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News
17 October 2023
New Team Members in Focus: Advancing Research Works in Agriculture, Forestry and Ecosystem Services Group
We are pleased to announce the arrival of four new researchers to the Agriculture, Forestry, and Ecosystem Services Research Group. With varying backgrounds and research objectives, this quartet is poised to elevate the group's interdisciplinary research in global and regional agriculture, forestry, and natural land ecosystems.
25 July 2023
Professor Donghyun Kim's Visit to IIASA strengthens ties between South Korea and the FLAM team
Jeonju University's Professor Donghyun Kim visited IIASA on July 24, 2023, to present his cutting-edge research on drone technology for smart agriculture and fire suppression and monitoring. The visit aimed to explore collaboration possibilities with the FLAM-AFE team.
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.
Events
Peking, Seoul, Hanoi
IIASA delegation visits IIASA members in Asia
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
JustTrans4All
The IIASA Just Transitions to Net‑Zero Carbon Emissions for All (JustTrans4All) project contributes to novel analyses of transition pathways that are cognizant of diverse justice considerations. The project aims to help shape policies that make people’s lives better without harming the planet, following the UN 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement.
Projects
Development of a global integrated assessment modeling system for climate-air pollutants management focused on Northeast Asia (GUIDE)
Publications
Hong, M., Song, C., Kim, M., Kraxner, F., Ko, Y., Son, J., & Lee, W.-K. (2025). Realizing climate resilient development pathways in forestry: A focus on carbon management in Republic of Korea. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 110 e107665. 10.1016/j.eiar.2024.107665. Kim, J., Jo, H.-W., Kim, W., Jeong, Y., Park, E., Lee, S., Kim, M., & Lee, W.-K. (2024). Application of the domain adaptation method using a phenological classification framework for the land-cover classification of North Korea. Ecological Informatics 81 e102576. 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2024.102576. Ko, Y., Song, C., Fellows, M., Kim, M., Hong, M., Kurz, W.A., Metsaranta, J., Son, J., & Lee, W.-K. (2024). Generic Carbon Budget Model for Assessing National Carbon Dynamics toward Carbon Neutrality: A Case Study of Republic of Korea. Forests 15 (5) e877. 10.3390/f15050877. Jo, H.-W., Corning, S., Kiparisov, P., San Pedro, J., Krasovskiy, A. , Kraxner, F., & Lee, W.-K. (2024). Integrating Human Domain Knowledge into Artificial Intelligence for Hybrid Forest Fire Prediction: Case Studies from South Korea and Italy. DOI:10.5194/egusphere-egu24-12320. In: EGU General Assembly 2024, 14-19 April 2024, Vienna. Woo, J.-H., Kim, Y. , Choi, K.-C., Lee, Y.-M., Jang, Y., Kim, J., Klimont, Z. , Kim, D.-G., Lee, J.-B., Jin, H., Hu, H., & Ahn, Y.-H. (2024). Development of a greenhouse gas - air pollution interactions and synergies model for Korea (GAINS-Korea). Scientific Reports 14 (1) e3372. 10.1038/s41598-024-53632-w. Jang, Y., Hu, H., Kim, B., Kim, Y. , Yoo, S.-J., Jang, K., Kim, Y.-K., Jin, H., & Woo, J.-H. (2024). Assessing the impact of climate and air quality policies on future emissions in Korea through quantification of control and co-control effects. Atmospheric Pollution Research 15 (1) e101952. 10.1016/j.apr.2023.101952.