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Food & water
Over the next decade, IIASA will study three interlinked global problem areas: Food and Water, Energy and Climate Change, and Poverty and Equity. The Food and Water Research Area will focus on how to improve the management of the world’s land, water resources, and ecosystems.
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Feeding & fueling the 9 billion—sustainably
Food versus fuel isn't the answer. Integrated land management and sustainable intensification are.
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Photo Bluehead wrasse © 2005 Ken Clifton, tolweb.org

Assessing the impacts of fisheries-induced evolution
Pressure from large-scale commercial fishing, as well as intense recreational and sport fishing, is accelerating evolution in some fish populations and threatening the sustainability of fisheries. Scientists are responding with tools to conduct evolutionary impact assessments that can lead to better management of fisheries.
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Photo: Dr. L. Vaschuk

Russia faces tough climate change challenges
Melting permafrost, dying forests, and fragile ecosystems, combined with poor resource management, means climate change could hit the Russian people especially hard.
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Photo © ILRI / S. Mann

Flexibility in livestock systems—More from less
High quality feed, improved breeding, and reduced disease significantly improve production.
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IIASA looks to the future in European Nitrogen Assessment
GAINS model shows rise in damaging agricultural nitrogen.
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