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contents 3winter 2015/2016 + optionswww.iiasa.ac.at options Climate chan ge equity How to feed 9 billion people? How to sustainably manage the world’s fresh water? How to tackle climate change? How to ensure universal access to modern energy services? A planet of healthy & wealthy people who sustainably manage the world’s resources & environment for future generations Energy goals Stretched resources Avoiding dangerous climate change Technological solutions Environmental limits Multiple objectives Poverty & Trade-offs Food Different choices Water Impa cts & consequences E nergy Achieving multiple goals isn’t easy Systems analysis Finds long-lasting solutions to global issues by analyzing all components of the problem in an integrated way 2 editorial 2 Bringing systems analysis  down to Earth 4 research news 4 Older populations smarter but not fitter  Boreal forests challenged by climate  change 5 Species dispersal aids biodiversity  Chinese CO2 emissions lower  than  thought  Future of world religions  Good practice climate policies  Trans-Siberian railroad remix 6 Risk of financial crisis underestimated  Systems analysis for  global  transformations  Handbook for clean energy  An  age of golden aging?  Climate change vs. food security 7 Targeting short-lived pollutants to benefit climate and air quality   Long term impacts of cutting short-lived climate pollutants 8 science into policy 8 Climate risk management 9 IIASA model helps road-test the  policies of tomorrow    International conference explores state-of-the-art climate science  Taking it back: Negative emissions for climate change stabilization  From climate concern to  climate  action 22 regional focus 22 africa Madagascar policymakers use CATSIM in disaster risk planning  Solar power beats grid in Kenya’s drive for energy  access 23 americas Economy main factor in US emissions decline  Lack of  regulation means REDD+ efforts remain small-scale 24 asia Testing the complex coal–crops–water relationship in Shanxi  Evidence backs India’s climate stabilization co-benefits  policy 25 asia & oceania Better old-age measure needed in East Asia    Can social networks aid tsunami preparedness? 26 europe Health co-benefits may outweigh climate mitigation costs  “Faster” method tests combined effect of pollutants on  water quality 27 institute news 27 United Kingdom joins IIASA 28 Thanks a million!  South Africa and IIASA strengthen ties 29 IIASA and the JRC embark on an era of greater collaboration  IPCC Chair nomination  IIASA is top climate think tank  From apps to maps  MSA summer school 30 people at iiasa 30 yssp A different view on points of view YSSP’15 participant Benedict Singleton examines multiple perspectives in his research on whaling in the Faroe Islands 30 Can nature bounce back? Jesse Ausubel, alumnus of one of the first IIASA YSSP cohorts, makes the case for an optimistic view of environmental change 31 interview From insect swarms to banking crises Q&A with IIASA Postdoctoral Research Scholar Luzma Fabiola Nava 10 opinion Focusing on excellence Duncan Wingham, Chief Executive of the National  Environmental Research Council of  the  United Kingdom, will represent the  UK  NMO on the IIASA Council 11 Q & A Pessimism is not an option: The  road to sustainable development Interview with Naoko Ishii, CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) 12 Climate change Delay mitigation and adaptation becomes inevitable and more challenging 14 cover feature A new nexus for sustainable  development IIASA is at the center of integrated research efforts supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 18 The case for systems analysis Finding long-lasting solutions to global issues by analyzing all components of the problem in  an integrated way 20 The renewable energy balancing act Tackling trade-offs and competition for land use, and dealing with widely varying public  perceptions Cover photo © Adam Smigielski | iStockphoto.com