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On 16 December Oliver Vitouch, Rector of AAU, and Pavel Kabat, Director General and Chief Executive Officer of IIASA, signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Vienna. More
On 25 November, IIASA Director General and CEO Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat joins an Industrial Development Board side event on the post-2015 development agenda. The event will consist of a high-level panel discussion and presentation of the prototype Global Sustainable Development Report. More
Third Workshop of the IIASA project on “Challenges and Opportunities of Economic Integration within a Wider European and Eurasian Space”. The workshop will focus on major issues related to the compatibility and costs of technical regulations used by different countries of the wider European and Eurasian Space and also on the non-tariff barriers affecting trade between those countries. More
Environmental management presents major challenges, and a variety of obstacles stand in the pathways to solutions. These obstacles, however, also present opportunities, and Simon Levin will explore some of these. More
IIASA Director General and CEO, Professor Dr Pavel Kabat will join UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the second United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries. More
The Japan Committee for IIASA, together with the United Nations University Institute for Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) have organized a seminar to publicize IIASA’s recent research activities and to discuss the possibility to expand collaboration with the Japanese research community. More
On 10 October, IIASA Director General and CEO, Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat will give a public lecture on the benefits of systems analysis for policy support at Tsinghua University. The lecture will be introduced by Tsinghua University's President Chen, a member of the Alpbach-Laxenburg Group. More
The International Symposium for Next Generation Infrastructure 2014, hosted by IIASA in Laxenburg, is looking at how resilient infrastructure systems can meet the needs of twice today's population with half the resources. More
IIASA Director General and CEO, Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat will join top political leaders and key representatives from media, businesses and research institutions at the third edition of the European Intersectoral Summit on Research and Innovation (EISRI), at the European Parliament in Brussels. More
This September IIASA leaders will take part in a series of meetings related to the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). More
Members of IIASA's external evaluation committee will visit the Institute to begin their evaluation of three IIASA research programs: World Population, Evolution and Ecology, and Ecosystems Service and Management. More
A unique international conference brings together the world's leading practitioners of high-level science advice to governments. IIASA Director General and CEO Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat will speak alongside distinguished presenters including Professor Ian Chubb, Chief Scientist for Australia, Professor Anne Glover, Chief Science Adviser to the President of the European Commission, and Sir Mark Walport, Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Government. More
In August, IIASA leadership and researchers joined world leaders and academics in Alpbach, Austria to discuss the most pressing problems of our time at a meeting of the newly formed Alpbach-Laxenburg Group. More
A delegation from the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) visited IIASA on 26 June and agreed to enhance collaboration between the two organizations. The visit followed a high-level event in Vienna on the Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy, at which IIASA Director General and CEO, Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat gave a keynote speech. More
IIASA Director General and CEO Prof. Dr. Pavel Kabat delivers a keynote lecture at the first Potsdam Summer School. He will describe IIASA's flagship Arctic research initiative, which aims to help policymakers in the changing Arctic. More
As the European Commission seek to expand collaborations in Austria, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research, and Economy for research institutes and academia in Austria is hosting a delegation from the Joint Reseach Centre. As part of their visit IIASA Director General and CEO Prof. Dr. Pavel Kabat will present IIASA's work and recent research. More
IIASA Director General and CEO, Professor Dr Pavel Kabat takes part in the Leadership Council of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network in Beijing as well as holding high-level consultations with IIASA’s National Member Organization, the National Natural Science Foundation of China. More
Earth League members will meet following the release of the latest climate report from the IPCC, for a workshop entitled, "A World Under 2-4 degrees Warming." More
On the occasion of IIASA’s Global Think Tank Core Group Meeting, which will be taking place on 12-13 March at IIASA there will be a series of short lectures byProfessor Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Dr. Petr Aven and Albert van Jaarsveld followed by a moderated debate with IIASA staff. More
Jeffrey Sachs discussedthe need to address the intertwined challenges of economic development, social inclusion and environmental sustainability holistically as part of The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the Austrian Academy of Sciences joint public lecture series. More
Attaining Energy, Water and Food Security for All: is the theme of this year's Dehli Sustainable Development Summit which will feature world leaders and experts discussing issues regarding global sustainability. IIASA Director General and CEO Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat, andIIASA Deputy Director General Nebojsa Nakicenovic will both be speaking at the Summit to be held in New Delhi from 6-8 February. More
A pioneering collaboration within the international scientific community provides comprehensive projections of climate change effects, ranging from risks to crop yields to the spread of malaria. More
December 2013. Options Magazine, Winter 2013/2014 How will climate change affect people around the world? The new ISI-MIP project, a collaboration including 30 research institutes around the world, provides the most comprehensive assessment yet. More
IIASA Director General and CEO Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat gives a keynote speech on 26 November at the 2013 World Science Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. More
A meeting last week in Santa Fe brought together a diverse group of scientists and modelers to discuss both theoretical and practical aspects of sustainability research, and how to move between the two. More
IIASA’s Chief Executive Officer and Director Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat, outlined the need for new science, new visions, and new partnerships to tackle global water challenges at the Budapest Water Summit. More
IIASA Director and Chief Executive Officer Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat has been appointed to the Leadership Council of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). More
The newly elected President of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Academician Vladimir Fortov, and an Advisor to the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, Academician Sergey Glaziev, met with IIASA Director and Chief Executive Officer Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat in Moscow to discuss enhanced collaborations with IIASA. More
