Small Villages, Big Commitment: IASS Conference Highlights the Role of the Local Level in Global Climate Policy While climate friendly cities and countries regularly make headlines, the efforts of rural... read more
“Smoke” in the Fight against Air Pollution in the Himalayas: IASS, ICIMOD and MaHa Sanchar Produce a Telefilm What do you get when two scientists and two comedians try to raise awareness about air... read more
Generating Energy with Less Water: IASS and Partners Discuss Technical Options and Political Prerequisites The water requirements of the energy sector are high. Given the increasing global demand... read more
“The Benefits Are Greater than the Costs”: The German Energiewende and Its International Impact The German energy transition is an important stimulus for climate protection worldwide. read more
Klaus Töpfer Bids Farewell: IASS Established as a Platform for Dialogue between Science and Society After nearly six years at the helm of the IASS, Klaus Töpfer bade farewell as its executive director on 30 September 2015. read more
“Humanity’s Last Commons”: On Course for an Agreement on the High Seas Germany’s contribution to protecting and sustainably using the biodiversity of the high seas... read more
Jairam Ramesh: Climate Agreement will be “politically acceptable but environmentally suboptimal” India is poised to become the world’s most populous country by 2025, and it is... read more
Researching, Preventing, and Dealing with Natural Disasters – Insights from the Potsdam Summer School Humans are repeatedly confronted with natural disasters such as storms, floods and... read more
"Facing Natural Hazards" – Second International Potsdam Summer School Starts on 14 September 2015 The growing world population, climate change, rapid urbanisation, and the... read more