Serious gaming for risk communication and engagement
IIASA researchers develop and carry out serious games and simulations around the world to engage policymakers, businesses, communities, academics, and others in exploring the challenges of reducing disaster risk, building resilience, and ultimately contributing to sustainable development.
Supporting the policy discourse around Loss and Damage
In addition to mitigation and adaptation, the concept of “Loss and Damage” is considered a third pillar in the climate policy discourse. IIASA researchers provided evidence-based insight and proposals to facilitate a step-change in this highly politicized climate policy domain.
Breaking out of technological lock-in
Policy and technological innovation for managing risks from poor water quality may be entering a phase of profound transformation brought about by the conjunction of two good ideas: resource recovery from waste flows of water and “clumsiness” in governance systems.
Mainstreaming extreme risk into fiscal and budgetary planning
Climate change is having a visible impact on biological, physical, and human systems and this trend will likely continue into the future. Longer-term fiscal assessments will be crucial for public authorities to be adequately prepared for increasing climate-related risks.
Addressing the effects of climate change and air pollution
IIASA researchers contributed to a major new report looking at the effects of climate change on human health and its implications for society. The authors examined indicators across a range of themes, and urge action to safeguard populations against negative impacts.
Towards better air quality management in Vietnam
A collaborative research project between IIASA and the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology has given rise to a multi disciplinary research community in Vietnam that can provide decision makers with comprehensive scientific support on air quality management.
Informing clean air policies
Breathing clean air, the most basic human need, has become a luxury in many parts of the world. IIASA researchers contributed to a report representing the first comprehensive scientific assessment of the air pollution outlook for Asia and the Pacific.
New survival-based measure for wellbeing
IIASA researchers have introduced a new, simple measure for human wellbeing across countries that for the first time takes inequality in lifespans into account to produce reliable comparisons of survival-based wellbeing across countries, both in the past and the present.
Forecasting world population and migration
When fertility levels are low, as is currently the case in Europe, international migration becomes the main factor influencing population growth. However, research shows that in terms of economic consequences, the size of the labor force and productivity matter more.
Rethinking the predictors of longevity
Researchers from IIASA and the Vienna University of Economics and Business have challenged the popular view that income and medical interventions are the main drivers of health, and showed that improving education is the main driver.