United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
IIASA has worked with UNEP in the following areas:
Fast action could cut near-term climate change
A new report written by an international team, including members of the IIASA GAINS project, was launched today in London ahead of next weeks COP17 climate meeting in Durban. More
Food & water
Options Magazine, Summer 2011: 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. More
Informing the International Community
Since its beginnings in the midst of the Cold War, IIASA has been a natural convener of and contributor to integrated international scientific assessment, working with international scientists from differing disciplines to provide robust scientific information to decision makers. More
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
IPCC is the leading international body for the assessment of climate change. More
New pollutant assessment urges fast action to limit warming
A new assessment, released today at a UNFCCC meeting in Bonn, identifies the complementary benefits to human health and the environment of reducing black carbon and ozone, pollutants that are also implicated in global temperature rise. More