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As the world faces the growing risk of exceeding the 1.5°C warming threshold, understanding the risks and responses to climate overshoot across different disciplines has never been more urgent.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) methods are becoming increasingly important in both science and society. In climate science - where complex biophysical and societal processes interact across diverse temporal and spatial scales, and datasets are often large, heterogenous and incomplete - AI and ML methods offer new powerful solutions.

On March 3rd, the Systemic Risk and Resilience Group, as part of the MYRIAD-EU project, convened a diverse group of regional stakeholders from the Danube Region to co-create multi-risk pathways for the Danube Region.

IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber will be a featured speaker at The Climate Reality Project’s REALITY® Tour: Paris. As a world-renowned climate scientist, sustainability advocate, and founder of Bauhaus Erde, Schellnhuber will participate in a live Q&A panel to address pressing climate science questions.

The exhibition in the city of Matosinhos, a neighboring municipality of Porto, will open on the 24^th March 2025 and will run until June 2025. 

IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber will participate in a Symposium on China at the University of Cambridge's Clare Hall. This prestigious event will bring together leading scholars, policymakers, and industry experts to explore critical issues in academic collaboration, trade, and cultural exchange with China.

The Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2025 on Demographic Perspectives on Migration in the 21st Century will take place from 19–21 November 2025, at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna, Austria.

The IIASA Population and Just Societies (POPJUS) Program is presenting new demographic research at the Population Association of America (PAA) Annual Meeting 2025.

The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Global Forum 2025 is scheduled to take place from May 5 to 9, 2025, in Rome, Italy. This forum will bring together international experts and stakeholders to discuss advancements in Earth observation technologies and their applications in addressing global challenges.

IIASA researchers will be attending the 8th ATHEA Conference, "Status Quo and New Directions for Austrian Health Economics", organized by the Austrian Health Economics Association (ATHEA) in Vienna.

As part of the IIASA initiative for schools and youth organizations, a class from the Erlgasse high school in Vienna will be visiting IIASA on 6 March to learn more about systems thinking, this time focusing on sustainability issues, and interconnections between Earth's systems.  

Join AIMES, the Earth Commission, Future Earth, and the WCRP's Safe Landing Climates Lighthouse Activity for a webinar exploring the potential impacts of an Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) tipping event on Europe’s climate. In this webinar, experts will explore the AMOC tipping mechanisms under an idealized freshwater flux forcing and different climate change scenarios. 

IIASA Director General, Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber, will be a distinguished speaker at the NEW Bauhaus Congress, taking place from 4–6 March 2025 at Messe Erfurt in Germany. The event, inspired by the Bauhaus movement, aims to explore innovative approaches to sustainable, aesthetic, and integrative urban and rural development.

IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming First International Timber Construction Symposium. The event will address the urgent challenges in urban development, housing markets, and climate protection under the theme, Building with Timber: Climate-friendly, affordable, and future-proof.

The Research Alliances for Climate-Neutral, Sustainable, and Equitable Urban Communities conference brings together experts from academia, government, industry, and civil society to address global urban challenges. With a focus on climate neutrality, social inclusion, and resilience, sessions explore circular economies, smart cities, and renewable energy.

Join the global Resource Nexus community at DNC 2025 in Dresden, Germany (April 8–10, 2025), where innovation meets sustainability! Don't miss Session B3: Nexus Thinking in Action—a deep dive into how citizen science is driving real-world change for sustainable development. Register now and submit your abstract!

IIASA researchers will participate in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2025 conference presenting research on climate change, risk and resilience, energy, citizen science, and more.

We invite you to visit the IIASA booth in Hall X2, next to the coffee area. Take the opportunity to connect with our experts and learn more about our research and initiatives.

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.