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18 August 2022

A sustainable path to eliminate hunger in Africa

To feed Africa’s growing population, agricultural-food systems need to be modernized. In a new study, researchers analyzed how continental free trade and agricultural development could ensure sustainable food security for Africa.

Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR)

Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF)

17 August 2022

Albert van Jaarsveld appointed to Canadian Institute for Advanced Research President’s Advisory Council

IIASA is proud to announce that Director General Albert van Jaarsveld will serve on the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) President’s Advisory Council.

16 August 2022

Propane — a solution for more sustainable air conditioning

Current severe heatwaves that will likely increase in severity and frequency in the future are driving a rise in the use of air conditioners, threatening the environment with their high energy consumption and refrigerants with high warming potential. A new study finds that switching to propane as a refrigerant could lessen the global temperature increase from space cooling.

Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE)

Pollution Management (PM)

11 August 2022

Sign up for the CAMALIOT autumn data collection campaign

The autumn campaign of the CAMALIOT project is underway! Add the processing power of your Android phone to help collect raw data from the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) to use machine-learning algorithms to improve weather-forecasting systems and win prizes.

Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA)

Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability (NODES)

View on purple sunset over the Brazilian rainforest in the Amazon region

05 August 2022

Carlos Nobre elected as a foreign member of the Royal Society

Brazilian climatologist and former IIASA Council Member for Brazil, Carlos Nobre, has been elected as a foreign member of the Royal Society. He is the first Brazilian scientist to join the world’s oldest scientific society since the 1800s.

Brazil

04 August 2022

Keywan Riahi joins the Vienna Climate Council

IIASA is proud to announce that Energy, Climate, and Environment Program Director, Keywan Riahi has been selected as a member of the scientific advisory board of the Vienna Climate Council. Members of the council are appointed by the mayor and agree to hold this position for at least two years.

Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE)

Austria

Asian couple using digital tablet to take picture of rice field

28 July 2022

Tapping the potential of citizen science to monitor the Sustainable Development Goals

A new policy brief from the EU-funded Crowd4SDG project offers guidelines for National Statistical Offices on how to unleash the potential of citizen science in monitoring progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA)

Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability (NODES)

Close up oftwo people's hands - one elderly and one younger

25 July 2022

Weak handgrip strength may signal serious health issues

Muscle strength is a powerful predictor of mortality that can quickly and inexpensively be assessed by measuring handgrip strength. In a new study, researchers developed cut-off points that apply to the general population, while also considering the correlation of handgrip strength with gender, body height, and aging to be used in medical practice.

Population and Just Societies (POPJUS)

Social Cohesion, Health, and Wellbeing (SHAW)

blue and yellow background with VIenna STatement on Science Diplomacy

20 July 2022

The Vienna Statement on Science Diplomacy - advocating for a global commitment

The Vienna Statement on Science Diplomacy, a document advocating for a renewed global commitment to international scientific cooperation to help countries build stronger relations for the benefit of all of humanity, has been endorsed by more than one hundred eminent personalities from the academic and policymaking community.