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A high-level delegation from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) visited IIASA for the second meeting of the IIASA-OECD Task Force focusing on systems thinking, anticipation, and resilience.

The aim of the workshop is to bring together specialists in the theory and applications of models on resilience and disruptive change and to continue the discussion initiated at the first workshop in 2022 and during the bi-yearly seminars on this topic. The workshop includes theoretical and applied environmental economic models on climate change, tipping points, resource management, as well as theoretical mathematical contributions.

IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber will be a speaker at the upcoming consultation, Big Ideas Have Changed the World: Universal Fraternity as a Path Forward. This unique event brings together global thought leaders to explore how the concept of universal fraternity can address today’s interconnected crises—from environmental degradation to socio-political fragmentation.

The Urban Futures Hub is pleased to announce the second installment of its Urban Futures Series. Join us for an insightful discussion featuring distinguished speakers Debra Roberts and Şiir Kılkış about the process leading to the scoping, outline agreement, and essential expectations related to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Climate Change and Cities. The session will be moderated by Leila Niamir.

On Monday, 27 January, IIASA Deputy Director General, Karen Lips, will be one of the speakers at a parallel session on the changing context for science diplomacy during the The Muscat Global Knowledge Dialogue, which takes place from 26–28 January in Muskat, Oman. This segment of the International Science Council (ISC) General Assembly focuses on science and is open to a wider public. Following this event, she will represent IIASA at the Third ISC General Assembly on 29 and 30 January, which is the premier occasion for ISC members and affiliated bodies, fellows, and partners from all domains of science and regions of the world to meet for cross-disciplinary, strategic discussions on challenges and priorities for international cooperation in science.  

The RIECS project, which starts IIASA and partners on a journey towards a Pan-European ‘Research Infrastructure for Excellent Citizen Science’, is an exciting new project that started on 1 January 2025. Led by Fundación Ibercivis and the European Citizen Science Association (ECSA), the Kickoff meeting will bring together 13 partners to discuss the conceptual design of this new infrastructure.

The Horizon Europe project NEWPATHWAYS (New Pathways for Equitable Climate Action in Line with the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development) officially kicked off!

On Monday and Tuesday this week, IIASA hosted two classes from the Wiedner Gymnasium high-school for a half-day workshop to explore systems thinking through the life cycle analysis of a chocolate bar.  The students were encouraged to think about the complexity of the natural and social world they live in - this is one of the key objectives of the IIASA School Visits Initiative. The interactive workshops are designed to help students understand the broader implications of their choices and actions and equip them with valuable problem-solving skills.  

Join CLIMAAX’s second Webstival: From Insights to Action, Advancing Climate Resilience! As the challenges of climate change become increasingly severe, building regional resilience is more important than ever. The CLIMAAX project, where the SYRR group co-developed a framework and toolbox for Climate Risk Assessment, supports 60 regions in assessing their climate risks, thus helping them to better understand, prepare for, and manage these risks and opportunities. The project provides local and regional administrative units with access to climate risk profiles, improved early warning systems, and guidance for developing comprehensive risk management plans.

The G4DR project aims to enhance water security and resilience in Africa by unlocking the potential of sustainable groundwater development and protection.

Join AIMES, the Earth Commission, Future Earth, and the WCRP's Safe Landing Climates Lighthouse Activity for a webinar on temporal and spatial scales in tipping processes. 

The NATURANCE consortium invites you to participate in the upcoming virtual Innovation Webstival, which will focus on nature-based insurance and investment instruments for ecosystem restoration in the context of climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction. This fully online event will feature a variety of engaging formats, including keynote presentations, technical panels, workshops, breakout discussions, and policy dialogues.

SYRR resilience Lab series

Senior Population and Just Societies Program researcher, Samir K.C., will deliver a presentation on Global Population and Human Capital during the Korean National Economic Advisory Council (NEAC) 2024 International Conference.

Join us for an engaging Coffee Chat Series "5 to 12" by the Horizon Europe Community Austria, organized by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). This event brings together experts, including IIASA researcher, Lisa Thalheimer, who will share her insights on "Compound events as amplifiers of climate risks".

It is our pleasure to announce our upcoming multidisciplinary art/sci symposium taking place on Thursday, 12 December 2024 at IIASA. The event will explore new ways of unleashing the debate around Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and will include the opening of a related art exhibition.

The Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Program will host the fourth MESSAGEix Community Meeting in May 2025. The meeting aims to bring together researchers working on integrated assessment and/or energy system modeling using open source software. 

Join us for an engaging seminar, part of the esteemed 10:10 Initiative by Seoul National University (SNU), showcasing cutting-edge research and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. Organized by the SNU Department of Social Welfare and the Department of Sociology, this event brings together experts, including IIASA Population and Just Societies Program Director, Anne Goujon, to discuss critical issues surrounding population dynamics, human capital, and their global implications.

An IIASA delegation consisting of IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber and IIASA Sherpa for Asia, Wolfgang Lutz, will visit three of the Institute’s Asian member countries, China, South Korea, and Vietnam from 29 November to 8 December 2024.

On Thursday, 19 December IIASA will be hosting a class from DonBosco high-school for a half-day workshop to explore systems thinking through the life cycle analysis of a chocolate bar.