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Bergen, Norway
The Systemic Risk and Resilience (SYRR) group (ASA program) will be delivering presentations at this year's international scientific conference on Human Geographies of Climate Change Adaptation in Bergen, Norway.
Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA)
Systemic Risk and Resilience (SYRR)
Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction for extreme climate events: from early warning systems to long term adaptation and resilience building (DIRECTED)
Tools for Raising and UnderStanding Trust in systems science through citizen engagement (TRUST)
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Austrian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Ignaz-Seipel-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna
IIASA and the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) are co-hosting the public lecture "Sternenlos durch die Nacht" (Starless through the night) on the impacts of light pollution on the nocturnal biosphere. Please note that the lecture will be in German.
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Helsinki and Espoo, Finland
The Sustainability Research and Innovation (SRI) Congress is the world’s largest transdisciplinary gathering for the global sustainability community. This year it will be held for the first time in Europe, taking place in Helsinki and Espoo, Finland, from 10-15 June.
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The Orient Jakarta, a Royal Hideaway Hotel Jalan Jendral Sudirman No. 36, Bendungan Hilir, Kecamatan Tanah Abang, Kota Jakarta Pusat, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, 10210
As part of the COMMITTED project, ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) will host a knowledge-sharing and capacity-building workshop aimed at addressing critical issues related to climate change mitigation in Indonesia and beyond. As part of the COMMITTED project, ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) will host a knowledge-sharing and capacity-building workshop aimed at addressing critical issues related to climate change mitigation in Indonesia and beyond.
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Gvishiani Room, IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria
We are pleased to announce the upcoming Korea University-IIASA symposium titled, Towards integrated approaches for modeling ecosystem material cycles and climate crisis-related disturbances, which will be hosted at IIASA on the margins of the 2024 European Geosciences Union (EGU) conference.
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Virtual (via Zoom)
This virtual summer school guides the application of the water resources and hydrological model CWatM (Community Water Model). Participants will run CWatM for a large basin, describe its water cycle, compare with satellite imagery, and calibrate the model. Successful assignments award a CWatM Level A1 certification.
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Riga, Latvia
On the occasion of the scoping meeting in Riga, Latvia, for the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities, to be included in the Seventh Assessment Report (AR7) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), collaborators of the EU CLIMAAX project and IPCC colleagues are holding a workshop to discuss advances in climate risk science and stakeholder needs for urban resilience.
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Beijing, China
IIASA and Beijing Normal University are co-organizing a symposium titled, The International Symposium on Polycrises and Systemic risks: The need for an integrative approach for assessment and governance. The event will take place in Beijing, China from 9 to 10 May 2024. IIASA Interim Deputy Director General for Science, Wolfgang Lutz, and IIASA Research Group Leader, Reinhard Mechler, will participate in the event to bring together different communities of risk and hazard research, explore their commonalities, and discuss improved policy options for dealing more effectively with systemic risks in the future.
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Brussels, Belgium
IIASA Director General, John Schellnhuber, will be an invited speaker at the upcoming New European Bauhaus Festival in Brussels and participate in important conversations concerning the European Green Deal and the imperative of sustainable construction as part of a pathway toward a more sustainable future.
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Online
Join us for this webinar series that aims to advance the knowledge about tipping elements, irreversibility, and abrupt changes in the Earth system. In this installment, experts will delve into the critical tipping points in soil erosion and their implications, particularly in the regions of the Global South where the impacts are currently most pronounced.
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IIASA-Laxenburg
In the face of mounting societal challenges and financial uncertainties, the in-person NATURANCE Festival is dedicated to unravelling the financial, insurance, and investment opportunities that nature-based solutions (NbS) offer. Join us as we explore the untapped potential of the natural world to provide sustainable solutions to our most pressing problems.
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Online
We invite you to engage in this academic discourse and contribute to the broader understanding and advancement of urban sustainability and resilience. This seminar series aims to foster a multidisciplinary discourse to address the challenges and opportunities inherent in urban sustainability and resilience, aligning with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11. This installment will feature Professor Dr. Nicola Tollin, UNESCO Chair on Urban Resilience at the University of Southern Denmark.