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What is IIASA?
An introduction to the
International Institute for
Applied Systems Analysis
Global Challenges
• By 2030, the world’s population will have increased
by one billion (IIASA)
• Global temperature change is likely to exceed
1.5°C by the end of the century (IPCC)
• 2.5 billion people are without access to modern
energy (IIASA/GEA)
• 783 million people have inadequate access to safe
freshwater (WHO & UNICEF)
• 1.2 billion people are still living in extreme poverty
(UN MDG)
IIASA STRATEGY
2011-2020
MISSION
To provide insight and guidance to
policymakers worldwide by finding
solutions to global and universal
problems through applied systems
analysis in order to improve human
and social wellbeing and to protect
the environment.
New Research Framework
Technology &
Infrastructure
Systems
Human &
Social
Systems
IIASA
Research
Major Research Initiatives
at the Intersection of Global Issues
• Large-scale integrated projects supporting major
global transformations
• Arctic Futures Initiative
• Eurasian Economic Integration
• Tropical Futures Initiative
• Water Futures and Solutions
• Cross-cutting projects
Governance
Large-scale Integrated Projects Supporting
Major Global Transformations
Cross-cutting
Research
Science to Policy
Core
Research
Capacity
Development
and Training
Exploratory Projects
New Methodologies in Systems Approaches
Administration, Infrastructure & Services
Science Diplomacy
Community Services
How IIASA Delivers Impact
Working at the heart of the IPCC reports
• 21 IIASA researchers and council
members were lead authors or
contributors to the latest report
• Helping to develop the
Representative Concentration
Pathways
• And Shared Socioeconomic
Pathways
• IIASA also serves as the
repository for two IPCC databases
Shaping European air quality policy
IIASA model GAINS explores the synergies and tradeoffs between control of air pollution and mitigation of
greenhouse gases.
• The European Commission’s new clean air policy
package, introduced in 2013, was based on GAINS
scenarios.
• New EU climate and energy targets for 2030, agreed
in 2014, were informed by GAINS model results on
the benefits and costs of different climate policies.
Using citizen science to gather vital landuse data
The IIASA Geo-Wiki project harnesses the power of
citizen science to collect and verify land cover data
• Volunteers review locations
where data are missing or where
sources disagree.
Geo-Wiki samples collected
across the UK
• People playing Geo-Wiki games
on tablet, mobile phone, and PC,
have validated land cover data
over half the size of the EU.
Sustainable land use
GAEZ analyzes the synergies and trade-offs between
alternative uses of resources (land, water, technology).
GAEZ has been
refined over 30 years,
and continues to
shape land-use policy
today.
GAEZ findings have contributed reports for the UN
Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank.
Helping to protect fish stocks
Intense fishing can alter fish species’ genetics,
possibly putting them at risk of population collapse.
IIASA, working under ICES, developed a framework
for Evolutionary Impact Assessments.
This framework is now in widespread use and
enables fisheries managers to estimate changes in
genetic traits and study the effects.
Demonstrating the power of education
Previously it was assumed that nations’ economic
development was tied to decreasing fertility rates.
BUT work at IIASA showed that
most improvements can be
explained by increasing education
levels.
Education is also vital for climate change adaptation.
The education of young women is the most important
factor in reducing vulnerability to natural disasters.
Strengthening flood resilience
IIASA is a founding member of the Zurich Flood
Resilience Alliance, which:
• Strengthens the resilience of
communities against floods
• Disseminates knowledge and
expertise
• Conducts innovative research
The project received the UN “Momentum for Change”
Lighthouse Activity award in 2014
Helping countries bounce back
The IIASA CATSIM model allows countries to evaluate
different policy options for dealing with natural disasters
Madagascar sought IIASA assistance
in the wake of cyclone Gafilo, which
killed 363 people.
This helped develop risk
management and technology
approaches for the country to reduce
future disaster impacts.
Global population growth: Is education the
missing link?
IIASA 2014 population
projections were the first
to include education.
The findings show
world population
increases more slowly
if education is better,
peaking and declining
to 8 billion by 2100.
The Global Energy Assessment
The GEA addressed four topics that are key to energy
transformation:
• a review of major energy challenges
• an assessment of current
technologies
• pathways to solutions
• policy recommendations and tools
The GEA also provided the scientific basis for the global
initiative Sustainable Energy for All.
IIASA
MEMBERS:
Represent scientific community of a
country and are often the National
Academy or principal research funding
agency
International Collaborations
IIASA has a global research network of ~2,500
scholars and nearly 600 partner institutions in over 65
countries.
• ISIMIP: examining the impact of
climate change on people.
• CD-LINKS: combining climate
change mitigation with sustainable
development objectives.
FUNDING
• Annual income in 2014 was €19.2 million of which
54% was from IIASA National Member
Organizations.
• Additional funding comes from contracts and
grants. Between 2006 and 2014, IIASA research
was awarded grants that amounted to €69 million.
This was part of a total funding portfolio of €329
million of the external projects in which IIASA was
and is involved.
ATTRACTING THE BEST SCIENTISTS
Scientific Staff
Research visitors to IIASA
Other worldwide
collaborators (including ~25% of
333
1,800
~800
IIASA alumni network)
TOTAL (for 2015)
~2500
In addition, IIASA collaborates with almost 300
institutions from 65 countries
CROSSING DISCIPLINES
29% 30%
41%
Natural Scientists &
Engineers
Social Scientists
Mathematicians and
others
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS
Capacity building
The Young Scientists
Summer Program trains
the next generation of
researchers from
around the world
IIASA Postdoctoral Research Program
Every year IIASA provides full funding for several
postdoctoral researchers.
• The Luis Donaldo Colosio Fellowship awards
Mexican citizens a two-year position at IIASA.
• The Peter E. de
Janosi Postdoctoral
Fellowship offers 10
year-long
postdoctoral
positions.
OUTPUT: JOURNAL ARTICLES
JOURNAL ARTICLES & CITATONS
HOME OF IIASA SINCE 1972
NOBEL PRIZE
WINNERS
Professor Tjalling Koopmans
and Professor Leonid Kantorovich
Nobel Prize in Economics (1975)
NOBEL PRIZE
WINNERS
Professor Paul Crutzen
Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1995)
NOBEL PRIZE
WINNERS
Professor Thomas C. Schelling
Nobel Prize for Economics (2005)
NOBEL PRIZE
WINNERS
Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change
Nobel Peace Prize (2007)
Thank you
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