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IIASA Cooperation and Transformative Governance (CAT) Research Group Leader and Senior Research Scholar Nadejda Komendantova and CAT Research Scholar Dmitry Erokhin have contributed to a series of scientific and policy forums in Kyrgyzstan in 2026. Their research on artificial intelligence in the production sector builds on IIASA’s longstanding cooperation with the country on sustainable industrial development.

IIASA water-quality modeling has contributed to the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) State of Global Water Resources 2025 report. The assessment shows that the global water cycle is becoming increasingly erratic, with serious implications for people and economies worldwide.

A web atlas at alpineresilience.org gathers the data, models and field experience behind Europe's protective mountain forests – and invites anyone, from a researcher to a regional forester or even a curious hiker, to use it and contribute.

Building on its engagement at the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP16) in Riyadh, IIASA contributed to a series of events and bilateral discussions at UNCCD COP17, held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, towards the end of August. Under the theme, Restoring Land, Restoring Hope, COP17 advanced action on land degradation, drought resilience, and sustainable land management, with particular emphasis on rangelands and pastoral livelihoods.

Who cuts emissions fastest, and who supports others do so, are central questions in global climate action. New IIASA-led research shows that building fairness into climate models from the start can inform deliberations without changing the overall climate goal.

After four years of research and collaboration, IIASA researchers joined partners from the EU-funded ALFAwetlands and REWET projects for their final joint conference, “Wetland Solutions for the Future”, on 17 September 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. They presented findings on how wetland restoration can support climate mitigation and biodiversity across Europe.

On 4 November, participants of the Österreichische Studienstiftung, the Austrian Academy of Sciences' (ÖAW) talent development programme for outstanding and socially engaged university students, will visit the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg for a hands-on workshop on Introduction to Systems Analysis.

IIASA recently welcomed a high-level delegation from its Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Member Organization (SSARMO), its first Regional Member Organization, to explore and shape the next phase of collaboration across Sub-Saharan Africa. 

Several IIASA researchers will represent the Institute at the upcoming European Researchers’ Night in St. Pölten, where they will bring their research closer to the public and inspire young people to discover the world of science.

Manya Oriel Kagan will share insights from recent research on evidence-based interventions designed to reduce violence and improve safety in schools affected by conflict and crisis at the International Conference on Inequity in Education jointly organized by University of Vienna and Austrian Foundation for Development Research in Vienna, Austra.

Finland and Sweden celebrate 50 years of IIASA membership in 2026, while Norway marks 30. What has sustained these Nordic partnerships for so long, and what makes them valuable today? 

Juliette Martin will share insights from her latest research on the governance of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) at a seminar jointly organized by the University of Tokyo and the University of Tsukuba in Tokyo, Japan.