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EQU researcher Elliott Woodhouse represents IIASA at the conference "Understanding and Assessing Climate Change" organized by the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany.

Recent flood events in Europe have caused huge losses in many countries, including Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. IIASA research shows that while Pan-European emergency aid financing is important to assist countries in coping with large-scale natural hazard induced disaster events, there is a need to think about new ways forward for the size and scope of funding levels as well as bringing fairness and other proactive risk financing instruments into consideration.

Science meets art: On 14 October at 19:30 CET, the future generation (born in 2050 and 25 years old) will visit the Odeon Theatre in Vienna to understand what people will know, do, fear, hope and dream in 2025.  

The IIASA Population and Just Societies Program, the Austrian Academy of Sciences, and the University of Vienna are co-organizing the Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2024 on Delayed Reproduction: Challenges and Prospects in a hybrid format at the premises of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

The Fifth Circular Strategies Symposium organized by the University of Applied Arts in Vienna addresses the timely, critical theme of post-disaster contexts: Aftermath. Reconstruction of Environments.

On 23 September 2024, a distinguished delegation of Heads of Missions from the Latin American region, led by its Dean, Ambassador Juan Francisco Facetti Fernandez, Permanent Representative of Paraguay to the International Organizations in Vienna, visited IIASA to explore avenues for meaningful research collaborations.

On August 27th, 2024, the International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA) hosted a workshop titled "Environmental Crisis in Vietnam's Mekong Delta: Economic Impacts of Upstream Projects and the Urgent Need for Research on Mitigation and Adaptation" featuring the participation of the Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria, Mr. Nguyen Trung Kien and ,the First Secretary of the Embassy of Vietnam Mr. Le Van Ta along with representatives from Vietnam Academy for Water Resources (VAWR), SIWRR (Southern Institute of Water Resources Research, Vietnam), and VAST (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology), as represented by Dr. Le Quynh Lien and colleagues, which is also the National Member Organization of Vietnam at IIASA. The workshop focused on collaboration between these institutions to tackle critical issues facing the Mekong Delta. IIASA was represented by the Deputy Director General, Dr. Karen Lips as well as by representatives of the Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) and Economic Frontiers (EF) research programs.

After the devastating floods that recently struck Vienna and other areas of Europe, global attention has turned to the need for better tools to combat climate change impacts. President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, also highlighted the need to build a competitive, decarbonized and circular economy, with a fair transition for all as a high-priority objective for this legislature. In this spirit, the Open Earth Monitor project will kick off the second edition of its flagship event in collaboration with IIASA on 2 October.

In Memory of Yuri Ermoliev, an outstanding world-known scientist, more than 35 years contributing his knowledge and experience to IIASA research agenda, IIASA Schoalar and Emeritus, “Pioneer” in Stochastic Optimization, Academician of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Professor Dr.

Researchers from the Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) program participated in a seminar inviting expert dialogue on the role of BRICS competition authorities in the fast-maturing era of artificial intelligence (AI) and whether authorities from BRICS and beyond can cooperate on a common vision for AI in the interest of societal welfare.

IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber talked to Deutschlandfunk about achieving more climate protection with positive narratives.

The Yidan Prize Foundation published a captivating short documentary on IIASA Distinguished Emeritus Research Scholar Wolfgang Lutz, renowned statistician and demographer, whose groundbreaking work reveals how education drives human potential and wellbeing. Discover Lutz's insights and hear from his colleagues as they explore the profound impact of his research on shaping a better future for humanity.  

On October 17, 2024, IIASA hosted a panel discussion to introduce the proposed Howard Raiffa Center for Science Diplomacy. A multidisciplinary panel explored the role IIASA can play in advancing science diplomacy and enhance international cooperation on global policy challenges by bridging the gap between researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders through evidence-based decision-making.

The Market Town of Biedermannsdorf is hosting an interactive panel discussion titled, Climate change - threat or promise? 

Have you ever wondered how policymakers make informed decisions for climate action? "That’s an easy one," you might say. "With science of course!" But even for scientists, understanding the world's climate is complex, and forecasting potential future developments is even more so. IIASA 2024 Science Communication Intern, Moritz Boeswirth explored this topic.