Preventing a water crisis at the US-Mexico border
The USA and Mexico must cooperate in order to preserve the river that connects and divides them.
Female-headed households hit harder by climate change
New research shows why women-headed households are more economically vulnerable to climate-related shocks
Leave no SDG behind
Science has an important role in supporting new global social contract and the 2030 agenda
Diversity in dialogue
Tarja Halonen, the first female president of Finland, discusses equality and diversity with IIASA staff.
Interview: Businesses now have social goals
Interview from Alpbach: Michael Perkinson on sustainable development and the private sector.
Interview: An occasion for innovation
Interview from Alpbach: Former WTO Director General Pascal Lamy on the role of trade in sustainable development
Interview: Science through the language of art
Gloria Benedikt joined IIASA in 2015 where she combines science and art to help solve global challenges.
The land of the midnight sun: Science to policy in the Arctic Council
As the first YSSP participant of the Arctic Futures Initiative, Gosia Smieszek seeks ways to bring science closer to decision-making in the Arctic Council.
Playing at flood resilience: Using games to help vulnerable communities
Gaming can bring a valuable, systems-analysis approach to resilience in flood-prone communities.
Modeling Vienna’s traffic: air pollution and health
Air pollution is a problem in urban areas—but better traffic data could improve projections of air quality and health.
Altmetrics—measuring impact on an article level
Tracing research impact across policy documents, blogs, social media, and more…
Interview: Plants and their fungi to slow down climate change
YSSP participant César Terrer talks about his research on climate change and the CO2 fertilization effect
Pipe dream or savior?
Exploring the practicalities of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage.
Water security for sustainable development
A workshop at IIASA brings new insight into scenario analysis for water resources.
Can we give foresight prescription lenses?
Combining modeling with stakeholder collaboration to chart future agriculture policies