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contents 3summer 2016 + optionswww.iiasa.ac.at options 2 editorial 2 Working in concert for a sustainable future 4 research news 4 New IIASA Research Plan charts course to  sustainable future  Making biofuels better for the climate 5 Delaying climate policy could jeopardize  SDGs  Dissecting disaster  Off-grid systems bring uneven  energy access  Clean energy to stress water  resources  How education affects mothers’  employment 6 Insurance for an uncertain climate  Livestock holds potential for climate solutions  New model for forest ecology  Pressure builds on global water  supply  Iran’s great salt lake at risk 7 Electricity production vulnerable to climate and water change   When game theory misses its goal 8 science into policy 8 Fine tuning fishing 9 Can carbon markets work?    Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals  Clean energy in Indonesia  The water–energy–food nexus  Air quality policies of the future 22 regional focus 22 africa A crime buster: Making the grade in South Africa  Preventing drought turning into famine 23 americas Getting the best from biomass  Go countercyclical in  energy policy 24 asia Reducing smog without warming effect  Putting nature tourism on the right track 25 asia & oceania Aligning climate policy with energy access goals    Algae as feedstock could bring major climate benefits 26 europe Gone fishing: New stocking strategies to keep Irrsee’s anglers busy  Multiple perspectives for better risk management 27 institute news 27 Water Program leadership  Open access @ IIASA 28 Asian collaborations  Making connections in Washington DC 29 Systems Analysis 2015  Science Advisory Committee  Sustainable development advisory group  Public lecture series  YSSP  class of 2016 30 people at iiasa 30 yssp Forecasting  landslides Dalia Kirschbaum, YSSP’06 alumna, applies systems analysis and  citizen science to the study of landslides at NASA 30 yssp Climate change policies could increase smog YSSP’15 participant and Peccei award winner Carlijn Hendriks explores the interlinkages between air pollution, bioenergy, and  climate change 31 interview Best foot forward Q&A with IIASA Research Scholar Daniela Weber 10 opinion Science diplomacy for the age of globalization By Daryl Copeland 11 Q & A Disposable lives, globalization, and  the future of sustainability Interview with Shalini Randeria 12 More than connecting dots New methods in network science bring fresh insight to complex systems 14 cover feature Making the change: Have we got what it takes to achieve sustainability? Integration of all dimensions of sustainability is  needed, and IIASA is blazing the trail 18 Soil in the spotlight Soil is under increasing pressure, but it may also hold the solutions to some of the  planet’s most pressing problems 20 Divided we fall Science and policy must work together if we are to achieve a sustainable future for humanity Cover painting “Transformation” © Irene Guerriero