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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).
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News
25 March 2025
Wood works: How timber construction can help heal the climate
On 20 March 2025, IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber delivered a keynote address at the First International Timber Construction Symposium in Berlin. His presentation, titled Climate Plan C: Atmospheric Restoration by Natural Means (Klimaplan C: Atmosphärenreparatur mit natürlichen Mitteln), emphasized the role of timber construction in tackling the climate crisis.
14 February 2025
Strengthening citizen science and sustainability monitoring in Europe
Researchers from the IIASA Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability (NODES) Research Group are part of the newly launched RIECS-Concept (Towards A Pan-European Research Infrastructure for Excellent Citizen Science), a project designed to develop a conceptual framework for a pan-European citizen science research infrastructure. The initiative aims to enhance the role of citizen science in data collection, validation, and policy engagement, ensuring long-term sustainability and broader participation in scientific research across Europe.
05 February 2025
German Ambassador visits IIASA to strengthen collaboration
Germany’s Permanent Representative to the Office of the United Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna, H.E. Ruediger Bohn, visited IIASA to discuss strengthening collaboration on global challenges.
Events
Focus
04 September 2024
The role of urban green spaces as nature-based solutions in Korea and Germany
Imagine a city where every neighborhood has lush green spaces that not only beautify the area but also improve the quality of life for its residents. How can we work together to make this vision a reality? Jaewon Son, a participant in the 2024 IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program shares insights into this important question.
27 June 2024
Strengthening the case for nature‑based solutions
IIASA researchers conducted several case studies and published two policy briefs informing policymakers about policy and financing barriers limiting the uptake of nature‑based solutions (NBS) compared to conventional grey infrastructure, as well as possible ways of overcoming them.
Projects
Policy REcommendations to Maximise the beneficial Impact of Unexplored Mobilities in and beyond the European Union (PREMIUM_EU)
Sustainability Performances, Evidence and Scenarios (SPES)
Promoting disaster preparedness and resilience by co‐developing stakeholder support tools for managing the systemic risk of compounding disasters (PARATUS)
Developing circular pathways for a EU low-carbon transition (CircEUlar)
Publications
Rauner, M.S., Swyter, B., & Velev, S. (2025). Assessing the Need and Demand for a Community Emergency Paramedic Strategy in the Ambulance Rescue System of Hamburg, Germany. Healthcare 13 (9) e979. 10.3390/healthcare13090979. Rasche, L., Schneider, U., & Steinhauser, J. (2024). FABLE Scenathon 2023 Pathways for food and land- use systems in Germany. Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) , Paris. 10.5281/zenodo.11547130. Minetto Gellert Paris, J., Escobar Lanzuela, N. , Falkenberg, T., Gupta, S., Heinzel, C., Verly Junior, E., Jolliet, O., Borgemeister, C., & Nöthlings, U. (2024). Optimised diets for achieving One Health: A pilot study in the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolis in Germany. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 106 e107529. 10.1016/j.eiar.2024.107529. Heisig, J., Milenkovic, M., & Pebesma, E. (2024). High-Resolution Canopy Fuel Maps Based on GEDI: A Foundation for Wildfire Modeling in Germany V.5. 10.5281/zenodo.8285855. Rasche, L., Steinhauser, J. , & Schneider, U. (2024). 2024 Germany FABLE calculator UP46 v1. 10.5281/zenodo.14506229. 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.