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15 February 2023

IIASA granted consultative status with UNIDO

IIASA, as a longstanding partner of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), has been granted consultative status by the UNIDO Industrial Development Board.

Wooden figures around a green glass globe signifying cooperation and collaboration of people around the world

13 February 2023

French and Italian ambassadors visit IIASA

H.E. Gilles Pécout, Ambassador of the French Republic to the Republic of Austria, and H.E. Stefano Beltrame, Ambassador of the Italian Republic to the Republic of Austria, recently paid a joint visit to IIASA to meet with the institute’s leadership and discuss possible research collaboration between their countries and IIASA.

France

Italy

People carrying signs in Fridays for Future climate change protest.

08 February 2023

What makes people care about the environment?

A new study analyzes the factors that drive environmental concern among Europeans in an effort to understand how we can bolster popular support for combatting climate change.

Population and Just Societies (POPJUS)

Equity and Justice (EQU)

03 February 2023

Exceptional young scientists awarded

IIASA is proud to announce the winners of the 2022 Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) awards. The awards provide financial support for three exceptional young scientists to return to IIASA for an additional three months of research.

Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA)

Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR)

Water Security (WAT)

Population and Just Societies (POPJUS)

Strategic Initiatives (SI)

31 January 2023

SOS Water Project featured in Die Presse

IIASA's Water Security Group Leader Dr Taher Kahil interviewed for Die Press

Water Security (WAT)

27 January 2023

Farming more seaweed to be food, feed, and fuel

New research just published in Nature Sustainability shows that expanding global seaweed farming could go a long way to addressing the planet’s food security, biodiversity loss, and climate change challenges.

Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR)

Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF)

Ecology, green cities help the world with eco-friendly concept

25 January 2023

Driving inclusive and green urban transitions

A new Horizon Europe project led by IIASA called Urban ReLeaf leverages citizen science for public sector innovation.

Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA)

Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability (NODES)

24 January 2023

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected immigration?

New research finds a high variation between how pandemic mitigation measures affected immigration to different destination countries, from a slight increase to huge reductions.

Population and Just Societies (POPJUS)

Multidimensional Demographic Modeling (MDM)

Migration and Sustainable Development (MIG)

United States of America

24 January 2023

Supporting evidence-based policymaking in The Gambia

Researchers working on the FACE-Africa project have co-developed country-specific information and tools with Gambian food system stakeholders to evaluate possible strategies for adapting to climate change and ensuring sufficient healthy food for The Gambia. Their recommendations and key findings are now available in a new IIASA policy brief.

Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR)

Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF)

Gambia

Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Member Organization (SSARMO)