POPJUS researchers contributed with their pioneering work on new measures of aging, healthy life expectancy, and a well-being indicator to measure the quality of life to the Fact Sheet Longevity, Health, Well-being recently published by Wittgenstein Centre.
Demographic developments in Europe today are characterized by aging populations.Fewer children are being born and at the same time people are living longer. However, this demographic change does not necessarily mean more problems. The consequences of this process depend strongly on people’s health status. According to the World Health Organization, health is central to the happiness and well-being of people and crucial for economic progress, since healthy populations live longer and are more productive. Improving the health of a population is therefore one of the most important and effective ways to cope with the challenges of aging societies.
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12 August 2026
Planning for the Future Through a Population Lens
IIASA researcher suggests a fundamentally different way for governments to plan for the future: using population as a common framework to connect health, education, food, jobs, housing, social protection, and climate risk. The approach integrates demographic data with sectoral planning to help governments make more coordinated, evidence-based decisions and improve population wellbeing.
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Focus Issue in Environmental Research: Climate – Guest Editors from SPARCCLE, CROSSEU and ACCREU
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Peking University and IIASA advance plans for a new Centre on Global Change and Health
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