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IIASA - an international global change institute Professor Leen Hordijk August 2005

IIASA - an international global change institute Professor Leen Hordijk August 2005. Brief history. 1972 initiative of U.S. and Soviet Union Created research center as a “neutral bridge between east and west” Original Charter of 1972: 12 countries

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IIASA - an international global change institute Professor Leen Hordijk August 2005

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  1. IIASA - an international global change instituteProfessor Leen HordijkAugust 2005

  2. Brief history • 1972 initiative of U.S. and Soviet Union • Created research center as a “neutral bridge between east and west” • Original Charter of 1972: 12 countries • 1994 Ministerial Conference: renewed mandate as independent, scientific institution • 2002-2003: China, Egypt, Estonia joined

  3. Characteristics • Independent; non-governmental • Interdisciplinary; natural and social scientists collaborate in one project • International scientific staff (140 research scholars, post docs and assistants from 27 nations) • North-South orientation, in addition to East-West • Large networks

  4. Austria China Czech Republic Egypt Estonia Finland Germany Hungary Japan Netherlands Norway Poland Russian Federation Sweden Ukraine USA 16 Member Organizations

  5. Goal of IIASA The Institute’s strategic goal will be to conduct internationaland interdisciplinary scientific studies to provide timely and relevant information and options, addressing critical issues of global environmental, economic andsocial change, for the benefit of the public, the scientific community, and national and international institutions. From: IIASA Enters the Twenty-first Century, 2000

  6. Research Programs 2006-2010 ENERGY and TECHONOLOGYDynamic Systems EnergyTransitions to New Technologies ENVIRONMENT and NATURAL RESOURCESAtmospheric Pollution and Economic DevelopmentLand-Use Change and AgricultureEvolution and EcologyForestry

  7. Research Themes and Programs POPULATION and SOCIETYWorld PopulationPopulation and Climate ChangeRisk and Vulnerability International Negotiations Special ProjectsGreenhouse Gas InitiativeIntegrated Modeling Environment Health and Global Change

  8. SAC Members • Bert Bolin, Sweden, Chair • Barbara Boyle Torrey, Population Reference Bureau, Washington DC, USA • Bill Clark, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA • Joyeeta Gupta, Free University, Amsterdam, Netherlands • Thomas Johansson, Lund University, Sweden • Yoichi Kaya, Tokyo University, Japan • Eric Lambin, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium • Katherine Richardson, University of Aarhus, Denmark • Rusong Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China • A.B. Zhizhchenko, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia • Thomas Zylicz, Warsaw University, Poland

  9. Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) • Advanced students • June – August • Work with IIASA programs • Funded by NMO & other sources • Publication • Peccei and Mikhalevich awards

  10. Important Current Science Issues • Uncertainty, robustness • Spatial specificity • Integrated assessment for climate change • Problem interdependencies • Stakeholder involvement • Bridge science-policy divide

  11. Membership strategy • New NMOs in Asia, Africa, Latin America (India, South Korea, South Africa, Chile, Brazil, Mexico) • Return of major European countries (Italy, UK, France) and Canada • Strengthen membership in Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland • Maximum 25 NMOs

  12. THANK YOU! For further information www.iiasa.ac.at

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