IIASA research brings a new perspective to assessing whether and where disaster risk management provides for economic benefits. More
Limiting climate change to target levels will become much more difficult to achieve, and more expensive, if action is not taken soon, according to a new analysis from IIASA, ETH Zurich, and NCAR. More
A new international report provides an unprecedented picture of global health problems and their causes. IIASA researchers contributed data on air pollution exposure to the report. More
IIASA Deputy Director Nebojsa Nakicenovic visited the Argentine Republic last week as member of an official visit of the Austrian Federal President Dr. Heinz Fischer and his delegation. More
Social exclusion as a punishment strategy helps explain the evolution of cooperation, according to new IIASA research. More
The first Southern African Young Scientists Summer Program (SA-YSSP) officially opened on 2 December 2012 at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, with 20 graduate students from around the world. More
IIASA Deputy Director Nebojsa Nakicenovic has been named to the OMV Advisory Board for Resourcefulness. More
IIASA’s Wolfgang Lutz gave a public lecture yesterday in Australia, co-sponsored by IIASA’s newest National Member Organization, CSIRO. More
An article in this week’s Sciencemagazine examines how science and policies address air pollution effects on human health, ecosystems, and climate change in Europe. More
Björn Stigson, Chairman of Stigson and Partners AB and Former President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), has been named as an advisor to IIASA Director and CEO Prof. Pavel Kabat. More
IIASA researchers contributed to a new UNEP report showing that avoiding potentially dangerous levels of global warming is still possible, but requires major cuts in greenhouse gas emissions before 2020. More
In an interview with Nature Climate Change, IIASA Director and CEO Pavel Kabatcalls for a long-term systems approach to water research, and new partnerships with developing countries aimed at increasing education and cooperation. More
IIASA energy and climate experts participated in the annual UNFCC Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar. More
The Southern African Young Scientists Summer Program (SA-YSSP) has selected its first class, extending invitations to 25 advanced PhD students from 20 countries. More
IIASA demographer Sergei Scherbov has won an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council to explore population aging and its impacts on Europe and beyond. More
IIASA has contributed to a new online learning course now available from the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU), a series of lectures discussing the global transformation to a low-carbon society. More
IIASA researchers study the risks and potential impacts of natural disasters, helping communities, countries and the international community plan ahead in order to reduce the large burdens from disaster. More
Russian forests provided more than 90 percent of the carbon sink of the world’s boreal forests from 2002 to 2007, according to IIASA research published in a new report from the FAO. More
IIASA researcher Marcus Amann has been named to the Scientific Advisory Board of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, an international initiative aimed at reducing short-lived but powerful greenhouse gases such as methane and black carbon. More
Much more must be done to develop energy efficient cars, buildings and domestic appliances to halt climate change, according to new research from IIASA, the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia. More
IIASA today announced that Australia will become its newest member country. More
The IIASA-coordinated assessment shows that a global energy transformation toward sustainable future is feasible, affordable, and would provide multiple benefits for society and the environment. The full report will be freely available for download as of 20 October, 2012. More
People over the age of 60 will be fastest-growing population segment in sub-Saharan Africa in the next decades. What challenges and opportunities does this change present for the region? More
IIASA Director & CEO Prof. Pavel Kabat met on Monday, 15 October with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. More
The application period is now open for the IIASA Postdoctoral Fellowship program More
IIASA researchers participated in three workshops in the last week that focused on developing effective strategies for reducing carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. More
By coupling bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, a combination known as BECCS, it might be possible to increase the energy supply and augment energy security without adding to the problems of climate change and air pollution. More
From 8 to 10 October, IIASA researchers are participating in a workshop to discuss future air pollution scenarios, as well as the likely impacts of legislation to control emissions. More
IIASA celebrated its 40thanniversary with a ceremonial flag-raising yesterday in Laxenburg. More
