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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.

IIASA Advancing Systems Analysis Program is convening a session at the Science Summit during the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79) to discuss a new global security framework grounded in a science-informed understanding of both social and biophysical realities.

The EU Horizon Project HYway (Climate Impacts of a hydrogen economy: The pathway to knowledge) officially kicks-off! 
The project is investigating the effects of hydrogen emissions on the climate and the environment. 

You are warmly invited to the premiere of the first full-length, interactive stage work addressing the state and future of the planet. On Monday, 14 October, the future generation (born in 2050 and 25 years old) will visit Vienna as part of a mission to understand what people knew, did, feared, hoped, and dreamed of around 2025. 

The IIASA's Agriculture, Forestry and Ecosystem Services Group (AFE) and collaboration partners will participate in the 10^th ForestSAT conference with several presentations and co-chairing a session. The conference takes place in Rotorua, New Zealand, from 9 to 13 September 2024.

The NaturaConnect project team, co-coordinated by Piero Visconti (IIASA) and the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), is meeting between the 16 – 19 September, in Grenoble, France. This annual internal meeting brings together the partners of the NaturaConnect Consortium to take stock of and celebrate key project milestones and plan and coordinate upcoming work in 2025. Around 40 members of the Consortium will be attending the meeting, which is being hosted by Consortium partner and one of the six NaturaConnect case study leads, the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). 

EQU researchers will participate in the conference "Governing Sustainability Transformations: Changing Drivers, Driving Change," organized by the Wageningen Centre of Sustainability Governance (WCSG) in Wageningen, Netherlands.

The Systemic Risk and Resilience Group in ASA will host this year's workshop at IIASA on "Social Capital and Development Trends of Countryside in Knowledge and Risk Society".

The Mid-term Events of CIRCOMOD and CircEUlar projects, along with the European Environment Agency (EEA) Workshop, will take place on the 27th of September in Brussels.