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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.

Illustration of different natural disasters

21 October 2022

Financial instruments for disaster risk and their effects on economic growth

Julian Joseph writes about a recent study in which researchers used a novel concept in the economic modeling of disaster risk reduction to explore how damages from disasters can be compensated for and what effect they have on economic growth.

Network Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Water Security (WAT) Dynamic Model of Multi-Hazard Mitigation Co-Benefits (DYNAMMICs)

06 October 2022

Understanding how climate tipping points impact industrial production

Maddalena Muttoni is a 2022 Young Scientists Summer Program participant in the IIASA Economic Frontiers Program. This summer, she modeled the relationship between the Earth’s carbon stock and industrial production, paying special attention to what happens at a climate change tipping point.

Economic Frontiers (EF) Italy

20 September 2022

Achieving socio-ecological resilience in the Anthropocene: opportunities and challenges

Florian Hofhansl writes about an upcoming IIASA research initiative and its successful inauguration at a recent conference of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation.

Network Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation (BEC) Strategic Initiatives (SI) Trait Ecology and Evolution Plant Model (PLANT)

People connected around the globe concept illustration

15 September 2022

Meet the 2022 YSSP scholarship recipients

Each year, select Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) participants win a scholarship to support their travel and research. In 2022, IIASA welcomed Swaptik Chowdhury, the recipient of the Roger Levien Fellowship, and Chayasmita Deka, who received the Professor Jyoti and Professor Kirit Parikh Fellowship.

Network Alumni Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) YSSP India United States of America

Dhobi Khana at Veli in Fort Kochi, where the Tamil-speaking Vannan community carry out laundry works, the profession practiced by the community traditionally. Hand washed clothes drying in sunlight in Cochin, India.

02 September 2022

Why one size does not fit all

Pooja Ramamurthi is a 2022 Young Summer Scientist Program (YSSP) participant. This summer, she is exploring the fascinating intersection between energy consumption, social norms and attitudes, and cultural differences.

Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions (TISS) Model for Energy Supply Strategy Alternatives and their General Environmental Impact (MESSAGEix) YSSP India United States of America

Green energy concept. Models of houses consuming electricity from a wind farm.

04 August 2022

Building fairness perspectives into climate policy

Fairness is thought to be one of the key factors boosting support for much needed ambitious climate policies. A recent IIASA study offers practical ways of exploring climate policy options guided by different approaches to fairness. This will allow the identification of policies that, by virtue of their fairness, can be viable candidates for compromises emerging from climate negotiations.

Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) Exploratory Modeling of Human-natural Systems (EM)

26 July 2022

Exploring connections between biodiversity loss and undernutrition in Madagascar

Romain Clercq-Roques is a participant in the 2022 Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) and a PhD student at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He is creating a model to link biodiversity and farming practices to solve the ongoing malnutrition crisis in Madagascar.

Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF) Strategic Initiatives (SI) YSSP Madagascar

Urbanization concept showing high-rise buildings around the planet

04 July 2022

Estimating global urbanization trends over the 21st century

Qingxu Huang shares insights from a recent article published in Nature Scientific Data on updating global urbanization projections under future scenarios of socioeconomic and climate change. The study was conducted in collaboration with Raya Muttarak from the IIASA Population and Just Societies Program.

Network Population and Just Societies (POPJUS) Migration and Sustainable Development (MIG) China

23 June 2022

The secret lives of IIASA scientists: part 2

We meet four IIASA scientists and take a look at the extraordinary things they do when they leave their computers behind for the day.

Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Population and Just Societies (POPJUS)

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