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An international scientific institute that conducts research into critical issues of global environmental, economic, technological, and social change. https://iiasa.ac.at
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In December, IIASA researchers participated in the @agu.org Fall Meeting 2025 - one of the world’s largest annual conferences in Earth, climate, and environmental sciences.

Andre Nakhavali shares some reflections and experiences from the event on #IIASAInsights.

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January 16, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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Climate impacts aren’t just about money.
A new IIASA study introduces the wellbeing cost of carbon, measuring how today’s emissions translate into lost Years of Good Life (YoGL), especially for younger generations. 🌍
📄 Published in Global Sustainability: iiasa.ac.at/news/jan-202...
January 15, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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A team including experts from IIASA and @wuvienna.bsky.social has calculated the economic impact of diabetes across 204 countries from 2020 to 2050, finding that compared to other diseases, such as Alzheimer’s or cancer, the economic impact is enormous.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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The end of the the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) exposes growing data gaps. A new @nature.com Communications Sustainability commentary led by IIASA's @dilekfraisl.bsky.social shows why citizen science must play a stronger role in official statistics.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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Apply now! Join the IIASA Summer School for Systems Modeling (29 June–10 July 2026). Two weeks of hands-on modeling for sustainability - energy, climate, ecosystems & more.
🎓 Master’s, PhD & postdocs welcome
📅 Deadline: 26 Feb
💻 R/Python skills recommended
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December 23, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Season’s greetings from IIASA ✨ Thanks to our Member Organizations, partners, and colleagues for a year of advancing science for policy - from climate and sustainability research to new tools for systems analysis. Wishing our global community a hopeful, science-informed New Year.
December 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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What happens to essential maternal and child healthcare when floods or extreme heat make it harder for families to reach clinics and for health workers to deliver services?

@joborghi.bsky.social shares perspectives & insights from the @reachproject-lshtm.bsky.social.

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December 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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IIASA recently introduced its latest innovation to country teams of the FABLE Consortium: the Public Policy Lab (PPL), an interactive platform designed to help stakeholders explore, develop, and assess national food and land-use pathways together.

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December 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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🌊 Call for abstracts! @egu.eu
We’re inviting research on past, present & future sea-level change, extreme events, and coastal impacts.
If your work advances understanding of sea-level drivers or projections, we want to hear from you.
👉 Submit your abstract by 15 Jan! www.egu26.eu/session/56781
December 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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⚖️ IIASA hosted the 2025 INQUIMUS conference, which explored how justice considerations can be centered in climate risk management, & adaptation endeavors in research & practice. It highlighted that justice aspects need to be placed at the center of managing climate risks

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December 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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IIASA Deputy Director General Karen Lips & IIASA Water Security Research Group Leader Taher Kahil visited Egypt to participate in the Innovation Research Commercialization Expo (IRC 2025) & meet with representatives of Egypt’s Institute of National Planning.

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December 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Rising emissions of hydrogen have added to warming temperatures and amplified the impact of methane, one of the most potent greenhouse gases, according to new research in @nature.com. The study provides the first comprehensive accounting of hydrogen sources and sinks.

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December 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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European governments worried about population decline often focus on encouraging people to have more children. New research however shows that investment in public health to reduce preventable deaths could be a simpler immediate alternative.

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December 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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⚖️ Researchers have mapped 3 decades of income inequality data in 151 nations, finding that while income inequality is worsening for half the world’s people, effective policy may also be helping to bridge the gap in certain regions.

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December 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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IIASA researchers are contributing to key sessions at #EGU26 - submit your abstracts by 15 Jan! Topics include:
🌍 Climate resilience
🎓 Sustainability education
⚡ Energy transitions
🚨 Multi-hazard warnings
🔮 Climate & societal futures
More info: connect.iiasa.ac.at/opportunitie... @egu.eu
December 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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👏👏 Congratulations to IIASA Energy, Climate, and Environment Program Director, Keywan Riahi, on being reappointed to the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change for a second term from 2026 to 2030.

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December 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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🤖 From AI Ethics to Citizen Literacy - Challenges and Directions

Join us for the next IIASA AI for Climate Science seminar featuring Eugenia Stamboliev from the University of Vienna.

📅 1 Dec
⏰ 15:00-16:30 CET

Info & registration 👉 iiasa.ac.at/events/dec-2...

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November 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Dreaming of a high-impact research career? Apply for the 2026 IIASA YSSP! 🌟Early-career researchers from Sub-Saharan Africa: join our 2-hour YSSP Masterclass for insider tips, proposal guidance, and chats with IIASA experts & alumni.
📅 4 Dec | 1pm CET
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November 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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COP30: Progress or just more promises? IIASA experts weighed in, reflecting on missed chances & what’s needed now. The Búzios Scientific Statement set clear benchmarks, adaptation advanced, and Indigenous voices grew stronger - but real action now depends on the details. iiasa.ac.at/news/nov-202...
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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“The most powerful of all tools is an evidence-based, convincing & beautiful narrative.”- IIASA DG John Schellnhuber. A pioneer of the carbon-budget framework, he calls the fight against global warming “the biggest investment opportunity of all time” in @financialtimes.com agc.ft.com/funding-the-...
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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☕📰 Weekend read: In a new expert opinion article in Science, IIASA Population and Just Societies Program Director, Anne Goujon, explores why the future of global population trends is more uncertain today than at any point in recent decades.

📖 Read the full article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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🎙️ Anastasia Lijadi, Executive Assistant to the Deputy Director General & IIASA Gender Equality & DEI Officer, is featured in the REvaluation podcast by the Austrian Platform for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation (@fteval.bsky.social)!

🎧 Listen here: podcast.fteval.at/2076917/epis...
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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✍️ New on the blog: During their participation in the 2025 #YSSP, Jack Vahnberg and Steffen Lohrey reflected on how short-term rentals shape our environmental and social footprint. Their insights highlight why sustainable research practices matter.

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November 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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The Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2025 on Demographic Perspectives on Migration in the 21st Century co-organized by IIASA, @oeaw.bsky.social, & @univie.ac.at kicked of in Vienna today.

Visit the conference website to see what is in store for the rest of the week: www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/news-eve...
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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The Global Methane Status Report 2025 was released at #COP30 in Belém yesterday.

IIASA researchers worked with colleagues at @unep.org and @ccacoalition.bsky.social to provide the quantitative analysis underpinning the report’s findings.

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November 18, 2025 at 9:32 AM