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IIASA recognizes outstanding research contributions

10 May 2022
IIASA recently instituted a new system of awards to recognize outstanding contributions towards meeting the strategic priorities and values of the institute. We are proud to announce that five IIASA research activities have been recognized in the inaugural 2022 award cycle.
Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) Exploratory Modeling of Human-natural Systems (EM) Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability (NODES) Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Water Security (WAT) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF) Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation (BEC) Population and Just Societies (POPJUS) Equity and Justice (EQU)
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New IPCC Report: we can halve emissions by 2030

06 April 2022
Between 2010 and 2019, average annual global greenhouse gas emissions were at their highest levels in human history, but the rate of growth has slowed. Without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, limiting global warming to 1.5°C is beyond reach. However, there is increasing evidence of the success of climate action, said scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.
Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF) Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Sustainable Service Systems (S3) Pollution Management (PM) Integrated Assessment and Climate Change (IACC) Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions (TISS)
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Coordinated action needed to halt and reverse dangerous biodiversity loss

20 January 2022
Halting, then reversing the ongoing loss of Earth’s plant and animal diversity requires far more than an expanded global system of protected areas of land and seas, scientists warn. What is needed, is successful, coordinated action across a diverse, interconnected set of transformative changes, including massive reductions in harmful agricultural and fishing subsidies, deep reductions in overconsumption, and holding climate change to 1.5°C.
Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation (BEC) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF)
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How we measure the effects of methane matters for climate policy

13 December 2021
How effective is the promotion of low-meat diets at reducing greenhouse gas emissions compared to carbon pricing when the effectiveness of mitigation policies is measured against methane’s long-term behavior? An international team of researchers explored how focusing either on the short- or long-term warming effects of methane can affect climate mitigation policies and dietary transitions in agriculture.
Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF)
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IIASA celebrates 12 researchers on Highly Cited Researchers 2021 List

16 November 2021
IIASA is proud to announce that 12 researchers from across various IIASA programs have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers™ list from Clarivate.
Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) Exploratory Modeling of Human-natural Systems (EM) Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF) Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Integrated Assessment and Climate Change (IACC) Pollution Management (PM) Sustainable Service Systems (S3) Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions (TISS)
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How free trade can prevent hunger caused by climate change

10 November 2021
A new IIASA-led policy brief highlights the need to consider climate change adaptation in global trade agendas to avoid jeopardizing the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 on Zero Hunger.
Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF)
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Exploring the global environmental impacts of China's growing demand for food

18 October 2021
Ensuring China’s future food security will have huge environmental impacts, both domestically and globally. A study by IIASA researchers and Chinese colleagues shows that carefully designed policies across the whole of China’s food system, including international trade, are crucial to ensuring that future demand can be satisfied without destroying the environment.
Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF) China
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Balancing food security and nitrogen use

13 September 2021
Environmental targets to limit excess nitrogen require the large-scale deployment of dedicated nitrogen mitigation strategies to avoid a strong increase in the risk of food insecurity. Without these measures, the amount of dietary energy available to people would be greatly reduced, which would in turn lead to high food prices and an increase in the number of undernourished people.
Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF) China India
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IIASA science supports the European Green Deal

23 August 2021
The European Commission (EC) has prepared a set of proposals revising EU climate, energy, and transport-related legislation, the so-called 'Fit for 55 package', aiming to deliver the EU's 2030 climate target on its way to climate neutrality in 2050. IIASA research is part of the scientific backbone that underlies the strategies laid out in the package.
Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF) Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Pollution Management (PM)
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Informing policy for long-term global food security

22 July 2021
More than 820 million people in the world don’t have enough to eat, while climate change and increasing competition for land and water are further raising concerns about the future balance between food demand and supply. The results of a new IIASA-led study can be used to benchmark global food security projections and inform policy analysis and public debate on the future of food.
Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF)
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Mitigating emissions in the livestock production sector

26 May 2021
The farming of livestock to feed the global appetite for animal products greatly contributes to global warming. A new study however shows that emission intensity per unit of animal protein produced from the sector has decreased globally over the past two decades due to greater production efficiency, raising questions around the extent to which methane emissions will change in the future and how we can better manage their negative impacts.
Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF)
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Uncovering how grasslands changed our climate

05 January 2021
Grasslands are managed worldwide to support livestock production, while remaining natural or semi-natural ones provide critical services that contribute to the wellbeing of both people and the planet. Human activities are however causing grasslands to become a source of greenhouse gas emissions rather than a carbon sink. A new study uncovered how grasslands used by humans have changed our climate over the last centuries.
Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF)
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Informing policy for more resilient food systems in West Africa

25 November 2020
Even before COVID-19, the threat of climate change was affecting the ability of West African food systems to deliver healthy, sustainable, and nutritious foods. In a recent paper published in Nature Food, an international team of researchers provide evidence-based policy recommendations to support West African governments in reforming food systems to make them more resilient.
Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF) South Africa
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Pinpointing high impact areas for ecosystem restoration

14 October 2020
As the world focuses on the dual crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, a new landmark study pinpoints the ecosystems that should be restored for the biggest climate and biodiversity benefits at the lowest cost. According to the authors, restoration can potentially be 13 times more cost-effective when it takes place in the highest priority locations.
Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation (BEC) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF)
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Bending the curve of biodiversity loss

10 September 2020
Plant and animal species across the world are steadily disappearing due to human activity. A major new IIASA-led study suggests that without ambitious, integrated action combining conservation and restoration efforts with a transformation of the food system, turning the tide of biodiversity loss by 2050 or earlier will not be possible.
Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF)
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Evaluating the effectiveness of travel bans

03 August 2020
With the reopening of flights during the summer holiday season in Europe, many countries have started to see an increase in COVID-19 infections. A new IIASA-led study sheds light on how COVID-19 spreads regionally and between countries, as well as on how effective governmental measures to curb the spread of the pandemic have been to date.
Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF)
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Free trade can prevent hunger caused by future shifts in climate patterns

20 July 2020
An international team of researchers investigated the effects of trade on hunger in the world as a result of climate induced crop yield changes. The conclusion is encouraging: international trade can compensate for regional reductions in agricultural production and reduce hunger when protectionist measures and other barriers to trade are eliminated.
Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF)
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Game-changing technologies to transform food systems

19 May 2020
According to new research, a pipeline of disruptive technologies could transform our food systems, ecosystems, and human health, but attention to the enabling environment is needed to realize their potential.
Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF)
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SAS and IIASA call for crowd-driven artificial intelligence to help track deforestation

21 April 2020
On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, SAS and IIASA join forces to transform crowdsourced knowledge into actionable intelligence to help protect the planet.
Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability (NODES) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF) Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Sustainable Service Systems (S3)

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