The Academy of Athens is the National Member Organization (NMO) representing Greece's membership of IIASA.
News
05 June 2026
IIASA welcomes Greece as its newest member
IIASA is excited to announce that Greece has joined the Institute effective from 1 June 2026 through the Academy of Athens, Greece’s national academy and the highest research establishment in the country.
06 June 2025
IIASA Director General at the Fifth Delos Global Gathering
IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber joined leading voices for this year’s Global Delos Gathering, part of the visionary ALPHA MISSION ΔELOS 2025 initiative. Held on the Greek island of Delos, this two-day event was marked by forward-looking dialogue on the ecological and ethical challenges of humanity’s future.
24 January 2025
Delegation from Greece visits IIASA to explore further collaborations
On 23 January 2025, IIASA was honored to receive a high-level delegation from Greece, visiting to learn about the institute’s research on wildfires, urban planning, wind and solar energy, as well as to explore opportunities for future collaboration.
Events
Focus
21 July 2026
One climate forecast, many online conversations
What happens when an El Niño forecast reaches social media? Drawing on two recent studies, IIASA researchers Dmitry Erokhin and Nadejda Komendantova explore how the same climate information is discussed differently across online platforms and why those differences matter for climate communication and resilience.
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.
Projects
Systems approach to EU wildfire risk management project (FIRELOGUE)
Understanding and Governing Habitability in the Context of Climate Change (ALTHAEA)
GRANULAR – Better Knowledge for better rural policies
