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An international scientific institute that conducts research into critical issues of global environmental, economic, technological, and social change. https://iiasa.ac.at
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The Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2025 on Demographic Perspectives on Migration in the 21st Century co-organized by IIASA, @oeaw.bsky.social, & @univie.ac.at kicked of in Vienna today.

Visit the conference website to see what is in store for the rest of the week: www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/news-eve...
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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The Global Methane Status Report 2025 was released at #COP30 in Belém yesterday.

IIASA researchers worked with colleagues at @unep.org and @ccacoalition.bsky.social to provide the quantitative analysis underpinning the report’s findings.

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November 18, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Against the backdrop of negotiations at #COP30, leading climate scientists have released the Búzios Scientific Statement, offering a clear assessment of the world’s remaining options to return to 1.5°C of warming by the end of the century.

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November 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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☕👓 Your weekend read: Amid #COP30 discussions on interconnected climate & societal risks, IIASA researchers highlight innovative frameworks and tools for understanding systemic risks and guiding more integrated, science-informed policymaking.

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November 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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🚀 IIASA is hiring! We’re looking for an A/V & Computer Support Technician to support meetings, maintain A/V systems, & assist with online conferencing (Teams, Zoom, etc)
🛠️ 1–2 years A/V experience + solid MS Windows/Office skills needed.
Join our IT team! iiasa.ac.at/employment/j... #ITJobs #AVTech
November 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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🚀 New guest editorial from IIASA: Cities are hubs for data and civic participation, yet the potential of citizen science remains untapped.

Gerid Hager, @toddharwell.bsky.social & Inian Moorthy highlight how various initiatives already influence policies.

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November 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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🎇 IIASA is proud to announce that 13 researchers associated with the Institute have again been recognized in the latest @clarivate.com Highly Cited Researchers™ list released this week.

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November 13, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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👏👏 Congratulations to IIASA Population and Just Societies Program Director, Anne Goujon, on being elected Secretary-General and Treasurer of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (@iussp.bsky.social).

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November 12, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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IIASA's recent exploratory workshop titled, Together for water: Fostering collaboration in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), brought together representatives from across the region to explore new pathways for transboundary collaboration on water challenges.

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November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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🌍 IIASA researchers are at #COP30, joining world leaders to discuss how science can drive ambitious climate action.
Our experts are contributing to key side events on adaptation, loss & damage, and resilience. #ClimateAction
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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IIASA researchers have coauthored a report with The Nature Conservancy, identifying where water security threats collide. The report explores how nature-based solutions, paired with enabling policy and finance, can build resilience for people and nature.

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November 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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🌍 Interested in the 2026 IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP)? Join our #YSSP26 Application Webinar for Europe & Asia to learn how to prepare a strong application and hear from alumni.
🗓 19 Nov 2025 | 1-2pm CET
📩 Register by 17 Nov: yssp.admin@iiasa.ac.at
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November 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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✍️ On the blog: Jaewon Son reflects on how participation in the Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) opened doors to collaborations, mentorship, & new opportunities.

🎓 Applications for the 2026 YSSP are open!

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➡️ YSSP application details: iiasa.ac.at/capacity-dev...
October 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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A new international study warns that the global construction sector’s carbon footprint is on track to double by 2050, threatening to derail efforts to meet the Paris Agreement climate targets.

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October 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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🌍 Europe’s climate future under the spotlight!
IIASA’s Keywan Riahi joins Radio Ö1’s Europa-Journal to talk trends, 2040 targets & the Green Deal.
🕕 18:25 CEST | interview led by @miriambeller.bsky.social (in German)
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October 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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New research shows that near-term mitigation could spare future generations around 0.6 meters of sea-level rise caused by emissions between 2020 and 2090, making today’s decisions critical not only for limiting warming but also for coastal impacts.

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October 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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👏👏 Congratulations to IIASA Distinguished Emeritus Research Scholar and Sherpa for Asia, Wolfgang Lutz, on being awarded the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst).

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October 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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IIASA DG John Schellnhuber joined architect Markus Zilker for a public conversation on Sustainable building: using wood as a building material, moderated by @oe1.bsky.social science editor Juliane Nagiller.

📻 Listen to the recording on Ö1 this evening at 21:00 CET.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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🌏 IIASA & the Asian Demographic Research Institute co-host the 4th Asian Population Forum in Shanghai, a key platform of the Asian MetaCentre for Population & Sustainable Development Analysis.
🔗 Register: iiasa.ac.at/events/oct-2...
October 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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🌍 Applications for #YSSP2026 are open!
Spend your summer at IIASA in Austria with researchers from around the world tackling global challenges.
🧠 For advanced PhD students
🗓️ 1 Jun–28 Aug 2026
⏰ Apply by 12 Jan 2026 (midnight CET)
Build your network. Advance your research: iiasa.ac.at/capacity-dev...
October 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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🌍 Justice for resilient development in climate-stressed cities 🌆 How can cities build resilience while ensuring justice?
Join the IIASA Urban Futures Hub for the 3rd Urban Futures Series:
🗓 Oct 23 | 🕐 13:00–14:00 CET | 💻 Online
👉 Register: iiasa.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 20, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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IIASA DG John Schellnhuber will be the keynote speaker at today's @fao.org webinar on developing a resilient and sustainable forest-based bioeconomy, exploring how sustainable wood construction can serve as a nature-based solution to address multiple challenges.

Register here 👉 ow.ly/qjZc50X9yVW
October 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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🌏 We’re hiring! Research Scholar / Modeler – Global Land Carbon Cycle & Land Use Change. Join IIASA’s Exploratory Modeling of Human-Natural Systems & Integrated Assessment and Climate Change research groups groups to advance open-source Earth system models. Apply: iiasa.ac.at/employment/j...
October 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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📢 CALL OPEN!
The Korea Research Foundation–IIASA Postdoctoral Fellowship offers up to 24 months of funded research for Korean PhD holders. Work on climate, systems analysis, and more 🌍

🗓️ Apply by 14 Nov 2025
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October 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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A new study co-led by IIASA researchers and Japanese partners proposes a transparent, inclusive research platform that invites participation from scientists worldwide to ensure that the foundations of climate policy analysis are globally representative.

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October 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM