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The Systems Analysis and the AMERICAS regional conference in Rio de Janeiro looked at challenges shared by countries in the region and how systems analysis can address them. Researchers investigated the determinants of different types of capital flows to MEXICO and the impact of shocks on each component of the financial account for the Mexican Balance of Payments. The first US Aging Data Sheet presented traditional and new measures of aging for all US states. A study showed that female yellow perch in Lake Erie, US, may be rapidly evolving delayed maturation since harvest was relaxed in the late 1990s. The results provide a rare example of evolutionary bounce-back. A course on policy planning in aging societies and population projections was held in Bangkok, with participants from CHINA, INDONESIA, and THAILAND. Engagement with multiple stakeholders in CHINA, JAPAN, and MALAYSIA resulted in the development of a regional water resources assessment model to build capacity and a research- and policy framework. The results from a collaboration with researchers in CHINA showed that a global power grid could help unlock remote renewable energy resources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. IIASA researchers collaborate with colleagues from member countries and partner institutions around the globe to develop holistic, systems-based solutions and provide policy advice for some of the most pressing problems society face today. Read more at: ar19.iiasa.ac.at www.iiasa.ac.at18 Options Summer 2020