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The following statistics are from the last 5 full calendar years: 2020-2024
Publications
Projects
Engagement
46
Number of times participants from Sweden joined IIASA events
13
Number of times visitors from Sweden came to IIASA
67
IIASA staff visits to Sweden
People
15
- Women
- Men
Staff members from Sweden
3
- Women
- Men
YSSPers from Sweden
204
- Women
- Men
- Unknown
Total number of alumni from Sweden
News
14 February 2025
Strengthening citizen science and sustainability monitoring in Europe
Researchers from the IIASA Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability (NODES) Research Group are part of the newly launched RIECS-Concept (Towards A Pan-European Research Infrastructure for Excellent Citizen Science), a project designed to develop a conceptual framework for a pan-European citizen science research infrastructure. The initiative aims to enhance the role of citizen science in data collection, validation, and policy engagement, ensuring long-term sustainability and broader participation in scientific research across Europe.
03 February 2025
Dr. h.c. Johan Kuylenstierna receives prestigious H.M. The King's Medal
Dr. h.c. Johan Kuylenstierna, IIASA Council member representing Sweden, has been awarded the H.M. The King's Medal (12th size, bright blue ribbon) in recognition of his significant contributions to sustainability and global environmental efforts.
12 December 2024
Moose Browsing Damage in Swedish Forests
A new report, “Browsing Damage - What is Happening in the Forest and What Happens in the Statistics?”, published by the Swedish Forest Agency, provides new insights on the ongoing debate surrounding moose management and its impact on Sweden's forests.
Co-authored by Agriculture, Forestry, and Ecosystem Services (AFE) researcher Oskar Franklin and scientists from Sweden, the report highlights the complex relationship between moose populations, pine tree densities, and browsing damage from both statistical and biological perspectives.
Events
CICERO Center for International Climate Research, Oslo
HYway Kick-off meeting
Focus
02 October 2023
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.
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.
Projects
A Gathering place to cO-design and co-cReate Adaptation (Adaptation AGORA)
Resilience and Malleability of Social Metabolism (REMASS)
Silviculture
Climate Impacts of a hydrogen economy: The pathway to knowledge (HYway)
Publications
Lee, S., Freer, M., Wood, R., Edelenbosch, O., Sharmina, M., Doelman, J., van Vuuren, D., & Wilson, C. (2023). From future diets to dishes: communicating dietary shift associated with a 1.5°C scenario for Brazil, China, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 7 e1266708. 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1266708. Cimdins, R., Krasovskiy, A. , & Kraxner, F. (2022). Regional Variability and Driving Forces behind Forest Fires in Sweden. Remote Sensing 14 (22) e5826. 10.3390/rs14225826. Cimdins, R., Krasovskiy, A. , & Kraxner, F. (2022). Regional Variability and Driving Forces behind Forest Fires in Sweden. Environmental Sciences Proceedings 17 (1) e23. 10.3390/environsciproc2022017023. Wijesinghe, C., Hansson, H., & Ekenberg, L. (2021). Determinants of ICT Innovations: Lessons Learned from Sweden and Sri Lanka. Administrative Sciences 11 (4) e135. 10.3390/admsci11040135. Di Baldassarre, G., Mondino, E., Rusca, M., Del Giudice, E., Mård, J., Ridolfi, E., Scolobig, A., & Raffetti, E. (2021). Multiple hazards and risk perceptions over time: the availability heuristic in Italy and Sweden under COVID-19. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences Discussions 21 (11) 3439-3447. 10.5194/nhess-21-3439-2021. Zhemchugova, H. (2021). Evaluating Risk Governance Practice Against the Sendai Framework: The Case of Forest Fires in Sweden. IIASA YSSP Report. Laxenburg, Austria: IIASA