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IIASA-ECE Scientists invited to the IDOS Workshop on the state of the science of “political futures”
Bonn, Germany
IIASA Scientists have been invited to a workshop to explore how to improve the representation and usability of socio-political factors in the SSPs.
Article: News
21 October 2022
As the world faces enormous transposition of the economic, political, and environmental world order, Hungary seeks a golden opportunity to act as a bridge which fuses the two diverse continents of Asia and Europe. On 19 and 20 September, Budapest hosted internationally esteemed speakers and participants to discuss exactly such opportunities.
Event
Sharm El-Sheikh and Online
Ensuring wellbeing and access to essential and social services is why society requires materials and energy. The seminar organized by IIASA and RITE discussed different aspects of technological, social, and infrastructural innovations that can deeply reduce demand for energy and stimulate a just transition to net-zero societies.
Event
Sharm El-Sheikh and Online
Co-organized by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), the Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE), and Development Alternatives (DA) under the umbrella of EDITS, the event took place on November 10, 2022, as an official side-event of the UNFCCC COP27. The high-level meeting addressed innovations for energy demand reduction, decarbonization of the urban environment and the construction sector, and pathways toward a net-zero society.
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IAMC webinar on "15 years of community and science-agenda building" presented by Nebojsa Nakicenovic
Online (Zoom)
The Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium (IAMC) invites you to join a webinar on "15 years of community and science-agenda building: from emissions scenarios to the transformative change", presented by Nebojsa Nakicenovic, former Deputy Director General of IIASA and the recipient of the 2021 edition of the IAMC Lifetime Achievement Award.
Article: News
03 October 2022
The ForestNavigator (Navigating European forests and forest bioeconomy sustainably to EU climate neutrality) Project is a new ambitious pan-European research project coordinated by IIASA and funded under the Horizon Europe Program. It brings together 24 research institutions from 13 EU countries and China to support the European Commission and national authorities in designing robust sectoral policies addressing forests and the forest sector for achieving climate neutrality in the EU.
Article: News
03 October 2022
The SOS-Water Project, funded under the Horizon Europe scheme and coordinated by IIASA, will create a holistic and participatory assessment framework of a Safe Operating Space (SOS) for the entire water resources system to inform global and regional water management policies and pathways.
Article: News
01 September 2022
A new Horizon Europe project coordinated by IIASA will provide a novel governance model based on multi-level stakeholder dialogues spanning the European Commission, through national and local administrations down to citizens, as well as the necessary tools for co-designing agriculture, forestry, and climate policies in support of the EU’s climate neutrality target.
Article: News
04 August 2022
IIASA is proud to announce that Energy, Climate, and Environment Program Director, Keywan Riahi has been selected as a member of the scientific advisory board of the Vienna Climate Council. Members of the council are appointed by the mayor and agree to hold this position for at least two years.