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The Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability (NODES) Research Group combines Citizen Science, data analytics and Earth Observation to advance research on monitoring changes to the earth’s surface – both biophysical and anthropogenic, along with the applied methods.

Xuxia Li spent the past year as a guest research scholar at IIASA. She reflects on her experiences at the institute and her research journey to date, which was made possible by the China Scholarship Council.

Representatives from science, business, civil society and politics joined the launch event of KONTEXT institute in Vienna - an independent organization engaging with climate challenges. IIASA Director General John Schellnhuber was one of the keynote speakers at the event. 

IIASA is led by Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber, a pioneering climate scientist, and Deputy Director General Karen Lips, an internationally recognized ecologist. Their vision and expertise shape the Institute’s response to today’s most complex global challenges, guiding research and policy engagement while their participation in key events and presence in the media highlight IIASA’s global impact.

The IIASA Connect Feature series shines a spotlight on the opportunities and achievements within our network. This edition featured IIASA researcher Edward Byers who shared his experience within the LEAP-RE project of organizing workshops in Ethiopia in partnerships with our Regional Member Organization.

A recent visit by a delegation from IIASA to the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) in Bratislava marked a significant step in strengthening scientific collaboration between the two institutions.

A new commentary, published by members of the Energy Demand Changes Induced by Technological and Social Innovations (EDITS) network, coordinated by IIASA, highlights that switching the focus from how energy is supplied to how energy is consumed can be a more effective approach to reducing carbon emissions with the added benefit of improving wellbeing for all.

The Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) at IIASA provides a great opportunity for early career scientist to progress in their research under the guidance of IIASA researchers. For more general information and the opportunities at the EF Program specifically see the links below.

We are thrilled to announce an insightful online seminar entitled "Mining Public Perception: Advanced Analytics in Big Data" scheduled for Tuesday, 9 January 2024. This United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) seminar will be hosted under the auspices of the UN Asia and the Pacific Data Integration Community of Practice.

Tipping elements of the Earth system should be considered global commons, researchers argue in a new paper published in the renowned journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

IIASA Interim Deputy Director General for Science, Wolfgang Lutz, will deliver a keynote speech at The Economist's forthcoming Third Demographic Summit on handling the demographic emergency and the role of science, governments, and citizens.

IIASA researchers Caroline Zimm and Kian Mintz-Woo explain the benefits of a recently developed operational framework that aims to bring clarity to the often implicit and varied justice considerations in climate mitigation scenarios, fostering a shared language and understanding to enhance decision-making processes in the intricate landscape of climate policy.

IIASA Director General John Schellnhuber in an interview with ORF Lower Austria editor-in-chief Benedikt Fuchs.

Join us for this thought-provoking special lecture as part of the "Voices for Climate" series at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, where IIASA Director General John Schellnhuber will share insights into innovative approaches to address the climate crisis. The event promises to be both informative and inspirational, offering a unique perspective on the urgent actions needed in the face of the current climate challenges.

Leading IIASA climate experts Keywan Riahi and Joeri Rogelj are among the coauthors of a new report titled “Towards EU climate neutrality: progress, policy gaps and opportunities”. They formulated a set of climate actions within the framework of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change.

The Open-Earth-Monitor project is pleased to invite you to the eleventh edition of the Science Webinars, our monthly discussions on topics related to earth observation and environmental monitoring, hosted on the first Thursday of each month. In this session Steffen Fritz and Linda See will discuss the importance of In-situ data.

The WorldCereal consortium recently embarked on a scientific journey to demonstrate the feasibility of global crop mapping at field scale to improve agricultural and water policies worldwide. Having made considerable achievements so far, the project is now entering a new phase.

We are now accepting applications for the Spring 2024 external relations internship (paid).