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Farmer in Thailand planting young rice paddy on agriculture area

09 October 2023

IIASA at the Expert Group Meeting on Food System Risk Assessment

IIASA researcher Ali Kharrazi contributed to the Expert Group Meeting on Food System Risk Assessment at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the World Food Program (WFP).

Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA)

Smart digital agriculture technology concept with sprout in soil and AI data

05 October 2023

Employing artificial intelligence in the transition to healthy soils

IIASA researchers are collaborating on a new Horizon Europe project, which will use artificial intelligence to help farmers and land managers analyze their soil health without the need for a laboratory.

Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR)

Agriculture, Forestry, and Ecosystem Services (AFE)

05 October 2023

Spotlight on Anastassios Haniotis

Former Director at the European Commission, Anastassios Haniotis, joined IIASA as a senior guest research scholar in the Integrated Biosphere Futures Research Group earlier this year. We want to take this opportunity to share his journey to IIASA, as well as to highlight the unique expertise he brings to the institute.

Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR)

Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF)

04 October 2023

FLAM Presentation at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)

Florian Kraxner and Andrey Krasovskiy participated in the workshop "Drivers of Climate Risks in Europe: Harmonizing Research on Impact Attribution of Past Events," which took place on Friday, September 22, 2023, at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Potsdam, Germany.

Agriculture, Forestry, and Ecosystem Services (AFE)

04 October 2023

Migration Estimates, Scenarios and Policies: Three new QuantMig online tools

The project Quantifying Migration Scenarios for Better Policy (QuantMig) has launched three freely-accessible, open online tools.

Population and Just Societies (POPJUS)

Multidimensional Demographic Modeling (MDM)

Fishermen casting a net in Lake Victoria at a bright sunset. Uganda

03 October 2023

Enhancing knowledge and capacity on water quality in Uganda

Deteriorating water quality poses major threats to human health, economic development, and local ecosystems in Uganda. The Ugandan government is working with international scientists to build up knowledge and enhance institutional capacity for better water quality management, as well as improve the understanding of water quality status in the country.

Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR)

Water Security (WAT)

Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Member Organization (SSARMO)

Uganda

29 September 2023

Ron Milo from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel visits IIASA

IIASA recently welcomed Ron Milo, an Associate Professor from the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, to discuss ongoing research projects and explore future collaborations between the two institutes.

Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF)

Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE)

Integrated Assessment and Climate Change (IACC)

Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions (TISS)

Israel

27 September 2023

Social Media Intelligence Mining Tool

Introducing a Game-Changing Social Media Intelligence Mining Tool! The ASA/CAT Groups proudly unveil a groundbreaking tool that promises to redefine our understanding of public sentiment and discourse across digital landscapes. With support from contributors Hossein Hassani, Nadya Komendantova, Elena Rovenskaya, and Mohammad Reza Yeganegi, this cutting-edge innovation is set to transform the way we harness insights from platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Google, and news outlets.

Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA)

Cooperation and Transformative Governance (CAT)

SDG or sustainable development goals for better future tiny person concept

27 September 2023

Synergy solutions for a world in crisis

IIASA scientists contributed to a new UN report focusing on the importance and potential benefit from synergistic action with regard to climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report highlights potential knowledge barriers and major political and economic challenges and provides recommendations to address them.

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