Austria | IIASA

NMO Institute

The Austrian Academy of Sciences
Member since 1973
Council Member

Univ. Prof. Dr. Christian Köberl

University of Vienna; Department of Lithospheric Research

Althanstrasse 14
1090, Vienna

Deputy

Gerhard Glatzel

Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)

Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2
1010, Vienna

NMO Secretary

Viktor J. Bruckman

Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW); Commission for Interdisciplinary Ecological Studies

Dr.Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2
1010, Vienna

Austria is the host country of IIASA. The Austrian Academy of Sciences is the National Member Organization (NMO) representing Austria and entrusts the Austrian IIASA Committee with oversight of IIASA.

Main areas of collaborations:

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Advancing demographic methods

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Tackling climate change and greenhouse gas emissions

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Transitions toward a sustainable energy future

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Increasing climate and disaster resilience in Austria

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Land use in Austria and Europe

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Developing expertise in big data

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News

Vienna skyline at sunset

04 August 2022

Keywan Riahi joins the Vienna Climate Council

IIASA is proud to announce that Energy, Climate, and Environment Program Director, Keywan Riahi has been selected as a member of the scientific advisory board of the Vienna Climate Council. Members of the council are appointed by the mayor and agree to hold this position for at least two years.

Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE)

People with placards and posters on a global strike for climate change

13 July 2022

Supporting Austria’s path to climate neutrality

Over the next three years, more than 120 scientists will be working on a new comprehensive climate report for Austria. IIASA is taking a leading role in the activities with IIASA researchers Keywan Riahi and Daniel Huppmann serving as co-chairs of the Austrian Panel on Climate Change.

Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE)

New building of Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna, Austria

04 May 2022

Keywan Riahi elected as a corresponding member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

IIASA is proud to announce that Energy, Climate, and Environment Program Director, Keywan Riahi has been elected as a corresponding member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) ̶ Austria’s largest non-university research and science institution.

Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE)

Projects

AAR2 - Austrian Assessment Report

Focus

19 June 2022

Celebrating 50 years of systems science

The institute’s 50th anniversary provides a perfect moment to take stock of its achievements as we look to the future. Join us on a journey through time as we highlight 50 major IIASA achievements of the past half century.

18 June 2022

Gaining popular support for green tax reform

Options Magazine, Summer 2022: In the effort to combat climate change, the notion of green tax reform has become increasingly common, but how do different carbon tax designs affect people at different income levels?

Green Tax Reform

Events

17 November 2022 Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna

Systems Analysis for Reducing Human Footprints and Enhancing Resilience

Publications

Zwickl-Bernhard, S., Huppmann, D. , Golab, A., & Auer, H. (2022). Disclosing the heat density of district heating in Austria in 2050 under the remaining European CO2 budget of the 1.5 °C climate target. Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks 31 e100775. 10.1016/j.segan.2022.100775.

Karabaczek, V., Schinko, T. , Menk, L., & Kienberger, S. (2022). Perceptions on intolerable climate-related risks and limits to adaptation in Austria. In: EGU General Assembly 2022, 23-27 May 2022, Vienna.

Abduragimova, P., Fath, B. , Gulas, C., & Katzmair, H. (2022). Participatory approach for assessing institutional resilience: a case study of crises in Austria. Environment, Development and Sustainability 10.1007/s10668-022-02430-3.

Hammer, B. & Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, A. (2022). Measuring private transfers between generations and gender: an application of national transfer accounts for Austria 2015. Empirica 10.1007/s10663-022-09542-z.

Karabaczek, V., Schinko, T. , Menk, L., & Kienberger, S. (2022). Perceptions on intolerable climate-related risks and potential limits to adaptation in Austria. In: Österreichischer Klimatag 2022, 20-22 April 2022.

Addo, F. & Salhofer, K. (2022). Transient and persistent technical efficiency and its determinants: the case of crop farms in Austria. Applied Economics 1-17. 10.1080/00036846.2021.2000580. (In Press)