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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 faces today. Global research highlights IIASA cohosted an online symposium with the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration to share recent research and discuss challenges that demographers may face in studying demographic consequences of COVID-19. As part of the Peking University (PKU)-IIASA Postdoctoral Program, IIASA hosted two joint postdoc fellows working on Water-Energy-Land nexus modeling and on regional water security for the countries of the Chinese government’s Belt and Road Initiative. Innovative water modeling and scenario assessment tools developed at IIASA are helping policymakers in East Africa to identify the principal needs for effective water management policies and improve water management in the region. In a multi-institute collaborative effort, researchers explored the impact of different combinations of non- pharmaceutical interventions to curb the spread of COVID-19 on reducing deaths, health demands, and lowering healthcare costs in Sweden. www.iiasa.ac.at18