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News
24 August 2026
Project "G/ArtenLeben": Turning gardens into biodiversity hotspots together
How can private gardens help support biodiversity in Austria? The new IIASA citizen science project G/ArtenLeben brings science and gardening practice together. At three G/ArtenCafés in Lower Austria, hobby gardeners are invited to contribute their knowledge and experience to research and work alongside scientists to explore how gardening can help biodiversity thrive.
06 August 2026
IIASA Director General: "This could be the coolest summer of the century"
As Austria experienced record-breaking temperatures on 4 August 2026, with more than 50 weather stations reporting all-time highs, IIASA Director General Professor Hans Joachim Schellnhuber joined Austrian public radio Ö1's Mittagsjournal to discuss what these extremes mean for the future, as well as why society must prepare for a much hotter climate.
06 July 2026
Young changemakers recognized: IIASA Climate Champions mark the end of their journey
Students from Lower Austria and Vienna were recognized for their commitment to climate action and received their certificates at IIASA in Laxenburg.
Events
Johannessaal, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna
Inaugural Howard Raiffa Lecture: The Ethics of National Security Decisions: Lessons from the Social Sciences
Seminar Room 1, Bäckerstraße 13, 1010 Vienna
ANFOS contribution to workshop on the possible effects of nuclear war
Hybrid: online and at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Public lecture: Digitalization and AI within planetary boundaries
Focus
07 August 2026
Researchers Highlight the Need for Ambitious Climate Policy as Austria Faces a Record-Breaking Heatwave
In an interview with Austria's ORF, IIASA researcher Daniel Huppmann explained how the country's current heat extremes align with decades of climate science and what they mean for Austria's future.
21 July 2026
The people carrying decision science forward
Participants in the inaugural Raiffa Academy return to universities, governments and international organizations with new tools, new collaborators and shared approaches.
Projects
Nature Based Smart Water Grids for Integrated Water and Drought (WATERGRID)
Transitioning towards sustainable mobility through co-creation with children: the case of mini blocks (Hop&Mop4 +CitySpace)
Distributional implications of carbon pricing: energy costs, revenue recycling, and co-benefits (DICaP)
