The amount of carbon emissions from human activities to limit global warming to 1.5°C, may be exhausted within the next 6 years based on current emissions levels. Using updated methodologies and data since the release of the Sixth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), new work by IIASA researchers and colleagues estimates that the remaining carbon budget to limit warming to the targets of the Paris Agreement is substantially lower than previously anticipated.
Sub-regional workshop for experts from Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia (EECCA) countries to improve their understanding of the GAINS model.
The International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) World Congress is widely recognized as the premier event in the field of solid waste management. IIASA researcher Adriana Gomez Sanabria will participate in a panel discussion at the event which will take place in Oman.
This is the eleventh installment of the IIASA Voices webinar series with IIASA researchers Juliette Martin and JoAnne Linnerooth-Bayer. The session will be moderated by Alberto Fresolone (video available).
Join us for this webinar series that aims to advance the knowledge about tipping elements, irreversibility, and abrupt changes in the Earth system. This installment will look into why methane is rising, how sources and sinks are changing, and what the risk from hydrates is.
The most recent instalment of the IIASA Connect Coffee Talk series brought together the institute’s Communications Manager Ansa Heyl, the Head of Communications for the Scientific Advice Mechanism to the European Commission (SAPEA) Toby Wardman, and a participant in the North Africa Applied Systems Analysis Center (NAASAC) Mai Mostafa Awad to discuss their experiences in communicating science to inform policy.
Researchers from the Population and Just Societies (POPJUS) Program are participating in the Third Asian Population Forum. This forum centered around Population Projections for Socioeconomic, Environmental, and Climate Change Analysis will take place in Shanghai from October 31 to November 1, 2023. Preceding the forum, from October 25 to 30, 2023, these experts will contribute their expertise as instructors for the training workshop on Multidimensional and Multiscale Demographic Modeling.
The IIASA Connect Feature series shines a spotlight on the opportunities and achievements within our network. Register now for our event on 7 November 2023 where we will discuss the vital role of academic publishing.
Sibylle Rouet Pollakis
Research Scholar (IBF)
A workshop on the water-energy-land nexus jointly organized by IIASA and the World Resources Institute in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, brought together 30 researchers and practitioners from 14 African countries to deliberate on equitable development in rural Africa.
IIASA researchers are contributing to the Horizon Europe funded PARATUS project, which aims to promote disaster preparedness and resilience by co-developing stakeholder support tools for managing the systemic risk of compounding disasters.
The Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), an IIASA National Member Organization, in collaboration with the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) regularly hosts Joint Academy Days to engage in discussions on matters of scientific and science to policy issues. The next event as part of the series will focus on sustainable energy solutions. IIASA Program Director and Principal Research Scholar Keywan Riahi will participate in a panel discussion.
Chen Huang
Research Scholar (PM)
We are pleased to announce the arrival of four new researchers to the Agriculture, Forestry, and Ecosystem Services Research Group. With varying backgrounds and research objectives, this quartet is poised to elevate the group's interdisciplinary research in global and regional agriculture, forestry, and natural land ecosystems.
The Equity and Justice (EQU) Research Group is dedicated to mentoring and promoting PhD students who have an interest in integrating social sciences and ethics in systems analysis.
The BrightSpace Project funded under Horizon Europe brings together partners from across Europe, including IIASA, to design a roadmap for effective and sustainable strategies for assessing and addressing the challenges of EU agriculture to navigate within a safe and just operating space.
Ziga Malek
Guest Research Scholar (NODES)
Wolfgang Lutz, who will assume his tenure as IIASA Acting Director General on 1 November, will participate in the Working Group Meeting of the Federation of Austrian Industries, focusing on the competitiveness of the Lower Austrian industry sector.
Applications for the spring Science Communication internship in the IIASA Communications and External Relations Department are now closed.