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contentsoptions www.iiasa.ac.at 3 summer 2017 ◼ options 2 editorial 2 Celebrating the old and the new 4 research news 4 Risk analysis for common ground on climate loss and damage  Droughts may travel along predictable pathways 5 How nature creates forest diversity  IIASA at EGU  Win-wins on climate and food  Citizen science for disaster response  Ancient groundwater 6 Living standards lag behind economic growth  Carbon sinks could grow weaker  Preventing another financial crisis?  Climate and people  Economic growth and deforestation 7 research tools & methods 7 How to make decisions under uncertainty? 8 science into policy 8 What is disaster resilience? 9 A tale of two countries: Why is Germany not Japan a leader in renewable energy?    New EU air pollution directive becomes law  Policy to combat environmental market failure  Japan’s changing disaster risk management 22 regional focus 22 africa Higher education connects sub-Saharan Africa to the world  Adapting to climate change in West Africa 23 americas High temperatures adversely affect US crops  Analyzing the success of Uber and the ride-share revolution 24 asia Separating economic growth from environmental impact  Reducing CO2 emissions in Indonesia 25 asia & oceania Changing rainfall patterns linked to water security in India  How much do disasters cost Australia? 26 europe Tracing black carbon in the European Arctic  Russia in 2035: An aging and smaller population 27 institute news 27 Energy is at the heart of sustainable development 28 Major project to empower tropical forest restoration  IIASA researchers launch women in science club 29 ERC grant to explore human wellbeing as criterion for sustainable development  Recent awards  Systems analysis applied to environment and health 30 people at iiasa 30 yssp Nailing down resilience and sustainability Ali Kharrazi, an alumnus of the 2012 YSSP, is taking a critical look at the concepts of resilience and sustainability 30 yssp Driving the sustainability bus A 2016 YSSP project was put to use in Sweden’s first wireless bus-charging system 31 interview Water for life Q&A with IIASA researcher Yoshihide Wada 10 opinion Communicating science- based pathways to policymakers By Sergey Paltsev 11 Q & A We complement each other well Interview with Tatyana Valovaya 12 Breaking the habit The path to a greener future 14 cover feature The health benefits of systems analysis Injecting IIASA science into health research 18 The balancing act of sustainability What happens when work towards one sustainability goal prevents progress in another? 20 #YSSP40 40 years of YSSP: A life-changing experience for young scientists Cover photo © Sergey Nivens | Shutterstock