IIASA Director and Chief Executive Officer Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat will deliver a plenary address at the INFORMS Annual Meeting 2013. The INFORMS Annual Meeting is a prestigious gathering of experts in Big Data, analytics, operations research, and management science taking place on October 6-9, 2013 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. More
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change today released the first portion of its 5th Assessment Report. IIASA research focuses on what to do about this major global problem. More
Recent interdisciplinary research from IIASA was presented at a Lithuanian EU Presidency’s Conference. The event, Horizons for Social Sciences and Humanities, concluded with a call for better integration and implementation of social sciences and humanities into science and research policies. More
Vietnam will join IIASA on 1 November 2013, bringing membership in the Institute to 21 National Member Organizations. More
Researchers say that we are on track to see climate warming of 4 degrees over pre-industrial times, if action is not taken soon. More
High level speakers discussed the role of politics in globalization at the European Forum Alpbach, and added their support to a new global think tank launched by the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the European Forum Alpbach. More
The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the European Forum Alpbach have today launched a new Global Think Tank to address the issues caused by the ongoing global transformation and aid in the creation of sustainable development paths. More
IIASA experts participated in panels at the European Forum Alpbach today focusing on the complex issues around green growth and global development. More
This August, IIASA researchers joined world leaders and academics to discuss the most pressing problems of our time, in an interdisciplinary forum that brings participants from all of the world. More
IIASA and the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW) have formed a new partnership for research and education. More
On 9 July, a delegation of leaders from the Russian oil and gas industry visited IIASA to learn about the Institute’s research and discuss potential cooperation. More
Li Yong, former Vice Minister of Finance for China, was confirmed today as the next Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). More
The new Eurasian Economic Integration Project will assess the prospects of economic interactions of regional alliances on the Eurasian space. More
Many IIASA colleagues will be saddened to learn of the passing of Professor Dr. Wolf Häfele on 5 June 2013, aged 86 years, in Essen, Germany. More
IIASA and the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) have formed a new partnership for research and education. More
Researchers come together to discuss the global impacts of climate change this week at a conference co-organized by IIASA and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. More
On 21 May, IIASA Director and CEO, Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat will give a keynote speech at the Global Water System Project (GWSP) "Water in the Anthropocene: Challenges for Science and Governance. Indicators, Thresholds and Uncertainties of the Global Water System" International Conference, to be held at the Maritim Hotel in Bonn, Germany on 21—24 May, 2013. More
IIASA researchers and Finnish policymakers and scientists met on 16 and 17 May, 2013 to outline a new research agenda addressing the challenges facing the Arctic region. More
A recent visit to Kiev, Ukraine by IIASA Director/CEO Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat highlighted the importance of systems science for policymakers. More
On 8 May, IIASA Director and CEO, Professor Dr. Pavel Kabatwill deliver the opening remarks on the second day of the Organization of the PetroleumExporting Countries (OPEC) Research and Development (R&D) Forum to be held at the OPEC Secretariat Headquarters in Vienna on 7th and 8th May, 2013. More
The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the European Forum Alpbach have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at fostering sustainable solutions to global problems. More
IIASA Director and CEO Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat has been awarded one of the highest distinctions of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for his longstanding contribution to science and the science policy interface, both in the Netherlands and internationally. More
On 10-12 April, IIASA Director and CEO, Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat, Deputy Director Nebojsa Nakicenovic and special advisor Mr. Chin Min Lee visited Mexico to discuss potential collaboration opportunities including membership opportunities and re-launching of a postdoctoral fellowship. More
On 8 April, IIASA Director and CEO, Professor Dr Pavel Kabat, and his special advisor Mr Chin Min Lee travelled to China to have high level meetings to discuss future collaborations with IIASA. More
In honor of World Water Day 2013, IIASA, the NAS, the AAAS and the Office of Science & Technology at the Austrian Embassy present a public forum "Global Water at a Crossroads" with Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat, Director and CEO, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria. More
IIASA and the Australian national science organization, CSIRO, have established new areas for research collaboration in the fields of energy, water, and biodiversity and environmental research. More
On 19 – 21 February, IIASA Director and CEO, Professor Dr. Pavel Kabattravelledto Washington DC, to hold discussions with US and international stakeholders andhighlightIIASA's new flagship project on World Water Futures. More
On 25 February, IIASA Director & CEO Prof. Dr Pavel Kabat will address leading UK scientists, engineers, and decision makers in the fields of complex systems and assessments at the Royal Society in London. More
On 13 February, IIASA Director and CEO Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat and his special advisor Mr Chin-Min Lee met with Abdalla S. El-Badri, Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), at OPEC’s headquarters in Vienna. More
European Union Heads of Mission accredited to the United Nations and Ambassador Mara Marinaki, Managing Director, Global and Multilateral Issues Department, European External Action Service, visited IIASA today to discuss European and international policies and to learn about IIASA’s policy-relevant research in climate, energy, food, water, and the environment. More
On 7 February, IIASA leaders will join the inaugural meeting of the Earth League, a new group of scientists and institutions working together on global issues. More
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
Representatives from Vietnam and Italy have been involved in recent discussions on collaborating further with IIASA. More
On 15 January, Anne Glover, Chief Scientific Adviser to the President of the European Commission visited IIASA to meet with scientific staff and invite their input into policy decisions. More
On 14 January, IIASA Director and CEO Prof. Dr. Pavel Kabat presented the new Global Water Futures: World Water Scenarios Project in Seoul. Korea is a partner in the project, which brings together scientists and decision makers to develop realistic scenarios for water challenges worldwide. More
At an event hosted by the Sustainability Science Centre at the University of Copenhagen, Prof Dr Pavel Kabat argued that only integrated and interdisciplinary research can adequately underpin policies and solutions to resolve major sustainability challenges.. More
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