Bárbara Willaarts and Thomas Schinko join SAPEA (Science Advice for Policy by European Acadamies) for an episode of their Science for Policy Podcast! They explain why transdisciplinary means more than just collaborating with other areas of science, why co-creation means more than just working with policymakers to understand their needs, and why both are needed to give really good quality policy advice.
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![Water scarcity](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-07/dreamstime_l_307022937.jpg?itok=gDwZ2-Yg)
08 July 2024
Efficient water quality management could reduce future water scarcity by half
Global water scarcity, a result of both quantity and quality change, challenges the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. An international team of researchers developed a novel modeling approach to identify cost-effective combinations of water management, promising a substantial reduction in future water scarcity.
![Lancang-Mekong River Basin](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-06/dreamstime_l_257136793.jpg?itok=yVcAmdze)
10 June 2024
Analyzing the benefits of transboundary cooperation in the Lancang-Mekong River Basin
A new study conducted by IIASA researchers and their colleagues highlights that cooperation in infrastructure operation between countries surrounding the Lancang-Mekong River Basin could bring major economic and environmental co-benefits.
![AI generated image in the shape of a water drop - concept of scarce resources](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-11/dreamstime_m_297185326.jpg?itok=Il12zNon)
28 November 2023
How can we evaluate the quality of global water models?
IIASA researchers contributed to a new international study that tested the extent to which global water models agree with each other and with observational data. Using a new evaluation approach, the researchers can show in which climate regions the models agree and where they differ.