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What are the biggest challenges in the fight against climate change that affect the way cities live? And how can science and diplomacy bridge political divides and accelerate global transformations? IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber, a world-renowned climatologist and pioneer of interdisciplinary research, will offer the answers and present his vision for a sustainable future that focuses on innovative solutions to environmental challenges and transformational change towards a fairer and more sustainable society in this installment of the Prague Institute of Planning and Development Urban Talks series. The talk will be followed by a Q&A session.

AGU24 is the world's largest gathering of Earth and space scientists, bringing together over 25,000 attendees to share research and foster collaborations. This year’s event, focuses on advancing science and addressing climate change with a theme of "What’s Next for Science."

The IIASA Population and Just Societies (POPJUS) Program is presenting new demographic research at the 6th Asian Population Association Conference (APA) in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Diffusion of novel digital technologies and major social innovation trends are expected to bring about changes on the demand-side that roll-out GX in the entire socio-economy. A comprehensive evaluation of these initiatives is important in presenting the pathway to the Green Transformation of society.

The REACH project, spearheaded by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in partnership with IIASA, Lund University, the University of Brasilia, FIOCRUZ, and the University of Zambia, and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), is beginning its fieldwork activities in Zambia

EQU researchers Thomas Schinko and Susanne Hanger-Kopp will host a Qualitative Systems Mapping (QSM) workshop for the Austrian Academy of Sciences' Commission on De-fossilization and Carbon Neutrality of the European Energy System (DEE).

Join us for the latest IIASA Connect Coffee Talk, where we will explore the integration of gender into research projects. This session will bring together experts who are making significant contributions in this space.

Are you an early career researcher interested in applying to the IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) and would like more information?

Are you an early career researcher interested in applying to the IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) and would like more information?

Are you an early career researcher interested in applying to the IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) and would like more information?

The Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium (IAMC) announces the Seventeenth IAMC Annual Meeting to be held on November 4-6, 2024 at Yonsei University, Main Campus, Seoul, South Korea.

IIASA and the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) are co-hosting the public lecture "Waldbrände: Erforschen und Vorbeugen" (Forest fires: research and prevention) on the expected increase in dry periods and heat waves due to climate change. Please note that the lecture will be in German.

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.