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Options Magazine, Summer 2022: Anniversary edition
2022 marks half a century since IIASA was first founded to promote East-West scientific cooperation during the Cold War. In this special anniversary edition of Options, we invite you to join us on a journey through time to celebrate the institute’s exceptional achievements over the past 50 years.
Our cover feature highlights 50 great achievements in a timeline starting with the signing of the IIASA charter in 1972 and progressing through global policy impacts and contributions to Nobel winning research over the years. We take a closer look at the institute’s role in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), showing how participation and input by IIASA not only contributes to, but supports the scientific foundation of reports by the highly influential non-governmental body. As it forges the links of systems science, IIASA can help to connect the world in a network of science diplomacy. In this issue, we delve into the concept of science diplomacy and show how it can bring decision makers with clashing views into the same room to tackle common problems.
Magazine articles
19 June 2022
Celebrating 50 years of systems science
![Anniversary](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2022-06/options_50th2WEB.jpg?itok=ikWLGwgy)
18 June 2022
Gaining popular support for green tax reform
![Green Tax Reform](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2022-06/dreamstime_xxl_102901543WEB.jpg?itok=RJ_hySGO)
17 June 2022
Local politics and global visions of Morocco’s renewable energy transition
![Morocco Solar Plan.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2022-06/dreamstime_xxl_129999424WEB2.jpg?itok=FozuzHhp)
16 June 2022
Using a new framework to help Jakarta protect against flooding
![Flooding in Indonesia](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2022-06/dreamstime_xxl_30596559WEB.jpg?itok=9kXTW3IK)
15 June 2022
Building more fire-resistant housing in California
![Wildfires in California.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2022-06/dreamstime_xxl_10335342WEB.jpg?itok=yyQEibb9)
14 June 2022
Reflection: Looking back on 50 years of risk research at IIASA
![Climate change](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2022-06/dreamstime_m_109975315_web.jpg?itok=kaBjMCNT)
13 June 2022
People profile: From Everest to systems analysis
![Himalaya](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2022-06/dreamstime_xxl_4147169_web.jpg?itok=QkhWp0-r)
12 June 2022
Where are they now: Junguo Liu
![Chinese water landscape](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2022-06/dreamstime_m_25944733_0.jpg?itok=U8aaUTr1)
11 June 2022
Systems of understanding - building a network of science diplomacy
![Systems](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2022-06/header_1.jpg?itok=2KkU2Bhy)
10 June 2022
Advancing systems science across the globe
![Advancing systems science across the globe](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2022-06/header_0.jpg?itok=wKPOTyY9)
09 June 2022
IIASA and the IPCC: Providing a solid foundation for the fight against climate change
![IIASA & IPCC - a fruitful cooperation](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2022-06/header.jpg?itok=EnjkNK2t)