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Norway
The Research Council of Norway (RCN) has been the National Member Organization (NMO) representing Norwegian membership of IIASA since Norway became a formal member of IIASA. RCN has established a reference group in Norway to discuss and advise on matters regarding IIASA.
Main areas of collaborations:
Reducing air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions simultaneously
Managing the transition toward a sustainable energy system
Advancing knowledge of the Arctic region
Carbon cycle: How to reduce deforestation and the risks from landslides
Identifying management practices to safeguard future fish stocks
Projecting demographic change in Norway
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News
04 May 2023
Researchers from Norwegian Geotechnical Institute visit IIASA
Researchers from the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) visited IIASA on 24 April to finalize a five-year collaboration on nature-based solutions for meeting climate and biodiversity targets, and to plan a proposal to continue their collaboration.
27 March 2023
Co-producing fair transformative pathways towards climate and biodiversity goals
Horizon Europe project RAINFOREST kick-off meeting
24 January 2023
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected immigration?
New research finds a high variation between how pandemic mitigation measures affected immigration to different destination countries, from a slight increase to huge reductions.
Focus
28 November 2022
Standardizing migration data in Europe
Options Magazine, Winter 2022: Researchers illustrated the discrepancies in migration flow statistics across Europe to help standardize data and better understand migration patterns.
28 November 2022
Collaborating for better research and management of wildland fires in Europe
Options Magazine, Winter 2022: In a collaborative effort, researchers, practitioners, and managers created an overview of current wildland fire patterns and challenges across Europe.
17 June 2021
Understanding the impacts of climate change
Options Summer 2021: IIASA researchers and colleagues from several other institutions worked together under the auspices of the Green Climate Fund to help developing countries better understand issues around climate mitigation and adaptation, and build local capacity for targeted action to support vulnerable populations.
Publications
Vergarechea, M., Astrup, R., Fischer, C., Øistad, K., Blattert, C., Hartikainen, M., Eyvindson, K., Di Fulvio, F., Forsell, N., Burgas, D., Toraño-Caicoya, A., Mönkkönen, M., & Antón-Fernández, C. (2023). Future wood demands and ecosystem services trade-offs: A policy analysis in Norway. Forest Policy and Economics 147 e102899. 10.1016/j.forpol.2022.102899.
Saviolidis, N.M., Davíðsdóttir, B., Ilmola-Sheppard, L., Stepanova, A., Valman, M., & Rovenskaya, E. (2020). Realising blue growth in the fishing industry in Iceland and Norway: Industry perceptions on drivers and barriers to blue growth investments and policy implications. Marine Policy 117 e103967. 10.1016/j.marpol.2020.103967.
Posch, M. , Aherne, J., Moldan, F., Evans, C.D., Forsius, M., Larssen, T., Helliwell, R., & Cosby, B. (2019). Dynamic Modeling and Target Loads of Sulfur and Nitrogen for Surface Waters in Finland, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Environmental Science & Technology 53 (9) 5062-5070. 10.1021/acs.est.8b06356.
Kapeller, S., Dieckmann, U. , & Schueler, S. (2017). Varying selection differential throughout the climatic range of Norway spruce in Central Europe. Evolutionary Applications 10 25-38. 10.1111/eva.12413.
Skilbrei, O.T., Heino, M. , & Svasand, T. (2015). Using simulated escape events to assess the annual numbers and destinies of escaped farmed Atlantic salmon of different life stages from farm sites in Norway. ICES journal of Marine Science 72 (2) 670-685. 10.1093/icesjms/fsu133.
Skirbekk, V. & Blekesaune, M. (2014). Personality traits increasingly important for male fertility: Evidence from Norway. European Journal of Personality 28 (6) 521-529. 10.1002/per.1936.