News Archive 2014: IIASA Director General and CEO, Professor Dr. Kabat
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2014
Systems Science and Israel
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has invited IIASA Director General and CEO Professor Dr Pavel Kabat to speak about the benefits of systems science. During the visit Kabat also met with the Director of the National Economic Council in the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office and the President of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities to discuss possible future collaboration with Israel. More
Climate Change: The necessary, the possible, and the desirable
In a new article published just prior to the UNFCC meeting in Lima, prominent scientists, including IIASA leaders, explore the key elements for climate change action. More
Arctic Futures Initiative - Advisory Group Meeting
The second meeting for advising the planning phase of the AFI.The objective of the meeting is to draft an AFI strategy document for collaboration with the Arctic Council andnationally, plan the next steps for AFI, and establishment ofAdvisory Group memberships. More
IIASA intensifies relationships with Korea
In October, IIASA Director General and CEO, Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat and Special Advisor to the Director General, Prof. Chin-Min Lee made an official visit to the Republic of Korea. More
Strengthening connections with China
During the October 2014 trip to China, IIASA leadership participated in high-level meetings. More
Exploring future collaboration with the Japanese research community
The Japan Committee for IIASA, together with the United Nations University Institute for Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) have organized a seminar to publicize IIASA’s recent research activities and to discuss the possibility to expand collaboration with the Japanese research community. More
IIASA at the Climate Summit 2014
IIASA made a substantial contribution to this week’s United Nations Secretary-General’s Climate Summit through the Leadership Council of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), the Sustainable Energy For All (SE4ALL) initiative, and contributions to various reports. More
Dr. Petra Bohuslav, Lower Austrian Commissioner for Economics, in a working dialog with IIASA in Alpbach
Last week IIASA Director General and CEO Professor Dr Kabat met with Dr Petra Bohuslav to discuss how to strengthen cooperation between IIASA and the Province of Lower Austria More
Alpbach-Laxenburg Group: Tackling inequality is key to sustainable development
Inequality must be a primary focus for the post 2015 sustainable development goals, according to a declaration released today by the newly formed Alpbach-Laxenburg Group. More
IIASA and UNIDO strengthen collaborations
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Director General, Mr. Li Yong, met with IIASA Director General and CEO Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat this week at IIASA to enhance collaborations between their two organizations. More
IIASA enhances collaboration with Korea and Malaysia
Research collaborations into global problems ranging from air pollution to tropical deforestation have been strengthened following the official visit of IIASA’s Director General and CEO Professor Dr Pavel Kabat and his special advisor Chin Min Lee, to the Republic of Korea and Malaysia in June and July 2014. More
IIASA ranked as a top global think tank
The International Center for Climate Governance has named IIASA in the top five think tanks for climate change economics and policy worldwide. More
Global Carbon Project names IIASA co-chair
IIASA Deputy Director General Nebojsa Nakicenovic has been named co-chair of the Global Carbon Project, an international research project aimed at better understanding the carbon cycle. More
Mexico joins IIASA
Mexico joined IIASA on 16 June 2014 , becoming the 22nd member of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). More
A better forest model for Bolivia
A new study from researchers at IIASA, Wageningen University in the Netherlands, and Foundation Friends of Nature in Bolivia provides a better understanding of the carbon dynamics in the tropical forests of Bolivia. More
IIASA’s Science Advisory Committee
On 14-15 April IIASA’s Science Advisory Committee (SAC) meet for the first time under the leadership of Professor Mary Scholes of Witwatersrand University in Pretoria. More
Impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability to climate change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released the second part of its 5th Assessment Report (AR5), “Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability.” IIASA research provides an important input to the report. More
Modeling the future of the Eurasian economic space
Researchers from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and the European Union met at IIASA last week to discuss and propose new methods to understand the challenges and potential benefits of economic cooperation and integration “from Lisbon to Vladivostok.” More
Tropical Flagship Initiative launched in Indonesia
IIASA and Indonesian partner institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the kickoff meeting for the Tropical Flagship Initiative in Jakarta this week. More
IIASA and India Collaborations
IIASA Director General and CEO Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat, and Deputy Director General Nebojsa Nakicenovic travel to India to take part in the 14th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), and meet with key representatives to discuss and expand IIASA’s collaborations in India. More