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![Freight transport](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-11/dreamstime_m_85614137.jpg?itok=BfCwfDnI)
20 July 2020
Free trade can prevent hunger caused by future shifts in climate patterns
An international team of researchers investigated the effects of trade on hunger in the world as a result of climate induced crop yield changes. The conclusion is encouraging: international trade can compensate for regional reductions in agricultural production and reduce hunger when protectionist measures and other barriers to trade are eliminated.
![Pollution](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-11/dreamstime_m_130672380.jpg?itok=M9_jAhWx)
15 July 2020
Limiting CO2 emissions is not enough, methane must also be reduced
An international team of researchers working under the auspices of the Global Carbon Project has found that global methane emissions increased by 9% (or approximately 50 million tonnes) between 2000-2006 and 2017, and that manmade emissions are responsible for the majority of this increase.
![Jordan flag](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-11/dreamstime_m_113341538.jpg?itok=SK3mPHXw)
09 July 2020
Jordan joins IIASA as a prospective member
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has joined IIASA as a prospective member through the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan.
![Senior couple hiking in the forest](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-11/dreamstime_m_147192890.jpg?itok=NovP0t8o)
08 July 2020
When is someone old?
Populations around the world are living longer lives than was the norm just a few decades ago, presenting governments with significant challenges in terms of caring for their growing elderly populations. According to a new study published in PLOS ONE, understanding how to assess who is elderly is a crucial first step for our understanding of population aging.
![Sustainable Development Goals - the United Nations.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-11/dreamstime_m_166026119.jpg?itok=02q1BuCQ)
06 July 2020
Innovations for sustainability in a post-pandemic future
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the world into turmoil and disrupted the status quo, but it is also providing opportunities for innovation in the way we live and work. According to the latest report released by The World in 2050 (TWI2050) initiative, the crisis can provide an opportunity to create sustainable societies with higher levels of wellbeing for all.
![Arashiyama Bamboo Grove](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-11/dreamstime_m_180994952.jpg?itok=0E06SUqv)
03 July 2020
Closing the gap: Citizen science to monitor sustainable development
Citizen science could help track progress towards all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). An IIASA-led study, for the first time, comprehensively analyzed the current and potential contribution of citizen science data to monitor the SDGs at the indicator level.
![Old people holding hands](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-11/dreamstime_m_27991572.jpg?itok=-dc7ukVm)
26 June 2020
Planning for a growing elderly population
The fact that people are living longer lives represents one of the crowning achievements of the last century, but also requires careful planning on the part of governments. A new IIASA study investigated the prevalence of activity limitations among older adults in 23 low- and middle-income countries, to help policymakers prepare for the challenges associated with the world’s aging population.
![Global finance](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-11/dreamstime_m_23116284.jpg?itok=LYC2ac5H)
24 June 2020
New scenarios to help global finance go green
A key role of central banks is to strive for financial stability. To assess climate destabilization risks, major central banks and supervisors plan to utilize a new set of climate scenarios developed by an international team of researchers.
![Sunflowers](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-11/dreamstime_m_3019835.jpg?itok=zRuaOgoy)
22 June 2020
Earth Challenge 2020: Calling on citizens to help support global food supply
IIASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) in partnership with the Wilson Center, the Earth Day Network and the US State Department are providing citizens with an opportunity to get involved in one of the world’s most challenging problems: how to provide enough, high quality, nutritious food to the ever expanding global population.