COVID19 – Let’s Not Forget the Humans
Nicole Arbour shares why it is important it to remember the human factor in the global pandemic.
EGU2020 – a virtual experience of a first-time conference visit
Jarmo Kikstra, a research assistant in the IIASA Energy Program, shares his experience at EGU2020: Sharing Geosciences Online.
The Cercedilla Manifesto: Advocating for more environmentally and socially sustainable research meetings
Raquel Guimaraes and Debbora Leip argue that it is time for researchers to set an example by making research meetings more sustainable.
Resilience thinking: Preparing for and recovering from COVID-19 in the context of compound risks
Finn Laurien and Reinhard Mechler share how systems resilience measurement can prepare communities facing multiple threats like Covid-19 and disaster and climate risks.
Air travel and COVID-19: How effective are travel bans?
Tamás Krisztin discusses air travel restrictions and how effective they really are in terms of curbing the spread of COVID-19.
IIASA, East and West Germany, and the Cold War: Researching IIASA’s History
Liza Soutschek shares her journey in researching the institute’s history relating to the Cold War for her PhD dissertation.
COVID-19: An unprecedented shock to social and economic systems
Erich Striessnig discusses the risks posed by COVID-19 and shares research insights around the socioeconomic indicators related to the pandemic in Austria.
Research-on-demand?
Leena Ilmola-Sheppard discusses the value of using novel research methods to produce fast results to inform policies that address immediate problems like the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Explaining the COVID-19 outbreak and mitigation measures
Raya Muttarak writes about what we have learnt about the COVID-19 outbreak so far, and how collective mitigation measures could influence the spread of the disease.
Is India’s Ujjwala cooking gas program a success or failure?
Abhishek Kar shares his thoughts on the Indian government’s Ujjwala program, which aims to scale up household access to Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for clean cooking.