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The National Member Organization (NMO) for Germany is the German Association for the Advancement of IIASA. Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) funds the NMO and the IIASA annual membership fee.
Founding membership since 1972 as Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Sciences, Federal Republic of Germany (1972-1983), Academy of Sciences of the German Democratic Republic (1972 to 1990), and German Association for the Advancement of IIASA (1984 to present but affiliate member 1998 to 2002).
Main areas of collaborations:
Supporting Germany’s changing energy landscape
Research collaborations to tackle climate change
Transformations towards a sustainable future: TWI2050
Improving our understanding of the carbon cycle
Increasing climate and disaster resilience
Advancing the methods of systems analysis
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News
26 June 2023
Are we building back better yet?
With the pandemic thankfully receding in the rear-view mirror while the climate crisis looms ever larger in front of us, it’s worth remembering the calls from 2020 to “build back better”. A recent study investigated how we are progressing on achieving this ambitious goal.
27 March 2023
Co-producing fair transformative pathways towards climate and biodiversity goals
Horizon Europe project RAINFOREST kick-off meeting
25 January 2023
Driving inclusive and green urban transitions
A new Horizon Europe project led by IIASA called Urban ReLeaf leverages citizen science for public sector innovation.
Events
19 April 2023 Virtual event
Communicating Climate Solutions: an expert panel discussion
20 October 2021 Vienna, Austria
IIASA at the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation Vienna Dialogue on Climate and Security
22 March 2021 Online event
Education distributions and sustainable development
Focus
02 October 2023
Feasible futures
Policy Brief #41, October 2023. Embracing the notion of feasibility, this research shows that the world will probably overshoot
1.5°C, largely owing to low institutional capacity. Energy demand reduction and electrification are two options to turn down the heat, and addressing weak institutions is crucial.
28 November 2022
Standardizing migration data in Europe
Options Magazine, Winter 2022: Researchers illustrated the discrepancies in migration flow statistics across Europe to help standardize data and better understand migration patterns.
28 November 2022
Collaborating for better research and management of wildland fires in Europe
Options Magazine, Winter 2022: In a collaborative effort, researchers, practitioners, and managers created an overview of current wildland fire patterns and challenges across Europe.
Publications
Birkmann, J., Schüttrumpf, H., Handmer, J., Thieken, A., Kuhlicke, C., Truedinger, A., Sauter, H., Klopries, E.-M., Greiving, S., Jamshed, A., Merz, B., Solecki, W., & Kirschbauer, L. (2023). Strengthening resilience in reconstruction after extreme events – Insights from flood affected communities in Germany. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 96 e103965. 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103965. Scolobig, A., Linnerooth-Bayer, J., Pelling, M., Martin, J. , Deubelli, T. , Liu, W. , & Oen, A. (2023). Transformative adaptation through nature-based solutions: a comparative case study analysis in China, Italy, and Germany. Regional Environmental Change 23 (2) e69. 10.1007/s10113-023-02066-7. Rasche, L., Schneider, U.A., & Steinhauser, J. (2022). A stakeholders’ pathway towards a future land use and food system in Germany. Sustainability Science 18 (1) 441-455. 10.1007/s11625-022-01212-0. Rasche, L. & Steinhauser, J. (2022). How will an increase in organic agricultural area affect land use in Germany? Organic Agriculture 10.1007/s13165-022-00405-2. Brauers, H., Braunger, I., & Jewell, J. (2021). Liquefied natural gas expansion plans in Germany: The risk of gas lock-in under energy transitions. Energy Research & Social Science 76 e102059. 10.1016/j.erss.2021.102059. Sawyer, G., Oligschläger, C., & Khabarov, N. (2021). Lake Water Quality Management in Germany. European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC)