In 2022, flooding displaced millions of people in Pakistan. An international team of researchers used open data and tools to help understand differences in vulnerability to floods and better predict displacement in the future. Read more 👉 iiasa.ac.at/news/sep-202... @lisathalheimer.bsky.social

Policymakers, researchers, & practitioners met in Berlin for the Firelogue project’s final event, marking a milestone in efforts to strengthen wildfire resilience in Europe. The meeting also offered a platform to present an Integrated Wildfire Risk Management Strategy. 👉 iiasa.ac.at/news/sep-202...

IIASA in the news 📰 "That is science diplomacy not as an add-on, but as a centre of gravity - a vision embodied at Science in Action: Five Global Challenges, One Shared Future, co-convened by IIASA, the @royalsociety.org, and @ukri.org." www.londondaily.news/alexis-roig-...

🤖🌍 Session 5 Recap | Science in Action Speakers explored how AI & big data can transform climate resilience, land use, and science - while warning of risks. Highlights ⬇️ @royalsociety.org @ukri.org #ScienceInAction #AI #Sustainability #IIASAUK

An amazing bunch to follow. If you’re interested in latest science, events or webinars about emerging risks from climate extremes, have a look at the @riskkan.bsky.social starter pack. @iiasa.ac.at @climate.columbia.edu

📸The #ForestNavigator consortium has quickly grown into a great team🌎🤝 At our Annual Meeting in Bologna, today’s focus in the afternoon: 📊Accelerator session (data visualisation) 🌲National models #EUforests #ClimatePolicy @iiasa.ac.at

The ÖGA conference 2025, hosted by Hermine Mitter @uni-graz.at started with excellent key-notes by Petr Havlik @iiasa.ac.at , Monika Hartmann @unibonn.bsky.social , and Sophie Helaine @ec.europa.eu More to see tomorrow Friday! More information: oega.boku.ac.at/tagungen/oeg...

Agriculture is key for EU prosperity, resilience & climate action. 🌱 At #ÖGA2025, Petr Havlik presented our joint paper today with @brightspace-project.eu & LAMASUS 🔗 doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #ClimatePolicy #FoodSecurity #EUCompetitiveness @iiasa.ac.at

⚡ Recap | Science in Action Session 4: Unconventional Climate-Neutral Energy At last week’s @royalsociety.org event with @ukri.org, speakers debated the role of nuclear fusion, SMRs & other unconventional tech in the race to #NetZero. Highlights ⬇️ #IIASAUK #ScienceInAction

IIASA is proud to be part of @zcralliance.bsky.social, building resilience to climate hazards worldwide. Their new report, Adaptation finance and the private sector, explores why relying on business alone to close the adaptation finance gap won’t work. 🔽🔽🔽

🏙️ Join us for, Built Environments for a Cooler Planet: Sustainable Urbanization Pathways for the World of 2075 hosted by IIASA, @aalto.fi, and the Research Council of Finland. 📅 2 October 2025 📍 Espoo, Finland + Online 👉 Register: www.aalto.fi/en/events/bu... ℹ️ www.aalto.fi/en/events/bu...

🌱🛰️ IIASA will host the first author meeting of the @ipbes.net Spatial Planning and Connectivity Assessment. The assessment will provide the scientific foundations & practical tools that countries need to achieve global biodiversity targets. Read more 👉 iiasa.ac.at/news/sep-202... @oeaw.bsky.social

🌍 Recap | Science in Action Session 3: Overshoot, Tipping Points & Transformation. @royalsociety.org @ukri.org Speakers explored what it means to exceed 1.5°C and how to accelerate change. Highlights ⬇️ #ScienceInAction #ClimateAction

🌍 Recap from Science in Action Session 2: Climate, Health & Biodiversity - at @royalsociety.org with @ukri.org Speakers explored how health, ecosystems & climate are deeply interconnected. Highlights ⬇️ 📷 Debbie Rowe

🌍🤝 IIASA and @lshtm.bsky.social have signed a five-year MoU to tackle global health and climate challenges. Together we will advance One Health, integrate health into IIASA models, explore climate-nature-health links, and build capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa. More 👉 iiasa.ac.at/news/sep-202...

And here comes Overshoot Podcast number 3 🎧. @iiasa.ac.at 's Keywan Riahi talks about Carbon Dioxide Removal: Sustainability Constraints and Opportunities: overshootconference.org/the-overshoo... and here: open.spotify.com/episode/4yPi...

A new @nature.com study by @ethz.ch with IIASA, @climateanalytics.org, @ox.ac.uk & partners traces today’s extreme heat back to fossil fuel & cement industry emissions. 😶‍🌫️ 180 producers = ~60% of CO₂ since 1850 ⚖️ Companies, not just nations, must be held accountable. 🔗 iiasa.ac.at/news/sep-202...

