The latest news, research, and other resources produced by members of the IIASA community who are working to provide decision-makers with the information they need to address the COVID-19 crisis.
News
19 October 2022
Why do COVID-19 conspiracy theories persist on social media?
IIASA researchers have analyzed the discussion on eight different conspiracy theories that was spread widely on Twitter during the pandemic. Their work makes it possible to not only estimate the number of conspiracy related tweets, but also to compare the theories among themselves and identify patterns in their discussion.
17 October 2022
Blessing or curse? How the pandemic and the war impact energy transitions
The Covid-19 pandemic and the return of military conflict to Europe are two of the present’s defining crises. A new IIASA-led study sheds light on their ramifications for the global energy system.
05 September 2022
Lessons learned from COVID-19 mitigation measures
Due to the uncertainty of the timing of vaccine approval at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers struggled to find the best mitigation measures. In a new study, researchers analyzed how the expectation of a vaccine influences optimal lockdown measures.
Events
Blog
25 March 2021
Enhancing science systems and bouncing forward sustainably from COVID-19
The IIASA-ISC Consultative Science platform has engaged transdisciplinary global thought leaders to produce four reports that focus on a more sustainable pathway to a post COVID-19 world. This blog post looks at the report on Strengthening Science Systems.
18 March 2021
Learning from COVID-19 and upgrading sustainable governance
The IIASA-ISC Enhancing Governance for Sustainability Report identifies the lessons learnt from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in relation to upgrading risk governance.
17 December 2020
The footprint of COVID-19 on carbon emissions and future work at IIASA
Greg Davies-Jones finds out how COVID-19 has lightened the carbon footprint of IIASA and uncovers how the institute plans to integrate climate protection and sustainability into everyday research activities.
Publications
Vicari, R. & Komendantova, N. (2023). Systematic meta-analysis of research on AI tools to deal with misinformation on social media during natural and anthropogenic hazards and disasters. In: Herrenhausen Conference "Climate Related Systemic Risks: Lessons Learned from Covid-19", 21-23 June 2023, Hannover, Germany.
González-Leonardo, M., Rowe, F., & Vegas-Sánchez, A. (2023). A ‘donut effect’? Assessing housing transactions during COVID-19 across the Spanish urban–rural hierarchy. Regional Studies, Regional Science 10 (1) 471-472. 10.1080/21681376.2023.2191684.
K.C., S. & Moradhvaj, M. (2023). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the age-sex pattern of COVID-19 deaths in India. Asian Population Studies 1-20. 10.1080/17441730.2023.2193077.
Rowe, F., González-Leonardo, M., & Champion, T. (2023). Virtual special issue: Internal migration in times of COVID‐19. Population, Space and Place 29 e2652. 10.1002/psp.2652.
Zobeidi, T., Homayoon, S.B., Yazdanpanah, M., Komendantova, N. , & Warner, L.A. (2023). Employing the TAM in predicting the use of online learning during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology 14 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1104653.
Zhu, P., Tan, X., Wang, M., Guo, F. , Shi, S., & Li, Z. (2023). The impact of mass gatherings on the local transmission of COVID-19 and the implications for social distancing policies: Evidence from Hong Kong. PLoS ONE 18 (2) e0279539. 10.1371/journal.pone.0279539.
Jäger, J., Brutschin, E. , Pianta, S., Omann, I., Kammerlander, M., Sudharmma Vishwanathan, S., Vrontisi, Z., MacDonald, J., & van Ruijven, B. (2023). Stakeholder engagement and decarbonization pathways: Meeting the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Sustainability 3 10.3389/frsus.2022.1063719.
Sperling, F., Havlik, P. , Denis, M., Valin, H. , Palazzo, A. , Gaupp, F., & Visconti, P. (2022). Toward resilient food systems after COVID-19. Current Research in Environmental Sustainability 4 e100110. 10.1016/j.crsust.2021.100110.
Di Giulio, P., Goujon, A. , Marois, G. , & Goldstein, J., eds. (2022). Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2022: Special Issue on Demographic Aspects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and its Consequences. Vienna, Austria: Austrian Academy of Sciences.
Sokolov, A., Royzenzon, G.V., Komendantova, N. , & Ekenberg, L. (2022). Intelligent Risk Analysis using the example of the COVID-19 Epidemic. In: Twentieth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence with International Participation. pp. 322-334 MPEI.