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Co-organized by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and IIASA, this event marks the Austrian launch of the Human Development Report 2025 "A Matter of Choice: People and Possibilities in the Age of AI" with a keynote presentation by Yanchun Zhang, the UNDP Chief Statistician, followed by a dialogue session that will examine the transformative societal impact and implications for human agency stemming from the rapid development of artificial intelligence.

Boreal forests - the vast green belt encircling the northern hemisphere - are undergoing rapid transformation. This webinar will explore new research on the changing dynamics of the boreal biome, what these shifts mean for global climate feedbacks, and how remote sensing helps us understand the future of one of Earth’s most important ecosystems.

The NaturaConnect project, co-coordinated by Piero Visconti (IIASA) and the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), is hosting a stakeholder engagement event in Brussels to advance strategic planning for the Trans-European Nature Network (TEN-N). Organised by project partners EUROPARC Federation and WWF Central and Eastern Europe, and taking place 20 – 21 January in Brussels, the event will bring together decision-makers from across Europe to explore and contribute perspectives on the planning, governance, and financing aspects of TEN-N implementation.

The NaturaConnect project team, co-coordinated by Piero Visconti (IIASA) and the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), is meeting in Leipzig, Germany from 2-5 December 2025.

As co-organizer of the symposium hosted by the Commission on the De-Fossilization and Carbon Neutrality of the European Energy Systems (DEE) at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, IIASA's Dr. Thomas Schinko will open the event by highlighting the importance of a systemic and interdisciplinary view for a successful transformation of energy systems. Moreover, he will emphasize the necessity to foster justice, equity, and collaboration in shaping Europe’s path toward a carbon-neutral future.

Climate change research has been dominated by narratives of vulnerability and risk often overlooking the significant efforts made by human systems to build and sustain resilience.

IIASA and the College of Population Studies at Chulalongkorn University will hold an intensive training program in Bangkok that combines demographic methods, data analysis, and innovative tools for understanding population aging, education, and health.

IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber will be the keynote speaker at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' fifth webinar in a dynamic series focused on developing a resilient and sustainable forest-based bioeconomy. This session will explore how sustainable wood construction can serve as a nature-based solution to address multiple challenges - from the global housing crisis to climate change mitigation.

Wolfgang Lutz will join leading researchers at the Second General Meeting of the Age-It Program — Italy’s national research network on ageing — to discuss how education, ageing, and human capital shape Europe’s demographic future.

As a leading expert on population and sustainable development, Wolfgang Lutz will join a high-level expert conference bringing together decision-makers from academia, politics, civil society, and the private sector to discuss Europe’s demographic future.

Senior Research Scholar Dilek Fraisl from the Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability Research Group will attend the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) and Workshops on Citizen Data in Bangkok, Thailand.

The annual meeting of the LAMASUS project will take place at IIASA in October 2025. Principal Research Scholar Linda See (and LAMASUS work package leader) will discuss updates to the LAMASUS geodatabase on land use management with the consortium and the science and policy advisory board in light of new and updated geospatial data sets that have been produced.

The EuroGEO Workshop 2025 (13–15 October, The Hague) will unite Europe’s Earth Observation community under the theme “Combine, Coordinate, Cooperate – Advancing Collective Earth Intelligence.” Steffen Fritz will be presenting research from the Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability (NODES) research group and insights from the OEMC and ENFORCE projects.

The CASHEWS project will hold a stakeholder meeting at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in the city of Rome, which will bring together all the major global and regional Early Warning Systems (EWS) for food security.

IIASA at 8th international Adaptation Futures Conference in Ōtautahi/Christchurch, New Zealand, 13 to 16 October, 2025

Join us for this installment of the Tipping points webinar series where experts will discuss the the latest science on how deforestation may drive the Amazon rainforest region toward irreversible change and what this means for our planet’s climate.

The Austria Fire Futures (AFF) Final Stakeholder Workshop brings together invited experts and practitioners, including forest owners, forest management, tourism organizations, local administrations, the respective federal ministries, relevant industry sectors, NGOs, science, and media, to discuss wildfire risks, updated ignition models, and new fire danger maps for Austria. The Final Stakeholder Meeting, organized by IIASA's AFE group, focuses on turning scientific insights into practical fire management and adaptation strategies.

This official overseas visit aims to explore Austria's successful forest bio-economy policies and projects, and to develop customized strategies for domestic application to enhance the utilization and technological capacity of both timber and non-timber forest products.

The Vienna Lecture Series represents a contemporary event format organized by the City of Vienna, offering free admission and facilitating direct engagement with leading scientific voices. These events are held under the invitation of the Mayor of Vienna and the City Councillor for Culture and Science.    

This event is part of the ongoing public lecture series co-hosted by IIASA and the Austrian Academy of Science (ÖAW).