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 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.
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.
IIASA is co-organizing the Fourth Asian Population Forum together with the Asian Demographic Research Institute (ADRI) in Shanghai, China.
HOTHOUSE, realized in cooperation with the Heinrich Böll Foundation – Global Unit for Human Security (Vienna) and other partners, brings together artists, activists, practitioners, and thinkers from around the world to question the growing power of AI. IIASA guest researcher Camille Belmin will join the event as one of the discussants.
After the summer break, the CLIMAAX Community of Practice is back with a new webinar series! This autumn, our sessions will focus on supporting the practical implementation of the CLIMAAX Framework and Toolbox, starting with the updated Step 4: Key Risk Assessment. This step guides users in both interpreting and prioritizing the results of climate risk assessment workflows.
The Climate Extremes Research Group is organizing an international conference and workshop on 24-26 September 2025 on the topic of Systemic Risks and Climate Extremes.
The Urban Futures Hub is pleased to announce the third installment of its Urban Futures Series. Join us for an insightful discussion featuring distinguished speakers Diana Reckien, Minal Pathak, and Cynthia Rosenzweig about the Justice for Resilient Development in Climate-Stressed Cities.
IIASA will host the first author meeting of the upcoming Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Spatial Planning and Connectivity Assessment in Laxenburg from 22-26 September 2025. The meeting will bring together experts from around the world to launch work on the assessment, which will evaluate knowledge and methods for integrated spatial planning and ecological connectivity to support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.