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BIOSPACE25 is the first international conference exclusively dedicated to the application of Satellite Remote Sensing (SRS) across the various dimensions of biodiversity, and addressing the use of Earth Observations in all realms, from terrestrial, freshwater, coastal to marine ecosystems. 

Join us for this webinar on uncertainty in climate models and tipping points as part of a series that aims to advance the knowledge about tipping points, irreversibility, and abrupt changes in the Earth system. 

Around 30 students accompanied by their teachers from the Goethe High School in Vienna visited IIASA on Wednesday, 23 October.

The Government of Azerbaijan will host the 29th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 29), with a view to building on previous successes and paving the way for future ambition to effectively tackle the global challenge of climate change. IIASA colleagues will join world leaders and diplomats in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November.

Explore why methane emissions are rising faster than projected, what this means for climate targets, and cost-effective strategies for methane mitigation. IIASA Senior Research Scholar Lena Höglund Isaksson will participate as a speaker.

IIASA Deputy Director General, Karen R. Lips, will participate as a panelist at the European Regional Meeting of the Global Research Council (GRC) in Tallinn, Estonia, to showcase IIASA’s efforts in co-creating projects with its member countries to address global challenges.

EQU researcher Elliott Woodhouse represents IIASA at the conference "Understanding and Assessing Climate Change" organized by the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany.

The IIASA Population and Just Societies Program, the Austrian Academy of Sciences, and the University of Vienna are co-organizing the Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2024 on Delayed Reproduction: Challenges and Prospects in a hybrid format at the premises of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

The Fifth Circular Strategies Symposium organized by the University of Applied Arts in Vienna addresses the timely, critical theme of post-disaster contexts: Aftermath. Reconstruction of Environments.

On August 27th, 2024, the International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA) hosted a workshop titled "Environmental Crisis in Vietnam's Mekong Delta: Economic Impacts of Upstream Projects and the Urgent Need for Research on Mitigation and Adaptation" featuring the participation of the Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria, Mr. Nguyen Trung Kien and ,the First Secretary of the Embassy of Vietnam Mr. Le Van Ta along with representatives from Vietnam Academy for Water Resources (VAWR), SIWRR (Southern Institute of Water Resources Research, Vietnam), and VAST (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology), as represented by Dr. Le Quynh Lien and colleagues, which is also the National Member Organization of Vietnam at IIASA. The workshop focused on collaboration between these institutions to tackle critical issues facing the Mekong Delta. IIASA was represented by the Deputy Director General, Dr. Karen Lips as well as by representatives of the Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) and Economic Frontiers (EF) research programs.

On October 17, 2024, IIASA hosted a panel discussion to introduce the proposed Howard Raiffa Center for Science Diplomacy. A multidisciplinary panel explored the role IIASA can play in advancing science diplomacy and enhance international cooperation on global policy challenges by bridging the gap between researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders through evidence-based decision-making.

The Market Town of Biedermannsdorf is hosting an interactive panel discussion titled, Climate change - threat or promise? 

Join us for this webinar where experts will examine the concept of "tipping points" in climate science. The event is part of a series that aims to advance the knowledge about tipping points, irreversibility, and abrupt changes in the Earth system.

Technical Workshop on “Greenhouse Gas - Air Pollution Interactions and Synergies (GAINS) Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) Model to support IGP Regional and State Air Quality Management Planning”

IIASA Director General John Schellnhuber will be a guest speaker at an upcoming online event, showcasing how mid-sized African businesses are at the forefront of driving a sustainable, green future.

Our institute is happy to be part of the NASA Space Apps Challenge - the world's largest mass collaboration, inspiring creative minds of all backgrounds & skill levels to tackle real-world problems using space data, both on Earth and beyond!

The IIASA Climate Champions initiative will begin with its first workshop on 2 October covering the topic of climate change, climate resilience, and climate justice. Almost 30 students from Vienna and Lower Austria will participate.

Be part of the exciting launch of WorldCereal's advanced processing system for field-scale cropland and crop type mapping. Join our webinar on October 17, 2024, to explore the WorldCereal cloud-based processing system, the Reference Data Module, the possibilities to train and implement crop type models and future extensions.

We are excited to announce that on Saturday, 5 October, IIASA will open its doors to the Laxenburg community as part of the Laxenburg Open Door Day with various other local institutions and associations. From 15:00-19:00, we will offer our neighbors the unique opportunity to explore Schloss Laxenburg, a place rich in history and significance. Please note that as the tours will cater to local residents, they will be conducted in German.  

As an IIASA National Member Organization, the Iran National Science Foundation is hosting a series of webinars featuring distinguished experts from the Institute. The aim of the webinar series is to promote the systems analysis approach in addressing significant national and global research challenges.