Disappearing Act: Bolivia’s second largest lake dries up
After Bolivia’s catastrophic drought, a YSSP explores how to help communities adapt
Falling fertility rates: Why do wealthier people have fewer children?
YSSP participant Sara Loo looks at the trend of falling fertility rates through the lens of cultural evolution
Interview: Living in the age of adaptation
Adil Najam on the need for adaptation and our failure to mitigate enough or in time
Interview: A community-based approach to managing human-wildlife conflicts
In an interview, YSSP participant Ziyun Zhu talks about his research on wildlife damage insurance schemes and working as a conservation biologist in his country.
Living to age five: Reducing deadly indoor air pollution in developing countries
Tackling indoor air pollution in developing countries means more children survive to see their fifth birthday and safeguards women’s wellbeing.
Nothing new under the sun?
An interdisciplinary research project explores glo-cal entanglements of power and nature in 18th century Vienna
Bringing satellite data down to Earth
Free access to satellite data is important, but with massive data amounts, innovation is needed to make these data sets accessible and usable beyond experts.
From the Himalayas to the Andes: Crowdsourced disaster risk mapping
A unique collaboration finds common ground on flood risk resilience challenges in Nepal, Mexico, and Peru.
What is driving Pakistan’s water crisis?
Pakistan is facing serious water scarcity problems: what’s driving the issue and what can be done?
Interview: A look back at the Young Scientists Summer Program
An interview with former IIASA director Roger Levien, who first conceived of a program at IIASA for young scientists.