UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
IIASA has worked with UNECE in the following areas:
International assessments
Case Study from IIASA Annual Report 2011: IIASA is a regular contributor to international energy and climate change assessments and projects, the aim of which is to improve the quality and availability of science-based advice to decision makers. More
Integrated Assessment Modelling for negotiations under the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP)
IIASA's Mitigation of Air Pollution & Greenhouse Gases Program develops modeling tools that identify strategies for European efforts to control air pollution in a cost-effective way. More
From RAINS to GAINS and international legislation
The RAINS model was a "pioneer" international negotiations on air pollution, gave non-technical users like diplomats the confidence that they were negotiating on a level playing field. Its successor GAINS does the same, but on a much greater scale. More
Forthcoming Meetings
Task Force on Integrated Assessment Modelling More
Task Force on Integrated Assessment Modelling (TFIAM) under the LRTAP Convention
The Task Force’s main focus is to combine information produced by the various scientific working groups of the LRTAP Convention and through computer models assist in the development of legal instruments More
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