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26 November 2025

IIASA at COP30: reflections and results

Several IIASA researchers were among the nearly 60,000 participants at COP30 in Belém, a diverse gathering of global leaders, industry, youth, and non-state actors. This year also saw record participation from Indigenous people, with more than 3,000 representatives highlighting their crucial role as guardians of biodiversity.

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17 November 2025

Policy action key to unlocking cost-effective methane reductions

Fast and decisive mitigation of methane emissions remains one of the few options the world still has to limit global warming in the next few decades. Today, mid-way through COP30, high-level representatives at the Global Methane Pledge (GMP) Ministerial released the Global Methane Status Report 2025, a comprehensive assessment of global progress and remaining gaps in efforts to cut methane. The report’s findings are underpinned by analyses conducted by IIASA researchers.

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17 November 2025

Búzios Scientific Statement: Providing evidence-based insights for COP30

Against the backdrop of negotiations at COP30 in Belém, a group of leading climate scientists has released the Búzios Scientific Statement, offering a clear assessment of the world’s remaining options to return to 1.5°C of warming by the end of the century. The statement reflects growing recognition that a temporary overshoot of 1.5°C is now unavoidable, while also showing that pathways back to safer temperature levels remain open if action accelerates quickly.

13 November 2025

Austria Fire Futures Final Stakeholder Workshop

The final stakeholder workshop of the Austria Fire Futures (AFF) project gathered leading experts, policymakers, foresters, firefighters, and tourism representatives on October 28, 2025, at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg to discuss Austria’s growing wildfire risks and the way forward toward climate resilience.

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13 November 2025

IIASA researchers again recognized among the world’s most highly cited

IIASA is proud to announce that 13 researchers associated with the Institute, including its Director General, Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber, have again been recognized in the latest Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers™ list released this week.

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12 November 2025

Anne Goujon elected to senior leadership of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population

IIASA Population and Just Societies Program Director, Anne Goujon, has been elected Secretary-General and Treasurer of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), the world’s leading association of population scientists.

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11 November 2025

Feasibility Study on Carbon Farming Solutions in Greater Central Asia Kicks Off

The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) have officially launched a "Feasibility Study on Carbon Farming Solutions in Greater Central Asia", marking a new milestone in the region’s efforts toward sustainable land management and climate-resilient development.

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11 November 2025

Together for water: Science diplomacy to advance regional cooperation in MENA

IIASA recently hosted an exploratory workshop titled, Together for water: Fostering collaboration in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The two-day event brought together around 50 representatives from international organizations, civil society organizations, research institutions, and diplomatic missions to explore new pathways for transboundary collaboration on water challenges across the region.

10 November 2025

Scaling nature-based solutions for water-resilient food systems

IIASA researchers have coauthored a new report published by The Nature Conservancy that maps converging climate risks to food, water, and biodiversity, and provides a practical framework to scale nature-based solutions that strengthen resilience for people and nature.