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The blog is an informal outlet for IIASA researchers and the wider IIASA global network to share their research, insights, and perspectives. It does not necessarily represent the official views or position of the institute.

29 September 2023

Reshaping the local frontiers of farming and biodiversity

Managing land for agriculture has shaped civilization, but it has also led to biodiversity decline and other problems that today threaten the future of humanity. The EU Horizon 2020 FRAMEwork project is supporting a transition to biodiversity sensitive farming by uniting farmer clusters and citizen observatories to protect sensitive ecosystems while ensuring food security.

Network Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability (NODES) Austria Luxembourg United Kingdom

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19 September 2023

Engaging communities in resilience planning: Insights from the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance learning event

IIASA researchers Teresa Deubelli-Hwang and Jung Hee Hyun share insights from a decade of collaborating on fostering flood resilience in communities around the world following a recent Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance learning event.

Network Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) Systemic Risk and Resilience (SYRR) Population and Just Societies (POPJUS) Equity and Justice (EQU) India Indonesia Philippines

Black and white view from one side of the wall of famous Gariep Dam near Norvalspont in South Africa with open spillway and picturesque landscape in the background.

08 September 2023

Climate change will affect hydropower – African countries must be prepared

Africa has great potential for the implementation of hydropower, but there are political and environmental concerns that planners must consider if they want to ensure a more reliable power supply for their citizens. IIASA researcher Giacomo Falchetta delved into this issue in an article recently published on The Conversation.

Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Integrated Assessment and Climate Change (IACC) Postdoc

11 August 2023

A collaborative journey towards sustainable solutions

Reihaneh Bandari writes about how a collaborative team from Deakin University, Monash University, and local community members tackled water resource decline and agricultural challenges in the Goulburn-Murray region of Australia using co-production principles to set the stage for lasting dialogue and local solutions.

07 August 2023

Unveiling complexity through systems analysis

Mai Awad reflects on her participation in the North Africa Applied Systems Analysis Center (NAASAC) Applied Systems Analysis Diploma and how this has transformed her mindset around how systems thinking can empower decision makers to tackle complex global challenges and design impactful policy solutions for a better tomorrow.

Network Science Diplomacy Science into Policy Egypt

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31 July 2023

Extreme heat is particularly hard on older adults – an aging population and climate change put ever more people at risk

Scorching temperatures have put millions of Americans in danger this summer, with heat extremes stretching from coast to coast in the Southern US. IIASA researcher Giacomo Falcetta and colleagues from Boston University looked into this issue in an article recently published on The Conversation.

Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Integrated Assessment and Climate Change (IACC) Postdoc United States of America

Internet information technology conceptual image with data transmission and processing over a world map.

24 July 2023

Rethinking AI: from geopolitical chessboard to shared commons

2023 IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program participant, Jalal Awan, explains how reframing artificial intelligence as a common good co-created by global users and stakeholders could help harness its transformative power for the benefit of all.

Network Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability (NODES) YSSP United States of America

Morning fog over rain forest in Colombia

14 July 2023

Ambitious ecological restoration and deforestation control strategies could support Colombia’s climate and biodiversity targets

IIASA researchers Juliana Arbelaez-Gaviria and Eleanor Warren-Thomas have coauthored a new policy brief published with the Colombia team of the Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land, and Energy (FABLE) Consortium, an initiative under the Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) and part of the UN Sustainable Development and Solutions Network (UNSDSN). The brief outlines how deforestation and ecological restoration in Colombia may impact carbon, biodiversity, and agricultural production by 2030.

Network Science into Policy Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF) Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation (BEC) Global Biosphere Management Model (GLOBIOM) Postdoc Colombia United Kingdom

Thousands of people marched and held signs during the March for Science on Earth Day to defend the vital role of science in our lives in March 2017

03 July 2023

The science activist: should science get political?

For science to become more value-neutral and less biased, it needs to question existing social norms and transcend the status quo, writes Pratik Patil, a researcher in the Advancing Systems Analysis Program and a member of the Transformations within Reach initiative coordination team.

Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) Cooperation and Transformative Governance (CAT)

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