Scientific update
Selected meetings
IIASA at the Global Landscapes Forum
IIASA will co-host a session on Assessing policy impacts across landscapes: The nexus between agriculture, international... More
South African Science Forum
IIASA Director General and CEO Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat is making an extended visit to South Africa from 4-11 December ... More
Workshop on Developing the Arctic Futures Initiative
As part of AFI’s planning phase, IIASA is hosting the Workshop on Developing the Arctic Futures Initiative from Decemb... More
Paris Climate Change Conference (COP21)
As world leaders meet in Paris to set a new global agreement on climate change, IIASA researchers bring their expertise ... More
Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development Forum
IIASA Director General and CEO Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat, IIASA Deputy Director General Nebojsa Nakicenovic, and Special... More
Building bridges between science and policy
In a public lecture, renowned physicist Robbert Dijkgraaf speaks about the paradox of modern science: While research dig... More
Systems Analysis 2015
A major international conference bringing together leading researchers from around the world to discuss the current stat... More
IDRiM 2015: Disaster Risk Reduction: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Growth
This IIASA co-organized event aims to develop a comprehensive road map for India based on a regional framework for earth... More
Earth League Annual Meeting 2015
The Earth League hosts its second annual workshop, focused on science policy support in the lead up to the Paris climate... More
Energy Program to Kick Start CD-LINKS Project on Climate and Development Research
IIASA receives grant from European Union Horizon 2020 for research linking climate mitigation and adaptation policies wi... More
UN Sustainable Development Summit and related events
IIASA, in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) will be involved in a series of import... More
Development of Transport and Infrastructure in Eurasia
This is the fifth workshop in the framework of the IIASA’s project “Challenges and Opportunities of ... More
Global Carbon Project: Workshop on negative emissions
IIASA researchers will participate in a workshop focused on the potential promise and problems of negative emissions as ... More
First Joint JRC-IIASA Summer School on Evidence and Policy
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) and IIASA have collaborated to hold a three-day Summer School, bri... More
IIASA at the European Forum Alpbach 2015 and Alpbach-Laxenburg Group Retreat
In August, IIASA leadership and researchers joined world leaders and academics in Alpbach, Austria to discuss the most p... More
Summer Academy on Economic Growth and Governance of Natural Resources (MSA2015)
A new generation of 57 students and young scientists from 24 countries studied contemporary concepts of the management o... More
Our Common Future Under Climate Change
The international conference, "Our Common Future Under Climate Change," is one of the key scientific events leading up t... More
Vienna Energy Forum 2015
The 2015 Vienna Energy Forum brings together energy experts and policymakers at a key time for energy and climate policy... More
Sustainable Development Solutions Network: Leadership council meeting
On 4-5 June IIASA leaders will take part in the sixth meeting of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Le... More
International Symposium & Public Lecture: “Science-Policy in a Global Context”
2015 represents a watershed year, and arguably the last chance for a generation, for world leaders and national governme... More
IIASA Hosting IPCC Expert Meeting on Scenarios
Energy Program Director, Keywan Riahi, serves as the meeting's organizer and host as well as a member of the meeting's S... More
IIASA at the PAA Annual Meeting 2015
As part of the Wittgenstein Centre, the World Population Program is presenting new research at the Population Associatio... More
30th Scientific Committee Meeting of IGBP, International Symposium & Public Lecture: "Integrated Science for Sustainable
Transitions”
For over two decades the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) has provided critical scientific leadership ... More
IIASA at EGU 2015
IIASA researchers and staff will participate in the European Geophysical Union General Assembly 2015, presenting new res... More
Tropical Futures Initiative
(TFI) Stakeholder Consultation Workshop
In collaboration with World Agroforestry Centre (previously known as ICRAF) and World Wildlige Fund (WWF), IIASA will be... More
Special Public Event: Towards a Sustainable Future
Vital decisions are taking place this year that will shape the future of our planet. Most notably, the world’s nations... More
The World in 2050 (TWI2050) - Interactive Science Meeting
One of the most pressing issues facing the global community post-2015 is how to realize the benefits of future global ec... More
ISI-MIP cross-sectoral workshop
By using the combined knowledge and experience of the ISI-MIP community the ISI-MIP Cross-Sectoral Workshop aims to prov... More
Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2015
The 15th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit will focus on the Sustainable Development Goals and dealing with climate c... More
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