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07 September 2026

More than numbers: first global dataset shows who is immigrating

As countries compete for skilled workers and grapple with aging populations and labor shortages, understanding who is moving across borders is increasingly important. A new study provides the first global dataset of immigration composition disaggregated simultaneously by age, sex, and educational attainment, offering a new basis for tracking brain gain and brain drain and improving population projections.

04 September 2026

Interactive dashboard tracks the human influence on global climate change

The Indicators of Global Climate Change (IGCC) dashboard presents the latest evidence on emissions, warming, and other changes across the climate system in an accessible visual format. This is the first year that the climate dashboard has been maintained by IIASA, with the support of the Copernicus Climate Change Service.

Europe heat wave - high temperature displayed on a pharmacy sign

02 September 2026

UN report urges immediate action on overshoot as world set to cross 1.5°C

Global temperature rise is set to cross 1.5°C within the next few years, pushing climate risks to increasingly dangerous heights. However, it is still possible to limit the magnitude and duration of overshoot and bring temperatures back down, according to a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report, to which several IIASA researchers contributed as authors.

31 August 2026

IIASA 2026 Young Scientists Summer Program concludes

This year, the IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) brought together 52 young professionals living or studying in 15 countries around the world for a summer of new friendships and experiences, interdisciplinary research, collaboration, and scientific exchange.

Farm machinery harvesting wheat in the fertile farm fields of Idaho.

25 August 2026

Climate-driven water scarcity increases wheat prices globally

A new study by an international team of researchers connects drought across the world’s wheat-growing regions with global markets and suggests that 3°C of warming could triple average wheat prices relative to 2010.

24 August 2026

Project "G/ArtenLeben": Turning gardens into biodiversity hotspots together

How can private gardens help support biodiversity in Austria? The new IIASA citizen science project G/ArtenLeben brings science and gardening practice together. At three G/ArtenCafés in Lower Austria, hobby gardeners are invited to contribute their knowledge and experience to research and work alongside scientists to explore how gardening can help biodiversity thrive.

21 August 2026

Overshoot Conference 2026 in Beijing: Abstract Deadline Extended

Taking place 24–25 November 2026 at Tsinghua University in Beijing, the conference is co-hosted by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and Tsinghua University, and will bring together leading researchers, policymakers, innovators, and communicators to advance the global dialogue on overshoot pathways and responses.

20 August 2026

How can EU battery regulations help improve global sustainability governance in other sectors?

In a new paper, researchers explain how EU battery regulations can help lay the groundwork for a widely shared evidentiary system for global sustainability governance.

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19 August 2026

Helping decision makers navigate climate risks

As climate impacts such as heatwaves, floods, and fires are intensifying worldwide, there is an urgent demand for information on how to respond. IIASA researchers and partners have developed a new tool that meets that need, integrating climate drivers, risks, and adaptation options in one framework grounded in IPCC science. It turns authoritative global climate assessments into guidance practitioners can use.