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The 15^th International Conference of the Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM) Society (IDRiM2025), titled “Advancing disaster risk reduction in islands and remote areas”, highlights the distinct risk environments and multifaceted challenges faced by islands and remote areas. In this context, the conference places accessibility (physical, social, economic, institutional, etc.) at the center examining its impact on disaster prevention and mitigation, emergency response, and disaster recovery in the era of climate crisis and globalization.

The IIASA Population and Just Societies (POPJUS) Program is sharing new research findings data at the digital conference: “Rural re-population: Attracting skilled migrants” 29^th April, 10:00-12:00 CET. This event is a collaboration between IIASA and 9 other institutes under the  Horizon Europe funded migration and development project: PREMIUM_EU.

This installment of the Resilience Hub Series presented by the Systemic Risk and Resilience Research Group of the IIASA Advancing Systems Analysis Program will feature Prof Bruce Malamud from Durham University in the United Kingdom. Prof Malamud will explore how we can use innovative tools such as visualization, serious games, virtual/augmented reality, and artificial intelligence to communicate resilience more effectively.  

Wiedner High School is hosting this year's GALESS conference on 'Empty Pockets.' Over 20 participants from Uganda, Thailand, and the US will spend a day at IIASA, where they will join our researchers in discussing topics related to climate justice and the fair sharing of responsibility.

Anne Goujon will deliver the keynote talk at the 8th Annual Symposium hosted by the Centre for Fertility and Health in Oslo, Norway.

A new climate initiative launched in Vorarlberg, Austria, aims to plant 50 trees for every child born in the region. The initiative, which will run under the patronage of IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber, was introduced on 3 April in Rankweil.

The prestigious international forum took place from February 10 to 14 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. It brought together leading academics, policymakers, and industry experts to discuss critical global challenges in sustainability, food security, and risk management. It was also endorsed by international scientific associations in agricultural economics, agribusiness, engineering, and information research including European Association of Agricultural Economists, International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, Associzzione Internazionale di Economia Alimentare e Agro-Industriale, International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and International Network for IT in Agriculture, Food and the Environment.

IIASA researchers are part of the organizing team for the Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2025 on 'Demographic Perspectives on Migration in the 21st Century,' which will take place from 19–21 November 2025 at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna, Austria.

IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber was featured in the latest episode of the ORF podcast “Neues bei Neustädter” titled, Wo ist eigentlich der Klimaschutz? (Where is climate protection, actually?).

IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber will be a keynote speaker and panelist at the upcoming International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture, and Urbanism (INTBAU) Qatar Conference which will take place during the Earthna Summit 2025.

Version 5 of the Global Agro-Ecological Zoning (GAEZ) tool will be launched on 14 April 2025, as part of the 80^th Anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The event will also celebrate and renew the enduring partnership between IIASA and the FAO through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two organizations.

The European Union’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 aims to halt biodiversity loss and restore ecosystems, but what does this mean for Europe’s wood supply? In a new study, researchers examine how different modes of implementing the strategy’s conservation targets could influence forestry and the wood-based bioeconomy in the EU.

IIASA, together with the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) and the European Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC), will host a side event at the Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM) to the European Commission Conference 2025. This event will explore the expanding role of collaborative frameworks in shaping evidence-based policies, with contributions from esteemed experts in government and leading research institutions.

H.E. Kairat Sarybay, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Austria and to the International Organizations in Vienna met with IIASA Director General and CEO Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat to discuss IIASA research and potential ways of enhancing collaborations.  

Elena Rovenskaya is invited to speak at the high-level side event on promoting economic connectivity in the OSCE during the OSCE Ministerial Council in Milan. 

As part of its science-diplomacy mandate, and building on its continued engagement with the OSCE, IIASA convened a high-level event to facilitate dialogue on how to promote connectivity, trade, and economic cooperation in the European and Eurasian space. This event took place on the margins of the 24th OSCE Ministerial Council in Vienna.

IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber and several other IIASA researchers will participate in the Dresden Nexus Conference 2025. Themed, The Future of Resources – Resources for the Future, the event will bring together experts from around the world to discuss the latest advancements in sustainability, resource management, and integrated systems analysis. Additionally, the conference will mark a milestone in wider scientific collaboration with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between IIASA and the United Nations University.

Researchers at IIASA are studying the direct and indirect effects of climate change on health, shedding light on healthy aging drivers and metrics and analyzing interconnections between the components of multi-dimensional national well-being.