The IIASA Charter was signed on 4 October 1972 at the Royal Society in London. "It was a great honor to be there," says Dr. Tibor Vasko, the signatory for former Czechoslovakia, "after so many years of preparation." More
IIASA's Nebojsa Nakicenovic speaks Thursday in the Netherlands about the key findings of the Global Energy Assessment. More
The Vienna Philharmonic and IIASA are delighted to announce that the Vienna Philharmonic has become the first Goodwill Ambassador for IIASA. More
Cutting emissions of short-lived pollutants like black carbon and methane is feasible and could help to slow the warming of the Arctic, according to IIASA research. More
In the future, Europe might get a large part of its energy from solar and wind farms in the Sahara. IIASA researcher Anthony Patt has received a major EU research grant to examine the risks and consequences of such a project. More
IIASA Director and CEO Pavel Kabat visited Moscow from 9 to 15 September 2012, to meet with IIASA network members in the Russian Federation. More
The Global Energy Assessment (GEA) is now available from Cambridge University Press. More
Cities house about half the world’s population, but use 60 to 80 percent of global energy, according to a new assessment by IIASA scientists, now published as a book-Energizing Sustainable Cities. More
In order to transform to a system of clean and sustainable energy, Germany and other countries must invest billions in energy transformations. More
IIASA is pleased to announce its 2012 postdoctoral researchers: Wei Liu and Nicklas Forsell. More
Grasslands in Indonesia store more carbon than previously thought, according to new research conducted in collaboration with IIASA by Wageningen University researcher Ishak Yassir. More
Applications are now open for a new 3-month research training program for advanced PhD students. More
Launched on 3rd September 2012, IIASA's new website offers new content and new functionality in a clean design to help you find the information you need. More
49 advanced PhD students from 24 countries left IIASA today, completing their participation in the 35th annual Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP). More
IIASA population researchers are presenting new findings at the Asian Population Association Conference, which runs from 26 to 29 August in Bangkok, Thailand. More
How will science and technology shape our global future? More
A series of capacity building workshops, organized by UNIDO, GEF, IIASA,and local partners, have recently been held in Cape Verde, India, and Armenia for regional policymakers. More
Wolfgang Lutz, leader of IIASA’s World Population Program and Director of the Wittgenstein Centre,gave a lecture on “Starting a family in times of decreased fertility" More
IIASA is delighted to announce the Republic of Indonesia as its newest national member. More
The most comprehensive energy assessment ever undertaken, the Global Energy Assessment (GEA), was launched on June 19 by UNIDO Director-General Kandeh Yumkella at RIO+20. More
IIASA scientists are among the estimated 50,000 delegates attending the RIO+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development and pre meetings, Brazil 11-22 June. More
In the latest issue of Science IIASA’s Pavel Kabat states that narrowly focused, single-disciplinary science alone cannot adequately underpin policies and solutions to resolve major sustainability challenges More
IIASA’s groundbreaking work on the role of education in population development is being featured at the European Population Conference 2012, in Stockholm, Sweden, starting June 13. More
An Energy Summit under the auspices of Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic, took place in Prague 24-25 May to explore Europe’s changing gas markets. More
A new online data portal developed by the FAO and IIASA aims to help unlock the planet’s potential to feed a rapidly growing population. More
IIASA Director/CEO Prof. Pavel Kabat met on 24 May with the Federal President of Austria Dr. Heinz Fischer to brief him about IIASA’s current research, including the Global Energy Assessment, and future IIASA research into water and food. More
Forty-nine students from 24 countries have been selected for IIASA’s 2012 Young Scientists Summer Program. More
Registration is now open for IIASA’s 40th Anniversary Conference, Worlds Within Reach: From Science to Policy, to be held 24-26th October 2012 at the Hofburg Palace Vienna and at IIASA. More
The Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Angela Merkel, will give the opening address at the WBGU International Symposium ‘Towards Low-Carbon Prosperity: National Strategies and International Partnerships’, 9 May. More
Leader of IIASA’s World Population Program Wolfgang Lutz has been elected as a full member to the Austrian Academy of Sciences. More
The Austrian Federal Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Nikolaus Berlakovich and IIASA’s Reinhard Mechler will today, 8 May, brief international press on the findings of the IPCC SREX report, specifically as they relate to Europe, Austria and Africa. More
