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Information on selected events and activities involving IIASA Director General and Chief Executive Officer Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat

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10 December 2018

IIASA researchers will participate in the 100th Anniversary American Geosciences Union Fall Meeting 2018, presenting new research on climate policies, water, air, and more. Yoshihide Wada will be presented with the 2018 Hydrologic Sciences Early Career Award for his outstanding work in hydrologic science. More

26 August 2018

IIASA at the European Forum Alpbach 2018

In August, IIASA leadership and researchers will join global business leaders, investors, and academics in Alpbach, Austria, to discuss courses of action for sustainable change. At the Political Symposium, co-organized by IIASA, researchers, thinkers, and entrepreneurs will examine the relationship between “Diversity and Resilience” and discuss the challenges and opportunities diversity offers to Europe, peace, security, and a sustainable future. More

27 June 2018

South African University Vice Chancellor to lead global research institute

Vice Chancellor of South Africa’s University of KwaZulu-Natal, Dr Albert S. van Jaarsveld, has been appointed as Director General and CEO of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria, starting on 1 October 2018. More

26 June 2018

Pavel Kabat receives Austrian Cross of Honor

IIASA Director General and CEO Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat has been awarded Austria’s highest honor for services to science. More

25 June 2018

Joint IIASA and Austrian Academy of Sciences Lecture: Why Evidence Matters by Dame Anne Glover of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Life is full of decisions and some of the most important of these are taken by governments on our behalf. This lecture will examine how evidence is generated which can inform policymaking and who has responsibility for ensuring that the evidence is credible, trusted and ultimately used. More

14 May 2018

Vienna Energy Forum 2018 Special Session

The Vienna Energy Forum 2018 Special Session (VEF18), held at the Vienna International Centre on 14 May, concluded with the message that the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is vital for the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement. More

27 April 2018

Director General of INEEL to visit IIASA

The Director General of the National Institute of Electricity and Clean Energies (INEEL) and former IIASA Colosio Research Fellow, Diego Arjona Argüelles, will be visiting IIASA on Friday 27 April 2018. More

15 April 2018

IIASA Director General visits China

IIASA Director General and Chief Executive Officer Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat is made an official visit to the People's Republic of China on 15-20 April 2018. More

04 April 2018

Special Lecture: Meteorite impact and airbursts as a natural hazard

Professor Dr. Christian Köberl Director General of the Natural History Museum of Vienna and Deputy Head of the Department of Lithospheric Research at the University of Vienna will give a special lecture at IIASA highlighting why meteorite impact and airbursts need to be taken seriously as natural hazards. More

22 March 2018

WMO appoints new chief scientist and research director

The World Meteorological Organization has appointed Pavel Kabat as its first chief scientist and research director. He will lead the overall strategic direction of the WMO science, and its underlying research activities, including the World Climate Research Programme, the World Weather Research Programme and WMO’s Global Atmosphere Watch, which monitors greenhouse gas concentrations, air quality and the ozone layer. More

18 March 2018

IIASA at the 8th World Water Forum

IIASA Director General and CEO Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat will lead a delegation of researchers to participate in the 8th World Water Forum, the world’s largest water related event, organized by the World Water Council. More

06 March 2018

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Secretary-General Angel Gurría visits IIASA

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurira led a high-level OECD delegation to visit IIASA, the Secretary-General gave a special lecture titled "Better Policies to meet the Systemic Challenges of the 21st Century" at the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, which was followed by the signing of a new OECD-IIASA Memorandum of Understanding. More

26 February 2018