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Greece and Europe are entering a decisive demographic era. The Ithaca Demographic Forum 2026 convenes policymakers, diplomats and leading scholars to examine long-term population change, with a contribution by Wolfgang Lutz.

IIASA contributed to a new European roadmap for biodiversity monitoring through its involvement in the Horizon 2020 project, EuropaBON. The study, proposes a comprehensive roadmap to build a modern, integrated Biodiversity Observation Network (BON) for Europe that could become a global model for biodiversity monitoring in the 21^st century.

In this installment of the Tipping points webinar series, researchers and community-engaged scholars will explore what rapid glacier loss means for Alaska in terms of the reshaping of landscapes, livelihoods, and ways of life.

As Europe faces increasingly severe climate impacts, the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change is calling on the EU to urgently strengthen its policy framework for effective and coherent adaptation. A new report, with contributions from IIASA researchers, highlights that adaptation and mitigation must advance together to safeguard Europe’s future.

A dynamic afternoon exploring evidence-driven insights on climate mitigation contributions from circular economy strategies for construction - buildings, transport and energy infrastructure; services - housing and mobility; and system-wide enablers and impacts including digitalization, behavior change, and rebound effects.

Want to learn how to turn your research into real policy impact? At the Green Policy Lab, a summer school co-organized by the University of Vienna and IIASA, you’ll explore how researchers can meaningfully contribute to green and evidence-informed policymaking. Through an immersive program combining hands-on learning, expert input, and international exchange, you’ll discover what it takes to navigate the science-policy interface and make your research count. Join us and become part of a growing community shaping greener and more resilient futures

In this IIASA Insights article, Nadejda Komendantova and Tahereh Zobeidi explore how behavioral science can strengthen disaster resilience by deepening our understanding of how people perceive and respond to risk. Drawing on their work within the PARATUS project, they highlight how integrating human decision-making into multi-hazard risk assessment can support more effective and socially grounded resilience strategies.

IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber and Agriculture, Forestry, and Ecosystem Services Research Group Leader, Florian Kraxner will participate in the upcoming Global Summit on Advancing Sustainable Forest-based Bioeconomy Approaches, bringing leading systems and climate science perspectives to the international dialogue. Their participation highlights the Institute’s commitment to advancing evidence-based pathways toward a sustainable, forest-based bioeconomy.

H2A researchers will be attending the ninth ATHEA Conference, "Equality in Times of Economic Slowdown", organized by the Austrian Health Economics Association (ATHEA) in Vienna.

This online webinar will highlight how different data providers are supporting availability of in-situ data and addressing selected aspects of data interoperability that are the foundation of the GEO In-Situ Data Strategy.

How do people respond when the impacts of climate change hit close to home? A new study by IIASA and CMCC from the EU-funded project Adaptation AGORA (A Gathering place to cO-design and co-cReate Adaptation) reveals a striking paradox: while citizens in Catalonia show deep skepticism toward climate adaptation policies, they also demonstrate a “strong willingness to take action themselves”.

A new IIASA-led study examines growing critiques of how global climate mitigation scenarios address equity and justice and identifies key conditions for fair, feasible, and politically credible climate action.

Multiple Earth system components appear closer to destabilization than previously believed, putting the planet at increased risk of a “hothouse” trajectory driven by feedback loops that can amplify the consequences of global warming, according to new research.

The International Committee on New Integrated Climate change assessment Scenarios (ICONICS) is pleased to announce the launch of the Scenario Evolution Process Webinar on 12 February 2026.  

The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) convened the virtual workshop “Prospects of Carbon Farming in Greater Central Asia” to examine pathways for implementing carbon farming across the region. The event brought together scientists, policymakers, and practitioners to exchange evidence, share experience, and discuss pragmatic approaches to advancing carbon farming and related land-based climate solutions.