IIASA - Options Magazine http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Options/index.html International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis,Laxenburg Austria - Science for Global Insight - Options Magazine http://www.iiasa.ac.at/img/bblu_06.jpg http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Options/index.html IIASA - Options Magazine The quest for clumsy solutions in Nepal s mountains A simple cable system carrying milk across a valley in the Mahabharat Mountains provides insight into a complex theory of world views and conflict resolution. http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Options/index.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:46:00 EST Education spells hope for world wellbeing Strong further investment in education in the developing world is needed if the potential benefits of education are to be realized. ../Admin/INF/feature_articles/Options/2011/education_spells_hope.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:46:00 EST Beating the poverty trap IIASA research shows that microinsurance, when integrated with additional adaptive measures, is much more effective than microinsurance alone in preventing people from falling into a poverty trap. ../Admin/INF/feature_articles/Options/2011/poverty_trap.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:46:00 EST The role of human behavioral games in international negotiations Karl Sigmund, an IIASA mathematician, works in a world of games. ../Admin/INF/feature_articles/Options/2011/behavioral_games.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:46:00 EST Poverty alleviation is about people New research aims to discover more about the people on the receiving end of our current aspirations to expand energy access. http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Options/index.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:46:00 EST