IIASA researchers met with high-level officials from Madagascar's Ministries of Finance and Economic Affairs, 2-4 May, to demonstrate how the IIASA CatSim model can be used to incorporate disaster risk management into development planning. More
Ensuring there is a sufficient and reliable supply of water to meet the food, energy, and social needs of future generations, without compromising sustainability goals, was the focus of a meeting held at IIASA, Laxenburg, 19-21 April. More
A new study in Nature by IIASA and University of British Columbia researchers is the first to demonstrate that selective mating alone enables the long-term coexistence of species, given that the choosy mating behavior of females bears a cost and resources are not distributed evenly over space. More
An IPCC Special Report calls for increased efforts to help communities adapt to the growing risks of extreme weather events linked to human-induced climate change. More
The Harmonized World Soil Database (HWSD) was adopted by the Global Soil Partnership as the definitive database for global analyses during a meeting in Rome attended by IIASA scientist David Wiberg, a lead HWSD author. More
Substantial improvements in energy efficiency and large scale investments in technology development and deployment are among the measures urgently needed to meet the escalating, human and environmental challenges associated with the global energy system. More
Twelve IIASA scientists will join an estimated 2800 delegates at the Planet Under Pressure conference, London 25-29 March, one of the major scientific conferences leading up to RIO+20. More
A delegation from Vietnam led by Prof. Dr. Sc. Nguyen Dinh Cong, Vice-President of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) visited IIASA on 21 March. More
IIASA’s Pavel Kabat and Nebojsa Nakicenovic will give keynote presentations and participate in discussions at the 6th World Water Forum 12-17 March, Marseille, France. More
An IIASA study on how to use sanctions for protecting public goods, published in January in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was praised in the journal Nature... More
In a letter to the editor of Science (24 Feb), several IIASA researchers and another 17 development experts outline how humans (population size, distribution, and characteristics) are central to sustainability. More
IIASA’s fifth Director (1987-1990), Dr. Robert Henry Pry, passed away 15 Feb at the age of 88. More
The contribution of IIASA’s GAINS model in guiding climate change mitigation action has been recognised in an address by US Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton at the launch of the US Climate and Clean Air Coalition, which aims to reduce short-lived air pollutants. More
IIASA Deputy Director, Nebojsa Nakicenovic, was among the guests at a lunch hosted by Sweden’s Ambassador to Austria, Nils Daag, Feb 17, to discuss global energy and new research that may inform energy strategies. More
IIASA is accepting on-line applications for the 2012 Postdoctoral Program, which provides young scholars with up to two years of hands-on professional experience in an international scientific environment near Vienna, Austria. More
A new web tool has been developed to help improve the accuracy and extent of land use and forest cover information. More
Senior advisors and ministerial staff involved in the Arctic Council Task Force on Short-Lived Climate Forcers met at IIASA, Feb 8 – 9, to prepare for the next assessment of policy options to reduce black carbon and methane emissions in the Arctic region. More
The Austrian Federal Minister for Science and Research, Dr. Karlheinz Töchterle, visited IIASA at Schloss Laxenburg on 8 Feb. More
A new study published in Nature Climate Change (5 Feb) shows that while the current rate of deforestation threatens to cause massive worldwide species extinctions, prompt implementation of an effective carbon payment system to avoid deforestation could deliver major biodiversity conservation benefits, while also helping to mitigate climate change. More
Pavel Kabat today commences his appointment as Director of IIASA. Professor Kabat brings more than 30 years experience in water, land, climate, and global change research and science leadership to the position. More
Research led by IIASA’s Hannes Böttcher finds that the carbon storage potential of EU forests will decline by 65 – 125 Mt of CO2 (or 25-40%) by 2030 compared to 2010. More
The IIASA GAINS model has been used to identify emission reduction strategies for methane and black carbon that mitigate near-term climate change and are beneficial to human health, agriculture, and the cryosphere. More
Institutions charged with safeguarding public goods should combine optional participation in social contracts with penalties for freeloaders. More
Leading economists, academics, and politicians meet this week at IIASA to discuss the economic transitions that have taken place in Central and Eastern Europe in the 20 years since IIASA hosted a series of “planned to market” economy meetings (1990-1992). More
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