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The annual meeting of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) will take place from 14-19 April 2024 in Vienna. Principal Research Scholar Linda See will be giving two poster presentations, one on the LAMASUS project and one on emissions reporting in wartime Ukraine. 

On the 1st of July 2024 in Leuven (Belgium), CircEUlar, together with IAM-Circ, CIRCOMOD, and ScarCyclET, will organize a Joint workshop on Circular Economy Economic Modelling. The objective is to provide a platform for researchers – especially young, non-tenured economists – who are interested in advancing our understanding of the economic aspects of the circular economy. 

Climate services play a pivotal role in the European Union's efforts to propel climate action, strengthen resilience, and foster a data-driven economy. The 2015 European research and innovation roadmap exemplified this commitment by fostering the co-development of climate services and enabling their market growth, aligned with the objectives of the EU Green Deal. Climateurope2, funded by EU Horizon Europe, is a coordination and supporting action dedicated to promoting the use of trustworthy climate services, enhancing the climate service community, and fostering grassroots standardisation

This is the kick-off meeting of the HEU project MultiFutures, the 10 partners of the project will come together for 1,5 days to discuss the workplan for the project in the next 12 months.

As part of the COMMITTED project, Zhejiang University of Technology (ZJUT) and Tsinghua University (TU) will host a knowledge-sharing and capacity-building workshop aimed at addressing critical issues related to climate change mitigation in China and beyond.  

As part of the COMMITTED project, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) will host a knowledge-sharing and capacity-building workshop aimed at addressing critical issues related to climate change mitigation in Pakistan and beyond.

The macroeconomic agent-based model (MacroABM) developed by IIASA is gaining momentum. Researchers and practitioners working on the model, both from academic and policy institutions, will meet on 18-19 April 2024 in Schloss Laxenburg. This workshop will facilitate exchanges on the model, create a space to get support with practical issues, and share ideas.

The event, co-organized by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOEJ), the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and IIASA, will showcase a collaborative research project on urban transformation. The project will lay the groundwork for the forthcoming special report on "Climate Change and Cities" which will be a valuable addition to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 7th assessment cycle. IIASA Director General John Schellnhuber and several IIASA experts will participate as speakers and panelists.

Daniela Weber will participate in a panel discussion on the state of healthy aging and longevity in Europe organized by the International Longevity Centre (ILC) UK.

With the climate crisis already heavily affecting lives and livelihoods across the globe, regions and communities, in addition to countries, are increasingly called upon to better plan for climate risks as well as to implement options that build resilience. SYRR in several EU funded projects is developing guidance for enhanced climate risk assessment as well as for efforts to build climate resilience in Europe.

The IIASA Population and Just Societies (POPJUS) Program is presenting new demographic research at the Population Association of America (PAA) Annual Meeting 2024.

The International Committee on New Integrated Climate Change Assessment Scenarios (ICONICS) and IIASA will launch the new Shared Socioeconomic Pathway (SSP) Extensions Explorer as part of the ICONICS webinar series.

IIASA Director General, John Schellnhuber, will participate in an international workshop titled, Human – meanings and challenges, during the 29th General Assembly of Members of the Pontifical Academy for Life.

IIASA's Nebojsa Nakicenovic will be holding a lecture titled 'EU policies to be the first carbon-neutral continent in the transforming world' at this year's symposium.

IIASA Director General John Schellnhuber will be the guest speaker at this year's Oxford Networks for the Environment (ONE) annual lecture titled, How to survive the Anthropocene: Flat Overshoot, Deep Restoration.

On 21 February, over 50 students from the Bilingual Junior High School visited the institute to learn about IIASA and get an overview on systems thinking.  

Anne Goujon will participate in a webinar discussion on the future population of Pakistan organized by the Population Research Center (PRC) at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi.

We invite you to engage in this academic discourse and contribute to the broader understanding and advancement of urban sustainability and resilience. This installment will feature Professor Barbara Kolm, who will talk about advancing urban sustainability and resilience through digital transformation.

IIASA researchers will participate in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2024 conference presenting research on climate change, risk and resilience, energy, citizen science, and more.

IIASA Interim Deputy Director General for Science, Wolfgang Lutz, will deliver a keynote at the 2024 annual meeting of the Population Association of Singapore, focusing on the trends in population and development against the backdrop of numerous changes in the world.