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UN Human Development Report relies on IIASA projections
IIASA population and education projections underlie the United Nations Human Development Report 2013, which shows development gains in the Southern Hemisphere during the last several years. More
Media Information: IIASA at EGU
IIASA researchers are available to speak to journalists at the European Geophysical Union General Assembly in Vienna from 7 to 11 April, 2013. More
Media Briefing: Experts to discuss population dynamics and sustainability
A media briefing took place on 25 March at 13:00 in Vienna, on aging populations, low fertility levels, and inequalities in life expectancy and health. More
UN sustainable energy initiative could help limit climate change
The UN’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative, if successful, could make a significant contribution to the efforts to limit climate change to target levels, according to a new analysis from IIASA and ETH Zurich. More
Smarter use of nutrients will help clean up the planet, say scientists
IIASA researchers contributed to a new report that highlights the problems of nitrogen and phosphorus pollution, and proposes global solutions to help balance food production with pollution from fertilizers. More
World Water Scenarios Initiative launches at IIASA
Today, senior representatives from government and non-government organizations, business and academia gathered at IIASA in Laxenburg, Austria to discuss the launch of a new initiative to assess the current and future states of water resources around the world and the options that we have for managing water-related challenges. More
PNAS: Shareholder responsibility could spur shift to sustainable energy
Allowing shareholders to be held liable for the damages that companies cause to the environment and people could help transform the world’s energy system towards sustainability, according to new research published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). More
Nature: Political action the biggest swing factor in meeting climate targets
The most important factor affecting the likelihood of limiting climate change to internationally agreed targets is when people start to do something about it, according new research from IIASA, ETH Zurich, and other institutions. More
Nature Climate Change: Action by 2020 key for limiting climate change
Limiting climate change to target levels will become much more difficult to achieve, and more expensive, if action is not taken soon, according to a new analysis from IIASA, ETH Zurich, and NCAR. More
Evolution: Social exclusion leads to cooperation
Social exclusion as a punishment strategy helps explain the evolution of cooperation, according to new IIASA research. More
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