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Staff members from Germany
News
01 March 2024
Johan Rockström to receive the 2024 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
It is our pleasure to announce that long-time IIASA collaborator and Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Johan Rockström, will receive the 2024 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.
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
Events
Humboldt University of Berlin
IIASA at Fragile Lives 2024: Evidence for human development, food security, and peace in poly-crises
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) & Online
German IIASA Networking Event: "Systems analysis for a sustainable and peaceful future"
CICERO Center for International Climate Research, Oslo
HYway Kick-off meeting
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
Land Management for Sustainability (LAMASUS)
Distributional implications of carbon pricing: energy costs, revenue recycling, and co-benefits (DICaP)
Resilience and Malleability of Social Metabolism (REMASS)
Climate Impacts of a hydrogen economy: The pathway to knowledge (HYway)
Publications
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. 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. Heisig, J., Milenkovic, M., & Pebesma, E. (2023). Five High-Resolution Canopy Fuel Maps Based on GEDI: A Basis for Wildfire Modeling in Germany. 10.5281/zenodo.8285855. 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.