Event
Online
Due to limited availability and strong interest in the Tipping Points Modelling Intercomparison Project (TIPMIP) “Towards TIPMIP” WE Heraeus Foundation seminar in November, we are pleased to announce an additional community-wide, online-only event: TIPMIP for All, to be held on 9 October 2023 from 16:00-18:00 CET.
Article: News
13 September 2023
IIASA is proud to announce the launch of its Flagship Report, "Systems Analysis for Sustainable Wellbeing. 50 Years of IIASA Research, 40 Years After the Brundtland Commission, Contributing to the Post-2030 Global Agenda” on Wednesday, 13 September 2023 at an official UN event in the framework of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly and the Sustainable Development Goals mid-term review.
Article: Blog Post
08 September 2023
Africa has great potential for the implementation of hydropower, but there are political and environmental concerns that planners must consider if they want to ensure a more reliable power supply for their citizens. IIASA researcher Giacomo Falchetta delved into this issue in an article recently published on The Conversation.
Article: News
30 August 2023
An Austrian choreographer, an American playwright, and a Dutch composer have collaborated with scientists to shed light on various dimensions of the ecological crisis in artistic ways. On 6 October 2023 at 20:00 CET, they will present some of their work in an engaging program titled “What We Want” at the MuTh, one of Vienna’s well-known concert halls.
Article: News
16 August 2023
In a momentous celebration of their outstanding contributions to systems analysis and lifelong dedication to IIASA, five eminent researchers have been honored with the esteemed title of IIASA Distinguished Emeritus Research Scholar.
Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR)
Water Security (WAT)
Agriculture, Forestry, and Ecosystem Services (AFE)
Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE)
Sustainable Service Systems (S3)
Integrated Assessment and Climate Change (IACC)
Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions (TISS)
Population and Just Societies (POPJUS)
Equity and Justice (EQU)
Social Cohesion, Health, and Wellbeing (SHAW)
Event
MuTh, Am Augartenspitz, 1020 Vienna
Under the title, What we want, a double bill of eco-theater* explores the potentially existential threat to human existence through the metaphors of breathing and eating while seeking a way forward. Both works, Breath and Piece of Cake, strive to counter-narratives of futility by centering stories of resilience, innovation, and interconnection. The performance will include and encourage discussions with the audience throughout the evening.
Research Project
The project Data-driven understanding of low-carbon lifestyles (LOW-AI) aims at using social media data to understand behavior change with respect to low-carbon lifestyles. In order to limit global warming to a safe level of 1.5℃, individual action is required. LOW-AI deploys social media data to monitor lifestyle changes and attitudes towards lifestyle changes in the global population, developing tools that can be implemented with a higher geographical reach and are less costly than traditional approaches.
Model
CHILLED is a global scope, spatially explicit and physically based model for estimation of building space heating and cooling requirements. It combines high resolution climate data, building physics representation and socioeconomic and behavioural data. CHILLED is used for estimating long term growth in demand for space conditioning (heating & cooling), the associated energy demands and carbon emissions, and the population lacking cooling access (cooling gap).
A warming climate brings both higher average and peak temperatures – putting stress on humans, animals, crops, and infrastructure systems, including energy supply and demand. But how will people and institutions cope with warmer temperatures, what is our capacity to adapt to changing conditions and what are the subsequent implications of our adaptation choices?
Article: Blog Post
31 July 2023
Scorching temperatures have put millions of Americans in danger this summer, with heat extremes stretching from coast to coast in the Southern US. IIASA researcher Giacomo Falcetta and colleagues from Boston University looked into this issue in an article recently published on The Conversation.