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In a world facing global crises it is vital to connect and share our knowledge and experience. IIASA Director General Albert van Jaarsveld will kick off a series of public webinars that provide a platform for the science curious and enthusiasts, as well as science professionals and novices, to discuss the world's most pressing sustainability problems and systems approaches for a better future.
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The theme of the 55th ICA Conference is: The New Normal: "A radical leap to digital, one giant step for digital society.” Nadejda Komendantova who leads the IIASA Cooperation and Transformative Governance Research Group, has been invited to be a speaker in a panel discussion on the “Importance of a strong and secure digital infrastructure”.
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Bern, Switzerland
IIASA Director General Albert van Jaarsveld, Strategic Initiatives Program Director Steffen Fritz, and IIASA researcher Dilek Fraisl will participate in the UN World Data Forum, where they will highlight the use of Citizen Science data to monitor progress toward achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Global Citizen Science Partnership (GCSP) – a network-of-networks that aims to promote and advance citizen science for sustainable development – will also be introduced.
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New Delhi, India / Virtual
As a premier event in the global adaptation spectrum, Adaptation Futures is a unique platform to facilitate dialogues towards action oriented solutions from a diverse range of stakeholders that includes academia, practitioners, scientists and policy makers from across the world.
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The title of the VII MEET International Conference is: "Economic, social and civilization challenges in the globalizing world.” Nadejda Komendantova who leads the IIASA Cooperation and Transformative Governance Research Group, is a member of the Conference Scientific Committee and will give two talks at the event.
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IIASA demographer Guillaume Marois presents in a webinar organized by Shanghai University a new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences that suggests declining birth rates and an aging population might not hinder future prosperity when associated with better education of the young.
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Anaheim, USA / Virtual
Nadejda Komendantova who leads the IIASA Cooperation and Transformative Governance (CAT) Research Group, has been invited to speak at the INFORMS Annual Meeting. Her talk titled “A Multi-Criteria Decision Approach to Pandemics Responses” is centered around results and insights from a recent research project which is among the three finalists for the Decision Analysis Practice Award.
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At a crucial moment for beleagured nature, IIASA research is showing that we can reverse biodiversity loss. IIASA Research Group Leader Piero Visconti discussed what this looks like in the second of a series of public webinars that provide a platform for the science curious and enthusiasts, as well as science professionals and novices, to discuss the world's most pressing sustainability problems and systems approaches for a better future.
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Glasgow, United Kingdom
COP26 will bring together parties from across the globe, offering a crucial opportunity to achieve pivotal, transformational change in global climate policy. IIASA is organizing several side events and its researchers will attend and present the latest research on how to reach ambitious targets on climate.