The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is taking part in the 8th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP) in Geneva, the UN’s main forum for reviewing progress on the Sendai Framework.

Held since 2007, GP sessions gather governments, UN bodies, and many other stakeholders to share knowledge, track achievements, and speed up disaster-risk-reduction efforts. Their conclusions feed into the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, strengthening risk-informed delivery of the 2030 Agenda.

This year, IIASA researcher Robert Sakic Trogrlic (SYRR/ASA) is co-organizing a thematic session under the MYRIAD-EU project called “Understanding Systemic Risk in the Age of Polycrisis.
The session will convene leading experts to examine how interconnected hazards can trigger cascading crises from local to global scales. Its goal is to identify strategies that build systemic resilience, moving beyond single-hazard thinking to address the broader landscape of vulnerability and risk. 

Upcoming Events

University of Aberdeen Business School, United Kingdom

IIASA at the 2nd Gender Equality, Diversity and Sustainability in Higher Education Conference

Quebec City Convention Centre, Canada

Fire&Ice Workshop: Mapping boreal wildfire risk, population exposure, and health

Alpbach, Tyrol, Austria

IIASA at the European Forum Alpbach 2026

Segovia,Spain

Climate Change and Insurance Workshop 2026 (CCI26)

Royal Belgian institute of Natural Sciences, Rue Vautier 29, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

The Final Event of NaturaConnect: Pathways to a Trans-European Nature Network

Barcelona, Spain

Open Earth Monitor Final Workshop 2026

Barcelona, Spain

ENFORCE Annual Project Meeting

Beijing, China

Overshoot Conference 2026

IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria

GAINS Model Workshop