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News
04 February 2026
An integrated, society-centered approach to reducing pollution in European cities
End of January saw the launch of the new EU-funded ATMOPOLIS project, an innovative study that integrates environmental and social sciences to understand how air and noise pollution exposure affect citizens across European cities and propose actions to help improve their quality of life. IIASA researchers are leading a work package to develop an integrated decision support tool for cities.
24 October 2025
Defining future directions for open, fair, and sustainable research in Europe
IIASA Deputy Director General, Karen Lips, represented the Institute at the 2025 European Regional Meeting of the Global Research Council (GRC), convened by Science Europe earlier this week. The meeting provided an important forum for engagement with global research-policy networks to advance themes of open science, artificial intelligence, fairness, and sustainable research systems.
30 May 2024
New method could significantly reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
New research by the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) and IIASA proposes using soil bacteria to cut greenhouse gas emissions from food production.
Events
Focus
Annual Report 2024
Annual Report 2024: Energy, Climate, and Environment Program Highlights
As the climate clock ticks, the Energy, Climate, and Environment Program continued to examine the intricate links between climate, energy, and institutional resilience.
Norway and IIASA: Collaboration across sectors and borders
Options Magazine, Winter 2023: IIASA and Norway have enjoyed fruitful collaboration spanning multiple sectors for over two decades, helping to shape the political discourse at national, regional, and global levels. Represented by the Research Council of Norway, the country has been among the most active contributors to the work of IIASA.
Projects
Interconnected climate and nature risks - consequences and solutions for Norwegian Ecosystems and Society (RISKREACT)
'According to nature' - solutions to reduce risk in mountain landscapes (PHUSICOS)
The Human-Tech Nexus - Building a Safe Haven to Cope with Climate Extremes (HuT)
Forests and wildlife under pressure – systems analysis for sustainable solutions (TaigaClimate)
Publications
Vergarechea, M., Astrup, R., Fischer, C., Øistad, K., Blattert, C., Hartikainen, M., Eyvindson, K., Di Fulvio, F., Forsell, N., Burgas, D., Toraño-Caicoya, A., Mönkkönen, M., & Antón-Fernández, C. (2023). Future wood demands and ecosystem services trade-offs: A policy analysis in Norway. Forest Policy and Economics 147 e102899. 10.1016/j.forpol.2022.102899.
Saviolidis, N.M., Davíðsdóttir, B., Ilmola-Sheppard, L., Stepanova, A., Valman, M., & Rovenskaya, E. (2020). Realising blue growth in the fishing industry in Iceland and Norway: Industry perceptions on drivers and barriers to blue growth investments and policy implications. Marine Policy 117 e103967. 10.1016/j.marpol.2020.103967.
Posch, M. , Aherne, J., Moldan, F., Evans, C.D., Forsius, M., Larssen, T., Helliwell, R., & Cosby, B. (2019). Dynamic Modeling and Target Loads of Sulfur and Nitrogen for Surface Waters in Finland, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Environmental Science & Technology 53 (9) 5062-5070. 10.1021/acs.est.8b06356.
Kapeller, S., Dieckmann, U. , & Schueler, S. (2017). Varying selection differential throughout the climatic range of Norway spruce in Central Europe. Evolutionary Applications 10 25-38. 10.1111/eva.12413.
Skilbrei, O.T., Heino, M. , & Svasand, T. (2015). Using simulated escape events to assess the annual numbers and destinies of escaped farmed Atlantic salmon of different life stages from farm sites in Norway. ICES journal of Marine Science 72 (2) 670-685. 10.1093/icesjms/fsu133.
Skirbekk, V. & Blekesaune, M. (2014). Personality traits increasingly important for male fertility: Evidence from Norway. European Journal of Personality 28 (6) 521-529. 10.1002/per.1936.