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News

Close up of Prague on a map with red pin

18 December 2025

A constructive exchange on future research collaboration with the Czech Republic

A delegation from CzechGlobe – the Global Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences – visited IIASA on 10 December 2025 to explore opportunities for deepening scientific cooperation. 

Focus

IIASA Deputy Director General Karen Lips at an event in Vietnam

Annual Report 2025: Science Diplomacy Highlights

In 2025, IIASA reinforced its role as a trusted actor in science diplomacy by deepening engagement with international  institutions and supporting research‑informed policy dialogue across global platforms.
Aerial view of winding road through autumn colored forest

08 April 2026

Forest Talks webinar explores integrating Earth observation and national forest inventories across Europe

The most recent edition of the Forest Talks webinar series – jointly hosted by the ForestNavigator project (coordinated by IIASA) together with the ForestPaths and PathFinder projects – brought together researchers, modelers, and national reporting experts to discuss advances in Earth observation (EO) for forest monitoring and greenhouse gas inventory support across Europe. 

Projects

Aerial summer landscape above the Danube Gorge, at Dubova, Romania, at the border between Romania and Serbia

Development of a Harmonized Water Balance Modelling System for the Danube River Basin (Danube Water Balance)

Flood Drought

Advancing the prediction of extreme hydrological events to save lives and livelihoods (SEED-FD)

Top View of a Combine Harvesting Fields

Sequestration CZ