🌳🌳Join us in Vienna on 18 September! IIASA DG Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber and architect Markus Zilker will take part in the next @oe1.bsky.social Publikumsgespräch: Sustainable building: using wood as a building material. Learn more and register: 🔗 iiasa.ac.at/events/sep-2...

“Softening climate goals? That would be irresponsible.” IIASA Program Director Keywan Riahi, one of the world’s leading climate scientists and a member of the EU’s Scientific Advisory Board, is urging policymakers to stand firm on the EU’s 2040 climate target. Read the full interview ⏬

Exciting for me to be here in the same room as Tim Lenton and John Schellnhuber as their words are seared into my soul.

Live from Science in Action @royalsociety.org Opening remarks from John Schellnhuber (IIASA DG) & Sir Adrian Smith set the stage. In today’s Science Diplomacy session, speakers stressed: -Trusted networks beyond politics -Science diplomacy as resilience -Collective action across the Global South

Happening TODAY! Science in Action: Five Global Challenges, One Shared Future 🕘 09:00–19:00 BST | 📍@royalsociety.org Science, policy & diplomacy to address the world’s most pressing challenges. Watch this space as we share updates from the event. #ScienceInAction #IIASAUK #RoyalSociety #UKRI

⚡Session Spotlight: Unconventional Climate-Neutral Energy Could fusion & small modular reactors help the UK reach net zero? Join experts at #ScienceInAction to debate nuclear’s promise, risks & role in a fair energy transition. 9 Sept | 📍@royalsociety.org, with @ukri.org iiasa.ac.at/scienceinact...

🚨 Interested in risks from extreme events in the context of environmental change? The call for new @riskkan.bsky.social Steering Committee members is now open! 👇

🚜🌱 New research in @britishecologicalsociety.org shows how Farmer Clusters - groups of neighboring farmers - can restore biodiversity across Europe. Coauthored by IIASA’s Gerid Hager with the FRAMEwork Consortium: 11 clusters, 9 countries, 1 goal. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🌍 Carbon storage is not a limitless climate solution. A new IIASA-led study in @nature.com shows that safe, practical underground carbon storage could reduce warming by only 0.7°C – almost 10 times less than earlier estimates of 6°C. Read more 🔗 iiasa.ac.at/news/sep-202... @gidden.bsky.social

🌍 First international conference on climate overshoot at IIASA! 📅 30 Sep–2 Oct 📍Laxenburg, Austria As we edge closer to the 1.5 °C limit, understanding the implications of overshoot has never been more urgent. Join leading experts to explore this critical risk. 🔗 iiasa.ac.at/news/sep-202...

🌍 How can cities become climate-friendly & inclusive by 2075? IIASA, the Research Council of Finland and @aalto.fi invite you to: Built environments for a cooler planet: Sustainable urbanization pathways for the world of 2075. 📅 2 Oct 2025 ⏰ 12:00-17:00 CEST ✍️ Register: iiasa.ac.at/events/oct-2...

🔥 5 big questions. 5 reasons to attend. On 9 Sept, leading voices in science, policy & diplomacy meet at the Royal Society, London for #ScienceInAction. ❓ How can science rebuild trust across a divided world? 📍 @royalsociety.org | 📅 9 Sept 2025 @ukri.org 👉 iiasa.ac.at/ScienceInAct... #IIASAUK

📣 Join us for the sixth session of the IIASA AI for Climate Science Seminar series! ⛈️ Topic: Adverse (and extreme) weather and the renewable energy system 📅 3 Sep 2025 | ⏰ 14:00-15:30 CET 🎤 With Irene Schicker (Geosphere Austria) ✍️ Register: iiasa.ac.at/events/sep-2... @kornhuber.bsky.social

⏳ Last chance to register - deadline 31 August! IIASA, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and The Royal Society are hosting "Science in Action: Five Global Challenges, One Shared Future" at The Royal Society in London. 📅 9 Sep 📲 Register here: iiasa.ac.at/events/sep-2...

🔍 Session spotlight: The Hi-Tech Way to Sustainability at The Royal Society 📅 9 Sep 📲 Register here: connect.iiasa.ac.at/networks/eve...

🔍Session spotlight: Planetary Crisis and Overshoot Management at @royalsociety.org 📆 9 Sep, with @ukri.org 📲register here: iiasa.ac.at/events/sep-2...

The @ipcc.bsky.social has announced the authors for its Seventh Assessment Report (#AR7). With 3 Coordinating Lead Authors & 10 Lead Authors, IIASA will play a key part in delivering the best available knowledge to guide effective and equitable climate action. 🔗 iiasa.ac.at/news/aug-202...

