Austria
Internationales Institut Fuer Angewandte Systemanalyse
About
The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is an independent, international research institute with National Member Organizations in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Through its research programs and initiatives, the institute conducts policy-oriented research into issues that are too large or complex to be solved by a single country or academic discipline. This includes pressing concerns that affect the future of all of humanity, such as climate change, energy security, population aging, and sustainable development. The results of IIASA research and the expertise of its researchers are made available to policymakers in countries around the world to help them produce effective, science-based policies that will enable them to face these challenges.
Role in CHOICE
IIASA will lead work on mainstreaming IAM modelling, which, among others, entails integration of behavioral change into IAMs, improved representation of food systems, diets and their impacts of nutrition and health. IIASA will support development of an interactive simulation environment that will enable active involvement of the end-users in the co-design if the model-based scenarios. IIASA will also lead work on exploring the potential of games to further the outreach of IAM results as well as their impact on behavioral change. Finally, IIASA will lead technical coordination across the project.
