
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
The Iran National Science Foundation is the National Member Organization representing Iran membership of IIASA.
Main areas of collaborations:

Increasing resilience to natural disasters

Projecting changing population and human capital in Iran

Investigating global energy systems and renewable energy sources
Water resources management

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Focus
04 December 2022
Celebrating 50 years of global collaboration

29 November 2022
Bridging the gap between science and policy


10 March 2020
Explaining the COVID-19 outbreak and mitigation measures
Raya Muttarak writes about what we have learnt about the COVID-19 outbreak so far, and how collective mitigation measures could influence the spread of the disease.
Publications
Yazdanpanah, M., Zobeidi, T., Warner, L.A., Löhr, K., Lamm, A., & Sieber, S. (2023). Shaping farmers’ beliefs, risk perception and adaptation response through Construct Level Theory in the southwest Iran. Scientific Reports 13 (1) e5811. 10.1038/s41598-023-32564-x.
Yazdanpanah, M., Zobeidi, T., Sieber, S., Löhr, K., & Homayoon, S.B. (2022). Replacing rice with lower water consumption crops: green policy implications for Iran. Climate Research 88 101-114. 10.3354/cr01700.
Yazdanpanah, M., Klein, K., Zobeidi, T., Sieber, S., & Löhr, K. (2022). Why Have Economic Incentives Failed to Convince Farmers to Adopt Drip Irrigation in Southwestern Iran? Sustainability 14 (4) e2055. 10.3390/su14042055.
Tajeri Moghadam, M., Zobeidi, T., Sieber, S., & Lohr, K. (2022). Investigating the Adoption of Precautionary Behaviors Among Young Rural Adults in South Iran During COVID-19. Frontiers in Public Health 10 e787929. 10.3389/fpubh.2022.787929.
Zobeidi, T., Komendantova, N. , & Yazdanpanah, M. (2022). Social media as a driver of the use of renewable energy: The perceptions of instagram users in Iran. Energy Policy 161 e112721. 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112721.
Zobeidi, T., Yazdanpanah, M., Komendantova, N. , Sieber, S., & Löhr, K. (2021). Factors affecting smallholder farmers' technical and non-technical adaptation responses to drought in Iran. Journal of Environmental Management 298 e113552. 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113552.