Z., Luo, Y., & Gong, P. (2023). The 2023 China report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: taking stock for a thriving future. The Lancet Public Health 10.1016/S2468-2667(23)00245-1. Sykes, R.E., O'Neill, H.M.K., Juffe-Bignoli, D., Metcalfe, K., Stephenson, P.J., Struebig, M.J., Visconti, P., Burgess, N.D., Kingston, N., Davies, Z.G., & Smith, R.J. (2023). Developing a framework to improve global estimates of conservation area coverage. Oryx 1-10. 10.1017/S0030605323000625.

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

YSSP - Young Scientists Summer Program

Options magazine: Pursuing the urban utopia

Effective climate action requires us to abandon viewing our efforts as a ‘sacrifice’

Communication and External Relations Internships

IIASA Voices #11: Nature-based Solutions

News

How can we evaluate the quality of global water models?

A credible path for Brazil to reach net zero by 2050 depends on nature-based solutions

Toward resilient recovery after disasters

Events

Tipping points webinar series: Economics view of tipping points

IIASA at COP28

IIASA Connect Feature: The Language of Co-Production

Considering the private sector in post-pandemic biodiversity policymaking

Adopting new strategies for fighting soybean failures in the Americas

Adapting water needs for agriculture in South Africa

Explaining the impacts of climate change on migration

Vision

Members