2017 Risk Events
From Kobe to Sendai - Tracing progress in risk discourse and analysis for informing risk management and climate adaptation
This year IIASA is to receive the 4th Disaster Prevention Research Institute Award for its work in the field of disaste... More
The role of risk perception in decision-making processes
IIASA Risk and Resilience researchers are facilitating a series of stakeholder workshops aimed at fostering understandi... More
Advanced prototype of a new simulation game to be tested
IIASA researchers will be testing an advanced prototype of a new Water-Energy Nexus game. The game may help to improve w... More
Key players in the field of disaster risk reduction to meet in Kyoto
The Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction 2017 and the Global Alliance of Disaster Research ... More
Increasing transparency through participatory governance
Applying insights gained from Jordan case study to the European context More
IIASA at EGU 2017
IIASA researchers and staff will participate in the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2017, presenting new res... More
Bonn Climate Change Conference 2017
IIASA researchers took part in a number of events surrounding the Bonn Climate Change Conference in May 2017, providing ... More
Dresden Nexus Conference
The biennial Dresden Nexus Conference (DNC) is a cross-sectoral platform for scientists, implementers, decision-makers ... More
2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
The 2017 Global Platform marks the first opportunity for the international community to review global progress in the im... More
Greening the economy and building partnerships for energy security in the Central Asian region
The meeting is Astana is part of an annual series of preparatory... More
Educate - inspire - connect
IIASA researchers Daniela Weber and Thomas Schinko will be Austrian delegates to the prestigious 6th Lindau (Nobel Laure... More
Indonesian bank executives to discuss systemic risk and climate and disaster resilience
Senior Indonesian bank executives are visiting IIASA to discuss systemic risk and climate and disaster resilience. More
Climate change across borders
IIASA researcher Alison Heslin will present latest research on global effects of climate change on population at the Gal... More
The dynamic relationship between natural resources and social conflict
Alison Heslin will discuss the links between resources and conflicts at the International Conference on Sustainable Dev... More
Impacts World 2017
This international conference on climate-change impacts brings together scientists and stakeholders to shed light on the... More
Participatory governance of energy transitions
This stakeholders' forum brings together scientists, policy-makers, NGOs, and private sector representatives to discuss ... More
UN Climate Change Conference 2017 (COP23)
Two years after the historic Paris Agreement on climate change, this year's UN climate conference will focus on the way ... More
Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference 2017
RISK Program invited to take part in panel discussions at Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference. More
World Bosai Forum
RISK Program to present state-of-the-art research findings on multi-agent models, highlighting the importance of systemi... More
The relationship between social conflict and natural resources
IIASA researcher Alison Heslin will discuss the complicated links between food and violence at the 3rd International Con... More
South Africa Workshop: Assessing the impact of road development on natural capital
Scaling impacts of major road and infrastructure development on African biodiversity and natural capital from local to c... More
CO-designing the Assessment of Climate CHange Costs (COACCH) Project Kick-Off Meeting
IIASA scientists will be traveling to Venice in January for the first meeting of the COACCH Project on the economic impa... More
9th UN-Habitat World Urban Forum
The World Urban Forum (WUF) is the largest United Nations conference on sustainable urban development and cities. Focus ... More
The Second Global Adaptation Network Forum
The 2nd Global Adaptation Network Forum addresses main challenges for climate change adaptation and provides an opportun... More
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GCREEDR 2018
IIASA presents the results of multi-criteria decision analysis project on a number of electricity generation technologie... More
IIASA at EGU 2018
IIASA researchers will participate in the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018, presenting new research on w... More
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Research launch and expert discussion - "Uncovering the hidden cost of internal displacement"
The research launch will let participants learn more about an innovative approach and take part in lively discussions on... More
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Cambridge Conference on Catastrophic Risk (CCCR) 2018
The Cambridge Conference on Catastrophic Risk 2018 discusses recent developments in the field of existential and global ... More
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IIASA at the “Systems Analysis and Decision Analytical Methods with Applications in Energy Transitions, Regional Planning and Socio-Economic Development” workshop in Iran
IIASA provides scientific input to the discussion about methods, which are available to decision-makers to fulfill the i... More
Climate risk management: Facilitating the Dialogue on Loss and Damage
Climate Negotiations More
IIASA at Understanding Risk Forum (UR)
The UR Forum brings together the global community of risk research and practice to discuss innovation in the creation, c... More
FACING GAÏA conversation: Scientist and Artist envision the future
RISK researchers will participate in a conversation on climate change at the Christine König Galerie, Vienna. More
RISK at Adaptation Futures 2018
Adaptation Futures to be held in Cape Town, South Africa from 18-21 June is the world’s premier conference on climate ... More
Risk researchers to provide expert inputs for SASAC
Junko Mochizuki and Piotr Magnuszewski will lead an interactive training at the SASAC ‘s high-level systems analysis c... More
Joint OECD-JRC Workshop “System thinking for critical infrastructure resilience and
security”
Senior research scholar Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler from the RISK program was invited to give a keynote speech at the OECD... More
Climate risks beyond adaptation?
