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contents 3winter 2014/2015 + optionswww.iiasa.ac.at options 2 editorial Keeping up to data 4 research news 4 The benefits of population aging  A growing danger of  forest  fires 5 Climate targets move further from reach  Citizen science on  the farm  Rising tides  Biodiversity in  the  balance    Scenarios for climate research 6 Green growth and sustainable  development    Chasing innovation  People in motion  Future  thinking   Demography  and religion 7 The game of life  Making climate change policy mainstream 8 science into policy 8 The costs of delaying action on climate change 9 UN Climate Summit 2014  Global science advisors share knowledge  Population policy for the 21st  century  Science, media, and democracy in  the EU  Austrian climate report 22 regional focus 22 africa Solving the maize?  Curbing CH4 from pit latrines 23 americas Toward universal pensions in Mexico    Sustainability  means business success 24 asia China’s richest provinces worsen scarcity among water-poor regions  Climate-smart farming needed to reverse crop yield stagnation 25 asia & oceania Major air pollutant reduction in East Asia “feasible”  Jakarta puts climate risk management theory into  practice 26 europe Fisheries research tips the scales  Paris to breathe  easier in 2050 27 institute news 27 Indonesian seminar on applied systems analysis  Enhancing collaboration with Korea and Malaysia 28 Peter E. de Jánosi Postdoctoral Fellowship campaign  New appointments at IIASA 29 IIASA hosts major infrastructure symposium  UNIDO and IIASA strengthen ties  Program evaluations  IIASA meets Lower Austria  Top global think tank 30 people at iiasa 30 young scientists Challenges for humanity—and for researchers Workshop brings new perspective to global challenges Rational water use Delin Fang, SA-YSSP participant from China, finds hidden water in  her country’s agricultural system 31 interview Recovering from disaster: What does it take? Q&A with IIASA Postdoctoral Research Scholar Wei Liu 10 feature articles 10 opinion Research tools can bridge science & policy By Anne Glover, Chief Scientific Adviser to the President of the European Commission 11 Q&A Inequality is a lifelong story An interview with Tarja Halonen, Finland’s first female head of state 12 Reflecting on inequality Developing positive narratives for the path  to  sustainable development 14 cover Quality not quantity New projections bring a revolutionary view of future population 18 Bouncing forward An unusual partnership aims to build flood resilience worldwide 20 From story to science Discovering the stakeholders behind IIASA research Cover photo by Michelle Mesen | GPE flickr.com (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) 11 20 12 18 10 14