Can nature restoration and economic productivity go hand in hand? A new study finds that the EU’s ambitious Nature Restoration Regulation (NRR) is essential to achieving biodiversity conservation and climate mitigation targets and that it could be implemented without compromising the supply of agricultural and forest products.
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.
POPJUS researchers have been honored with the IPUMS International Research Award, recognizing outstanding research using IPUMS data!
AI for Climate Science Seminar Series
The 1st Risk-KAN Symposium will be held on the 28th of April at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA).
At a time when climate anxiety and biodiversity loss dominate the global conversation, IIASA had the honor of hosting Emmanuel de Merode, Director of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, for a lecture that was as sobering as it was inspiring.
A new special issue of the Elsevier journal, Environmental Development, highlights pioneering research addressing the continent's most pressing environmental and development challenges. The issue is the result of an ongoing collaboration between IIASA and a growing network of African and international research partners, including the IIASA Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Member Organization (SSARMO).
To make real-world impact, integrating a systems perspective into decision-making necessitates transcending disciplinary boundaries and forging partnerships beyond the scientific community. ASA research engages with policymakers in interactive processes of co-production of theories of change, data, interventions and insights.
The rapid advancement of machine learning and the intelligence it enables presents a unique opportunity to enhance systems analysis and its applications in policy, societal decision-making and practice implementation. ASA uses a variety of these techniques to convert data into information and knowledge, to make modelling of complex systems more efficient, and to enable new insights which cannot be produced by other techniques.
The Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Mission Conference will return for a fourth edition in May 2025. This flagship gathering will engage a diverse audience of city practitioners, political leaders, industry innovators, financial experts, civil society representatives, and European Commission officials. The event will feature dynamic formats, including keynote addresses, interactive workshops, high-level political dialogues, and site visits, ensuring engaging and impactful discussions.
Addressing the environmental impacts of food loss and waste prevention and its rebound effects (PRECIOUS)
Mainstreaming Integrated Assessment Models by embedding behavioural change and actor heterogeneity, and increasing their outreach to citizens, communities and industrial actors (CHOICE)
IIASA, the Austrian Academy of Sciences, and the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters are co-organizing a parallel session at the Scientific Advice Mechanism to the European Commission Conference that explores how to effectively reconcile global coordination with national priorities in addressing the world’s most pressing challenges.
The 15th 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.
Clara Frezal
Research Scholar (IBF)
Maria Adelia Widijanto
Researcher (AFE)
The IIASA Population and Just Societies (POPJUS) Program is sharing new research findings data at the digital conference: “Rural re-population: Attracting skilled migrants” 29th 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.