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Climate-related wildfires are once again making headlines as they rage across the northern hemisphere this summer. New IIASA research shows that addressing social and economic vulnerability across countries will be a key factor in mitigating the scale of resulting financial damage and emphasize sustainable development as essential to reducing climate-related impacts.

Mining in Brazil does not deliver the sustained economic benefits often claimed, while informal mining is a major driver of deforestation, especially in the Amazon. A new study offers one of the most comprehensive assessments to date, combining satellite imagery and economic data to analyze the environmental and economic impacts of mining at the municipal scale across Brazil.

IIASA researcher Pratik Patil reflects on how researchers and research institutes like IIASA can respond more effectively to the emerging Polycrisis with transformative approaches and frameworks to facilitate public understanding and policy.

In a new joint paper, IIASA researchers introduce five Priority Action Areas to guide the EU’s path beyond 2027, highlighting the vital role of a sustainable agricultural sector in ensuring the EU’s long-term economic resilience, prosperity, competitiveness, and environmental health.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) methods are becoming increasingly important in both science and society. In climate science - where complex biophysical and societal processes interact across diverse temporal and spatial scales, and datasets are often large, heterogenous and incomplete - AI and ML methods offer new powerful solutions.

AFE is excited to host a two-parted seminar series featuring colleagues from Keio university and Toyota lab. 

We are excited to host a two-parted seminar series featuring colleagues from Keio university and Toyota lab. 

IIASA researchers joined experts from around the world in Rome for the Forest Sector Outlook Study 2030 and 2050 Scenario Design Workshop to support the development of long-term scenarios for sustainable forest use, restoration, and the forest-based bioeconomy. This initiative aims to inform forest policy planning through science-based modeling.

Claudius Ströhle shares findings from his fieldwork in Austria to help you better understand the delicate balance between inflow, outflow, and return migration.

IIASA Deputy Director General, Karen Lips, recently traveled to West Africa on a mission to strengthen existing ties and build new partnerships aimed at advancing collaborative research and policy engagement across the continent. Her journey took her to Ghana and Ivory Coast, reflecting IIASA’s deepening commitment to supporting sustainable development in Africa through scientific cooperation.

IIASA is participating in the 2025 summer camp as part of the Biedermannsdorf Feriensommer for children! On July 30, children aged 6 to 9 will visit IIASA to learn about the work of researchers and scientists, and to explore the biodiversity of Schlosspark Laxenburg.

IIASA is taking part in the Ferienspiel Camp 2025 within the Laxenburg Feriensommer for children! On 22 July children aged 6-9 will visit IIASA to learn about the work of researchers and scientists and explore the biodiversity of Schlosspark Laxenburg.

Drawing on personal reflections and real-world examples, IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program participant, Avijit Pandit, explores the question of how scientists can ensure that their influence remains anchored in purpose rather than in power, and provides a quick guide for sustainability and systems scientists to navigate today’s science landscape.

IIASA Gender Equality Reports provide an annual, data-driven overview of our progress in advancing equity across the Institute.  

IIASA welcomes it's second cohort of Summer School for Systems Modeling participants.

A new policy brief, produced as part of the LAMASUS project, highlights that strategic agricultural de-intensification in the EU could help reduce agricultural carbon emissions by nearly a third and considerably improve biodiversity recovery.