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On 3 February 2025, IIASA had the honor of welcoming H.E. Ambassador José Antonio Zabalgoitia, Permanent Representative of the United Mexican States to the International Organizations in Vienna. The visit marked an important step in reinforcing the longstanding relationship between IIASA and Mexico in addressing global challenges through scientific collaboration.

In a new study, IIASA scientists show that a mix of policy measures, including both technological solutions and behavioral changes, can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from energy use in buildings and transport.

Germany’s Permanent Representative to the Office of the United Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna, H.E. Ruediger Bohn, visited IIASA to discuss strengthening collaboration on global challenges.

A new IIASA study shows why gender equality trends should be central when planning how societies adapt to and mitigate climate change. A society where women have little access to decision-making or finance or have less education, will be ill-equipped to find and implement solutions, ranging from concrete measures like irrigation or crop rotation, to behavior shifts and engineering the energy transition. We need to ask the “what-if” questions related to progress towards equality or deterioration of inequality. One thing is clear: gender inequality will have a high price if neglected.

Dr. h.c. Johan Kuylenstierna, IIASA Council member representing Sweden, has been awarded the H.M. The King's Medal (12th size, bright blue ribbon) in recognition of his significant contributions to sustainability and global environmental efforts.

IIASA has collaborated with UNICEF to provide advanced data analysis and projections on demographic trends for the 2024 State of the World's Children Report.

A high-level delegation from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) visited IIASA for the second meeting of the IIASA-OECD Task Force focusing on systems thinking, anticipation, and resilience.

The aim of the workshop is to bring together specialists in the theory and applications of models on resilience and disruptive change and to continue the discussion initiated at the first workshop in 2022 and during the bi-yearly seminars on this topic. The workshop includes theoretical and applied environmental economic models on climate change, tipping points, resource management, as well as theoretical mathematical contributions.

IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber will be a speaker at the upcoming consultation, Big Ideas Have Changed the World: Universal Fraternity as a Path Forward. This unique event brings together global thought leaders to explore how the concept of universal fraternity can address today’s interconnected crises—from environmental degradation to socio-political fragmentation.

The Urban Futures Hub is pleased to announce the second installment of its Urban Futures Series. Join us for an insightful discussion featuring distinguished speakers Debra Roberts and Şiir Kılkış about the process leading to the scoping, outline agreement, and essential expectations related to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Climate Change and Cities. The session will be moderated by Leila Niamir.

On Monday, 27 January, IIASA Deputy Director General, Karen Lips, will be one of the speakers at a parallel session on the changing context for science diplomacy during the The Muscat Global Knowledge Dialogue, which takes place from 26–28 January in Muskat, Oman. This segment of the International Science Council (ISC) General Assembly focuses on science and is open to a wider public. Following this event, she will represent IIASA at the Third ISC General Assembly on 29 and 30 January, which is the premier occasion for ISC members and affiliated bodies, fellows, and partners from all domains of science and regions of the world to meet for cross-disciplinary, strategic discussions on challenges and priorities for international cooperation in science.  

On 23 January 2025, IIASA was honored to receive a high-level delegation from Greece, visiting to learn about the institute’s research on wildfires, urban planning, wind and solar energy, as well as to explore opportunities for future collaboration.

The RIECS project, which starts IIASA and partners on a journey towards a Pan-European ‘Research Infrastructure for Excellent Citizen Science’, is an exciting new project that started on 1 January 2025. Led by Fundación Ibercivis and the European Citizen Science Association (ECSA), the Kickoff meeting will bring together 13 partners to discuss the conceptual design of this new infrastructure.

The Horizon Europe project NEWPATHWAYS (New Pathways for Equitable Climate Action in Line with the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development) officially kicked off!

IIASA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) Awards in recognition of outstanding research conducted during the program.