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Nature Sustainability Chief Editor Monica Contestabile will present a seminar at IIASA on the sustainability research landscape and the challenges of publishing interdisciplinary work. The session includes an overview of the editorial and peer-review processes at Nature Sustainability, offering insights into how research is prepared for publication.

Population and Just Societies Program scientists will present and discuss latest IIASA research at the European Population Conference-EPC 2026 organized by European Association for Population Studies (EAPS) in collaboration with the University of Bologna in Italy.

On Thursday, 26 March, IIASA hosts a group of young minds from the Keimgasse High School in Mödling to connect "systems thinking" with an all time favourite, chocolate.

IIASA, together with the College of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University, will host an intensive and internationally recognized training in advanced demographic analysis with applications to aging, health, and education, taking place in Thailand from 2–25 November 2026.

IIASA Gender Equality and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Anastasia Aldelina Lijadi, will represent the Institute at the EARMA Annual Conference 2026 to discuss strategies to address workplace microaggressions. Her contribution underscores IIASA’s commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within the global research management community.

Join the online webinar to explore two new interactive simulation tools developed by the CHOICE project. Discover how these tools make Integrated Assessment Model scenarios for the food sector more accessible and help users understand how policies, behaviours, and food system choices can influence climate outcomes. See the tools in action and learn how they can support research and evidence-based decision-making

Wolfgang Lutz will be a keynote speaker at the 8th World Congress of Education, taking place in Helsinki, Finland, from July 22 to 24, 2026.

This spring, leading experts will gather in Italy to mark the 250th anniversary of methane’s discovery and shape the next phase of methane action. Join this preview webinar to explore what’s coming and why it matters. You will hear expert perspectives, including from IIASA Senior Research Scholar Lena Höglund Isaksson, on methane science and policy.

Drought Management Focal Persons welcomed to the INTERVENE Project in first meeting.

The International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum (IVECF) 2026 will take place over two days from 9-10 April 2026, at the historic Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria. Co-organized by UNIDO, the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of Austria, the Austrian Development Agency, and IIASA, in cooperation with other Vienna-based international organizations and partners, the IVECF 2026 will convene global leaders from  governments, international organizations, industry, academia, development partners and civil society, under the theme “Powering Prosperity, Security and Stability”.

IIASA Deputy Director General, Karen Lips, will participate in the First Ukrainian–European Science Diplomacy Forum that will take place in Vienna on Thursday, 12 March 2026. The event will bring together senior representatives from European and Ukrainian ministries, the European Commission, UNESCO, international research organizations, funding bodies, leading universities, and Ukrainian science diaspora networks.

Sergei Scherbov brings decades of IIASA research on population ageing, longevity, and demographic change to the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Population Ageing 2026.

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.

Greece and Europe are entering a decisive demographic era. The Ithaca Demographic Forum 2026 convenes policymakers, diplomats and leading scholars to examine long-term population change, with a contribution by Wolfgang Lutz.

In this installment of the Tipping points webinar series, researchers and community-engaged scholars will explore what rapid glacier loss means for Alaska in terms of the reshaping of landscapes, livelihoods, and ways of life.

A dynamic afternoon exploring evidence-driven insights on climate mitigation contributions from circular economy strategies for construction - buildings, transport and energy infrastructure; services - housing and mobility; and system-wide enablers and impacts including digitalization, behavior change, and rebound effects.

IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber and Agriculture, Forestry, and Ecosystem Services Research Group Leader, Florian Kraxner will participate in the upcoming Global Summit on Advancing Sustainable Forest-based Bioeconomy Approaches, bringing leading systems and climate science perspectives to the international dialogue. Their participation highlights the Institute’s commitment to advancing evidence-based pathways toward a sustainable, forest-based bioeconomy.

H2A researchers will be attending the ninth ATHEA Conference, "Equality in Times of Economic Slowdown", organized by the Austrian Health Economics Association (ATHEA) in Vienna.

This online webinar will highlight how different data providers are supporting availability of in-situ data and addressing selected aspects of data interoperability that are the foundation of the GEO In-Situ Data Strategy.

The International Committee on New Integrated Climate change assessment Scenarios (ICONICS) is pleased to announce the launch of the Scenario Evolution Process Webinar on 12 February 2026.