Book launch “Loss and Damage from Climate Change. Concepts, Methods and Policy Options”. More
9th IDRiM conference 2018
This year’s conference is dedicated to the theme of Data Driven Approaches to Integrated Disaster Management hosted by... More
Joint IIASA-BOKU Lecture Series: “Delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals: Systems analytical perspectives on strategies and trade-offs”
The lecture series introduces systems analytical research addressing individual or multiple SDGs. Researchers across di... More
Austrian Launch of IPCC’s report on 1.5 °C Global Warming
Informing the Talanoa dialogue More
The 8th International Conference on Building Resilience (ICBR)
Scientists from the RISK program are contributing to the International Conference on Building Resilience (ICBR), which h... More
Local Conference of Youth (LCOY) Austria 2018
A national event for and by young people who are passionate to fight climate change. More
1st annual workshop for young CCCA researchers
Participatory approaches in climate change and sustainability research: Sharing experiences, best practices and stumblin... More
IIASA at AGU 2018
IIASA researchers and alumni will participate in the 100th Anniversary American Geosciences Union Fall Meeting 2018, pre... More
Participatory workshop
Testing an advanced prototype of ‘Sustainable Urban Heating Simulation’ More
Dialogue event: Climate change adaptation in Vienna
RISK Research Scholar Thomas Schinko will give a talk on “Roles and Responsibilities in Climate Risk Management in Aus... More
Scenarios for climate and societal futures
IIASA scientists will present research and policy analyses related to climate change and sustainability at the Scenarios... More
Scientists4Future press conference
Together with Helga Kromp-Kolb (CCCA, BOKU), Michael Staudinger (CCCA, ZAMG) and Klement Tockner (FWF) RISK researcher T... More
KlimaTag 2019
KlimaTag 2019 aims to provide an overview of current Austrian research activities in the areas of climate change, impact... More
Regional Workshop on Blue Economy, Disaster Risk Financing, and Ocean Infrastructure
Nepomuk Dunz, from the IIASA Risk and Resilience Program, delivered a talk on catastrophe risk management in island econ... More
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction: Driving Action on Disaster Risk Reduction
The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is a biennial multi-stakeholder forum established by the UN General Asse... More
Central European launch of ADB's Asian Development Outlook Report 2019 at IIASA: Strengthening Disaster Resilience
Benno Ferrarini, Lead Editor of the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), will visit IIAS... More
10th IALE World Congress
As members of the PHUSICOS project team, RISK researchers Wei Liu and Juliette Martin will give presentations on "The ev... More
RISK at OECD High Level Risk Forum expert meeting
RISK scholars Thomas Schinko and Reinhard Mechler will be giving two presentations on the topics of "Operationalising Br... More
IDRiM Conference 2019
The 2019 IDRiM Conference will focus on the issues of “Knowledge-based Disaster Risk Management: Broadening the scope ... More
RISK at the symposium “Heavy rainfall – What to Do: Before, During and After”
RISK Research Scholar Thomas Schinko presented results from RESPECT, an ACRP funded project to foster the operationaliza... More
Conference on Loss and Damage 2019
IIASA is a partner in this conference, which focuses on understanding, measuring and governing Loss and Damage for risks... More
RISK Senior Science Advisor John Handmer speaks on wildfires at OECD Conference
On 16th- 17th January 2020, Risk and Resilience Program Senior Science Advisor John Handmer, at the invitation of the OE... More
Flood Resilience Alliance organizes Virtual Learning Event
IIASA’s RISK and Resilience Program researchers, as part of the Flood Resilience Alliance, collaborated with various p... More
Climate change, voting behavior and family policies
IIASA researcher Jonas Peisker is presenting new demographic research at a webinar series organized by the European Asso... More
young&wise Summer Program Vorarlberg
Thomas Schinko and Magdalena Tordy of the Risk and Resilience program are participating in the young&wise Summer Pro... More
Transition Risk Governance Workshop
Risk and Resilience Research Scholar Susanne Hanger-Kopp will be speaking at a virtual workshop on 'Transition risk gove... More
Climate change and transformations at the Red Cross and Red Crescent Climate Summit
‘Risk and Resilience’ Acting Program Director Reinhard Mechler presented research on transformational responses to c... More
Landslide EVO Annual Meeting
Landslide EVO will be having its annual meeting virtually from 14th to 17th September, 2020. Due to the current COVID-19... More
IDRiM Virtual Workshop
The IDRiM Society will hold the IDRiM Virtual Workshop for Interactive Discussions between Senior and Early-Career Scien... More
7th Climate & Environment Film Festival in Baden
Risk and Resilience Deputy Program Director Thomas Schinko will participate in a panel discussion within the 7th Climate... More
INQUIMUS Workshop
The INQUIMUS workshop has been postponed to Spring 2022. IIASA’s Population and Just Societies Program together with t... More
NEWS
"Climate Modernity" - The 24H Challenge: How do we want to live and act in the future in Styria ?
Health fears can increase pandemic isolation habits in older Europeans
How circular waste management systems can benefit the environment
Launch of the Northern African Applied Systems Analysis Centre
How we measure the effects of methane matters for climate policy