Sophia Götzinger
Guest Researcher (AFE)
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder and one of the most prevalent non-communicable diseases worldwide. On average, one in ten adults is affected. The number of people living with diabetes continues to rise, posing an increasing challenge for healthcare systems and entire economies. A new study reveals the global and national economic costs of diabetes and offers strategies to reduce them.
A commentary coauthored by IIASA experts and senior representatives from the UN and the international statistics community discusses the implications of recent changes to the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program and highlights the importance of integrating citizen science more fully into official data systems
Yi XIAO
Guest Research Assistant (IBF)
Including NATURE in decision making of central Banks, investment Benchmarks & Bond issuers (NATURE-3B)
Leveraging Earth Observation for Nature finance (LEON)
Martina Otavova
Research Scholar (S3)
Chulwook Park
Guest Researcher (SYRR)
Yuqi Liu
Guest Researcher (MIG)
Ann-Kathrin Petersen
Researcher (IACC)
Imen Chtiba
Program Assistant (NODES, SYRR)
What happens to essential maternal and child healthcare when floods or extreme heat make it harder for families to reach clinics and for health workers to deliver services? IIASA Health, Aging, and Health Systems Research Group Leader, Josephine Borghi, shares perspectives from the REACH project, which is exploring emerging risks and promising strategies to build more climate-resilient health systems.
IIASA recently introduced its latest innovation to country teams of the Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land, and Energy (FABLE) Consortium: the Public Policy Lab (PPL), an interactive platform designed to help stakeholders explore, develop, and assess national food and land-use pathways together.
An IIASA delegation visited Egypt from 11–12 December 2025 including Deputy Director General Karen Lips and IIASA Water Security Research Group Leader, Taher Kahil, who participated in the Innovation Research Commercialization Expo (IRC 2025) and met with representatives of Egypt’s Institute of National Planning.
With intensifying climate-related risks deepening existing injustices across and within countries, it is paramount to center justice considerations in climate risk management research and practice. Earlier in December, around 50 participants worked intensely on this topic at a highly interactive three-day conference at IIASA to exchange expertise and develop concrete ideas and next steps.
A new study reviews how ageing is measured in consumer behaviour research, highlighting the continued dominance of chronological age and calling for stronger interdisciplinary approaches drawing on gerontology and demography.
A delegation from CzechGlobe – the Global Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences – visited IIASA on 10 December 2025 to explore opportunities for deepening scientific cooperation.
New research shows rising hydrogen emissions since 1990 have indirectly intensified climate change and amplified the impact of methane.
Bo Yang
Guest Researcher (IACC)
If you’ve ever tried to piece together from academic publications how our planetary landscapes are shifting – from forests greening to croplands drying – you know it can feel like trying to assemble a puzzle when each piece comes from a different box. EvoLand’s new STAC Catalogue changes that. It aims to offer a simple, open doorway into the vast world of land-monitoring data, making it easier than ever to understand how our planet is evolving.