2014 News Archive
Young scientists win Ukrainian presidential award
Four young scientists have won an award from the Ukrainian president for their forest and land use research in collaboration with IIASA. More
How will climate change transform agriculture?
Climate change impacts will require major but very uncertain transformations of global agriculture systems by mid-century, according to new IIASA research. More
UN climate award goes to IIASA flood resilience program
A collaborative IIASA project on flood resilience has been chosen by theUN’s Momentum for Change initiative as an exemplary Lighthouse Activity in 2014. More
IIASA researchers win GEO Appathon
Growers’ Nation, a mobile app developed by IIASA researchers, has won the 2014 Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Appathon, a global app development competition aimed at unleashing the power of Earth Observations. More
Beyond Sharing Earth Observations
IIASA researcher Linda See and colleagues point to the need to share earth observation calibration and validation data in Nature Correspondence. More
Growers Nation brings citizen science to the farm
A new app designed at IIASA makes agricultural data available for gardeners and smallholder farmers around the world, and allows users to share information and inform future research. More
Climate targets move further from reach
The Global Carbon Project’s 2014 Carbon Budget shows the continuing rise of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2013. Analyses from IIASA researchers and colleagues show the implications for meeting climate targets. More
Climate change to increase forest fire danger in Europe
Climate change is expected to contribute to a dramatic increase in forest fire damage in Europe, but better forest management could mitigate the problem, according to new research from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). More
An elemental balancing act
Options Magazine, Summer 2014: Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus are building blocks of life on Earth. What happens as we drastically change their ratios in the environment? More
Know your planet
Options Magazine, Summer 2014: The Geo-Wiki project’s growing efforts in crowdsourcing land‑cover data could help end “satellite squabbles” in Kenya. More
Symbiosis or capitalism? A new view of forest fungi
A new study suggests that symbiotic relationships between trees and the mycorrhyzae that grow in their roots may not be as mutually beneficial as previously thought. More
Cropland Capture brings a flood of crowdsourced data
IIASA’s crowdsourcing game Cropland Capture ends its six-month campaign next week. Players have already validated more than 4 million square kilometers of land cover. Researchers are now using the data to build a new and improved map of global cropland. More
Brazilian agricultural policy could cut global greenhouse gas emissions
Brazil may be able to curb up to 26% of global greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation by encouraging the intensification of its cattle production, according to a new study from researchers at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and international collaborators. More
Nutrient-rich forests absorb more carbon
The ability of forests to sequester carbon from the atmosphere depends on nutrients available in the forest soils, shows new research from an international team of researchers, including IIASA. More
Cropland Capture Competition
There are now just four more weeks to win prizes in IIASA's Cropland Capture Game! Play now and help science at the same time. More
The tiniest greenhouse gas emitters
Climate feedbacks from decomposition by soil microbes are one of the biggest uncertainties facing climate modelers. A new study from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the University of Vienna shows that these feedbacks may be less dire than previously thought. More
Impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability to climate change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released the second part of its 5th Assessment Report (AR5), “Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability.” IIASA research provides an important input to the report. More
IIASA research underlies IPCC methodology report
How can countries count emissions from land use and land use change? IIASA research underlies a new methodology report for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). More
Better livestock diets to combat climate change and improve food security
The projected transition of livestock systems from pure grazing diets to diets supplemented by higher quality feeds will cut greenhouse gas emissions from land use change globally by as much as 23% by 2030, while improving food availability and farmers’ income, shows new IIASA research. More
Tropical Flagship Initiative launched in Indonesia
IIASA and Indonesian partner institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the kickoff meeting for the Tropical Flagship Initiative in Jakarta this week. More
Providing science to European climate policymakers
IIASA models provided quantitative input to the recent proposal of the European Commission on climate and energy goals for 2030. More
Fertilizer nutrient imbalance to limit food production in Africa
A growing imbalance between phosphorus and nitrogen fertilizer use in Africa could lead to crop yield reductions of nearly 30% by 2050, according to a new study from researchers at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). More
IIASA tackles the tropics
Options Magazine, Winter 2013/2014 With its National Member Organizations in Brazil and Indonesia, IIASA will launch a multi-year flagship project for the Tropics More
IIASA and Future Forests collaborate on exploring the future of the Swedish forest sector
The Future Forests project brings together IIASA researchers and experts in Sweden to understand the future of Swedish forests. More
Model comparison improves estimates of future food demand
An unprecedented comparison of agricultural economic models shows that future demand is likely to exceed previous estimates, with the biggest uncertainties coming from future changes in population and consumption. More
ERC funds IIASA crowdsourcing project
The European Research Council has awarded a highly competitive Consolidator Grant to Steffen Fritz, leader and creator of IIASA’s citizen science project, Geo-Wiki. More
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