The Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change call for deep transformations that require complementary actions by governments, civil society, science, and business. IIASA contributed to a new study outlining six major transformations that will be required to achieve these ambitious goals. The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) focus on time-bound targets...Read More

On September 24-26, stakeholders from around the world and across the rubber value chain will come together in Hat Yai, Thailand, to discuss the challenges and opportunities that we face in the adoption and implementation of individual and global commitments to sustainable and ethical rubber. Through breakout group discussions and presentations, participants will come away with...Read More

With population growth and climate change making water a scarcer resource, companies say using water wisely is key to remaining profitable. People line up to collect drinking water from a public tank in the Kavango region in Namibia, Africa. By 2025, half of the world’s population will be living in water-stressed areas, according to the World...Read More

Just outside of the French capital, an urban farm is being built that will supply a tonne of food a day. Image: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Europe’s most densely populated city is growing. But we’re not talking about people here: it’s growing fruit and vegetables. Image: Agripolis At the edge of the French capital, an urban farm...Read More