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What happens when members of the public are asked to rate the quality of healthcare, education, and government services in their communities using a citizen data approach? In Ghana, the United Nations Development Programme, Ghana Statistical Service, and IIASA put this approach to the test to help uncover the gaps in current public services that most urgently need fixing.

IIASA researchers collaborated with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to develop a new practical guide focused on enhancing the technical robustness and transparency of climate reporting through the development of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals projections. The guide will strengthen national capacities for estimating projections necessary to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement in Latin America and other regions of the world.

Raya Muttarak has been appointed to serve on the third term of the UN High-level Advisory Board (HLAB-III) on Economic and Social Affairs (2025-2027).

Despite decades of global commitments to end poverty, a large share of the world’s population continues to live without reliable access to the services and infrastructure that support basic wellbeing. A new IIASA study presents a detailed picture of poverty that goes beyond traditional income-based measures.

New research led by IIASA reveals a surprising link between two major climate tipping elements: the Southern Amazon rainforest and the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). While the study finds that a weakening AMOC may buffer dry season rainfall loss in the Amazon, it also highlights the urgent need to reduce emissions as broader climate risks continue to escalate.

IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber joined leading voices for this year’s Global Delos Gathering, part of the visionary ALPHA MISSION ΔELOS 2025 initiative. Held on the Greek island of Delos, this two-day event was marked by forward-looking dialogue on the ecological and ethical challenges of humanity’s future.

Managing carbon and nitrogen together can bring major benefits for the climate, public health, and ecosystems, while reducing overall costs. This is the key finding of a new study by researchers from IIASA, Zhejiang University, Wageningen University, and Stanford University.

On 30 May 2025, IIASA, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the National Institute for Economic Research of Moldova (NIER) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve national migration research and demographic projections to address radical population decline in the country.

A new study by IIASA researchers shows that a more rigorous and widespread application of already tested demand-side policies could get us halfway toward achieving net-zero emissions in residential heating and cooling.

IIASA is proud to host the 2025 cohort of its Young Scientists Summer Program, consisting of 49 PhD students representing 26 nationalities from all over the world.

Trees, shrubs, and other plants along roads and sidewalks play an important role in making cities more resilient to climate change, improving public health, and advancing environmental justice. Yet, tracking its distribution and change over time remains a major challenge – especially across large, rapidly urbanizing regions of the world. A new IIASA-led study addresses this gap.

The Global Assessment Report is the defining report on the state of art and future on disaster risk. The comprehensive 2025 report comes 10 years after the Sendai Framework, where the global community agreed to  further prevent the creation of new risk, reduce existing risk and increase resilience.

Josephine Borghi, lead of the SHAW Research Group, recently participated as a panelist in the “Unlocking Climate Finance for Health” webinar, organized by DGI Consult, where she shared her insights on integrating health into climate finance efforts.

Forests play an essential role in mitigating climate change and conserving biodiversity. As Europe moves forward on its climate and sustainability journey, it is crucial that forest-related policies and management practices evolve to fully support these goals.

IIASA Deputy Director General Karen Lips represented the Institute at last week’s Austria–Vietnam High-Technology and Innovation Forum in Vienna. Following her participation in a high-level panel discussion on digital transformation, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) to boost collaboration in AI and digital transformation.

The long-standing cooperation between IIASA and the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) at Kyoto University has been further strengthened through the renewal of the MOU.

New research highlights that mountain glaciers across the globe will not recover for centuries – even if human intervention cools the planet back to the 1.5°C limit, having exceeded it.

IIASA researcher Roman Hoffmann has been honored with two prestigious awards and elected as a member of the Young Academy of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, recognizing his contributions to climate change research and environmental social sciences.

With climate change intensifying and billions of people still lacking basic necessities, addressing both challenges simultaneously is not only possible but essential. New research highlights that meeting global climate targets while ensuring decent living standards for all can be achieved, provided that emissions reductions are implemented quickly and decisively.

A foresight study on plausible futures of industrial development in Kyrgyzstan conducted by IIASA researchers has been featured in a joint report by the International Science Council and the UN Futures Lab titled, Futures thinking and strategic foresight in action: Insights from the Global South.