🌍IIASA researcher @nkwasa.bsky.social participated in the #KenyaNationalResearchFestival 2025 where he contributed to discussions on climate-smart agriculture & policy solutions for food security, and hosted a training session on systems analysis. ℹ️ iiasa.ac.at/events/aug-2...

🌍 IIASA joins the European Forum Alpbach 2025 as a reporting partner in its 80th year! Our session with @karenrlips.bsky.social explores how openness can build trust, spark climate action, and bridge Global North–South partnerships for a resilient future. #EFA25 iiasa.ac.at/events/aug-2...

🌍 Session spotlight: Science Diplomacy in a Fragmented World at @royalsociety.org, with @ukri.org 📅 9 Sep📲 register here: connect.iiasa.ac.at/networks/eve... 🔍🧵

Join us to explore “One Health” at "Science in Action: Five Global Challenges, One Shared Future". Discover how human, animal & environmental health connect and learn strategies to tackle the climate–health nexus. 📆 9 Sept @royalsociety.org @ukri.org 🔴register now: iiasa.ac.at/events/sep-2...

📅 Save the Date: 9 Sep at @royalsociety.org 🌍 Five global challenges. One shared future. ⚠️ Places are limited and filling quickly – register now to secure your seat. 👉 More info: iiasa.ac.at/events/sep-2... @ukri.org

🔍 Research spotlight: IIASA’s Christian Folberth & colleagues have been featured in Eos, the news magazine of @agu.org - an honor given to fewer than 2% of all AGU papers. Their study adapts global farm metrics to local needs, making sustainability data relevant and useful. ▶️ eos.org/editor-highl...

✍️ New on the blog: Uncovering views on environmental justice and the value of nature. IIASA researchers Xiran Dong and Elliott Woodhouse, along with 2025 YSSP participant Veronika Schick, share insights from their session at the recent IIASA Interaction Festival. 👉 iiasa.ac.at/blog/aug-202...

IIASA, @ukri.org and @royalsociety.org are bringing together scientific leaders to strengthen engagement across science, policy, and diplomacy. Join us as we identify opportunities to drive lasting solutions to global challenges! 📅 9 September 2025 ✍️ Register: iiasa.ac.at/events/sep-2...

🎇 Congratulations to IIASA researchers Gregor Kiesewetter, Fabian Wagner, & Laura Wieser, who are among the authors of an article led by Marina Romanello of @ucl.ac.uk, chosen as winning National Champion for the UK in the 3rd edition of the Frontiers Planet Prize👏👏 👉 iiasa.ac.at/news/aug-202...

Join us for the fifth session of the IIASA AI for Climate Science seminar series featuring Veronika Eyring from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the University of Bremen. 📅 6 Aug 2025 ⏰ 14:00 - 15:30 CET ℹ️ iiasa.ac.at/events/aug-2... ✍️ iiasa.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @kornhuber.bsky.social

A new study by researchers from IIASA and @pku1898.bsky.social show that sustainable management of fluorocarbons - a potent greenhouse gas commonly used in refrigeration - could prevent up to 8 billion tonnes of CO₂-equivalent emissions by 2060. 👉 iiasa.ac.at/news/aug-202... @pubs.acs.org

🔥🔥New IIASA research shows that addressing social & economic vulnerability will be a key factor in mitigating the scale of financial damage due to wildfires & emphasizes sustainable development as essential to reducing climate-related impacts. 👉 iiasa.ac.at/news/jul-202... @yilinghwong.bsky.social

🌞 Yesterday, 14 children aged 6 to 9 visited IIASA as part of the Biedermannsdorf Ferienspiel to learn about our research and explore the biodiversity of Schlosspark Laxenburg. We look forward to welcoming many more young explorers this summer. Watch this space for updates on their adventures! 🔎🪲🐛

Mining does not deliver the sustained economic benefits often claimed, while informal mining is a major driver of deforestation, according to a comprehensive new study that analyzed the environmental and economic impacts of mining in Brazil. 👉 iiasa.ac.at/news/jul-202... @natureportfolio.nature.com

✍️ On the blog: IIASA researcher Pratik Patil reflects on how researchers and research institutes can respond more effectively to the emerging polycrisis with transformative approaches and frameworks to facilitate public understanding and policy. Read the article 👉 iiasa.ac.at/blog/jul-202...

🌞 This week, local children aged 6-14 visited IIASA as part of the Laxenburger Feriensommer. The kids were interviewed by Donaukanal TV explaining complex concepts in their own words and sharing that even “green bugs” spark big questions 🐛🪲🦗 🎥 Watch: www.donaukanal.tv/2025/07/23/l... (in German)