The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is an independent international research institute with National Member Organisations in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe.

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Find out about the six IIASA research programs and their research groups, including their latest research, current projects, models and data, and recent publications.

Nov 26, 2024 · Every summer since 1977, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) has hosted up to 50 doctoral students from around the world in its three-month long Young Scientist Summer Program (YSSP).

Only about 35 countries have a strategy on how to meet biodiversity targets, says Piero Visconti, Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation (BEC) Research Group Leader at IIASA. But in 2022, at COP15 in Montreal, the countries pledged to preserve 30 percent of the planet’s land and seas.

Researchers at IIASA are studying the direct and indirect effects of climate change on health, shedding light on healthy aging drivers and metrics and analyzing interconnections between the components of multi-dimensional national well-being.

Aug 12, 2024 · In a new study, IIASA scientists show that a mix of policy measures, including both technological solutions and behavioral changes, can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from energy use in buildings and transport.

A new IIASA study shows why gender equality trends should be central when planning how societies adapt to and mitigate climate change. A society where women have little access to decision-making or finance or have less education, will be ill-equipped to find and implement solutions, ranging from concrete measures like irrigation or crop ...

Mar 24, 2025 · 02 December 2025 International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria. INQUIMUS workshop 2025 edition: Centering Justice in Climate Risk Management for Transformative Change

IIASA researchers contributed advanced modeling tools and analyses to assess the feasibility and affordability of halving global exposure to high levels of outdoor air pollution by 2040 in a new World Bank Report.