IIASA-Israel Research Symposium on Sustainability Pathways

29 November 2022, 10:00 
 
IIASA-Israel Research Symposium on Sustainability Pathways

TAU Hosts Event Celebrating IIASA's 50th Anniversary and the Renewal of Israel's Membership in this Important Research Organization
The organization is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and on November 28-9, Tel Aviv University has the great honor of hosting the organization's entire management in a big event in which all the heads of the universities in Israel will participate – and the public is invited to join. 

IIASA, a world leader in sustainability to hold a symposium in Israel for the first time (Jerusalem Post)

 

09:00 – 10:00 Plenary meeting (all participants)  YouTube

Welcome and Greetings

  • Prof. Milette Shamir, VP for international academic collaboration, Tel Aviv University
  • Dr. Vered Blass, Head of the Innovation in Industrial Ecology Lab, Tel Aviv University
  • Dr. Albert van Jaarsveld, Director General, IIASA Introduction to IIASA and Systems Analysis   Presentation

 

10:00 – 12:30 Parallel panels Including a coffee break

Demography YouTube

Moderator: Prof. Isaac Sasson, Associate Professor of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tel Aviv University

Session 1: Frontiers in Demographic Research

  • Prof. Wolfgang Lutz, Interim Deputy Director General for Science, IIASA
  • Prof. Isaac Sasson, Associate Professor of Sociology, Tel Aviv University
  • Prof. Juho Härkönen, Professor of Sociology, European University Institute (Via zoom)  Presentation
  • Dr. Eliahu Ben-Moshe, Demographer and Statistician, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Hebrew University   Presentation

Session 2: Demographic Research in Israel - Opportunities and Challenges

  • Prof. Analia Schlosser, Associate Professor of Economics, Tel Aviv University    Presentation
  • Prof. Alex Weinreb, Research Director, Taub Center
  • Prof. Daniel Gotlieb, Former Chief Scientist, Israel Institute for Social Security Discussion: opportunities for collaboration between IIASA and Israel

Discussion: opportunities for collaboration between IIASA and Israel.

Biodiversity and Agriculture  YouTube

Moderator: Prof. Tamar Dayan, Chair, The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University

Presentations:

  • Dr. Piero Visconti, Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation Research Group Leader, Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program, IIASA

Integrating ecology and conservation into the planning and assessment of sustainable agricultural policies.

  • Mr. Uri Ramon, the Open Landscape Institute, the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University  Presentation

Challenges in multi-purpose landscape management.

  • Dr. Orah Moshe, Ministry of Agriculture 

Soil Erosion Research Station Restoring riparian ecosystems as a means of increasing biodiversity.

  • Dr. Francesca Falco, School of Zoology, Tel Aviv University

Heterogeneous farmland under area-based conservation measures: the case of the EU Natura 2000 farmed sites.

  • Dr. Yael Mandelik, Faculty of Agriculture Food and Environment, The Hebrew University

Crop pollination services by wild and managed pollinators: local and global perspectives.

  • Dr. Alon Shepon, the Department of Environmental Studies, Tel Aviv University, and Chair of the Israeli Forum for Sustainable Nutrition

Nutrition-sensitive food systems: examples from terrestrial and aquatic environments.

  • Dr. Rotem Zelingher, Post-doc, IIASA

A step towards food security: an accessible tool for analyzing and forecasting agricultural commodity prices.

Discussion: opportunities for collaboration between IIASA and Israel.

 

Water  YouTube

Moderator: Dr. Dor Fridman, Research Scholar, Water Security Research Group, Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program, IIASA

Presentations:

  • Dr. Dor Fridman, Research Scholar, Water Security Research Group, Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program, IIASA   Presentation

Water and water-human interactions - overview of the IIASA Water group research.

  • Prof. Hadas Mamane, Head of Environmental Engineering Program, Mechanical Engineering Department, Tel Aviv University  Presentation

It’s all about water. 

  • Mr. Asaf Pras, PhD student, Environmental Engineering Program, Mechanical Engineering Department, Tel Aviv University   Presentation

Now-casting water quality parameters using AI.

  • Prof. Eran Friedler, Head of the Grand Water Research Institute, Technion

Modelling and monitoring urban and rural water systems – Can it support decision-making?

Discussion: opportunities for collaboration between IIASA and Israel

The Energy and Transport Nexus YouTube

Moderator: Dr. Vered Blass, Head of the Innovation in Industrial Ecology Lab, The Porter School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Tel Aviv University

Presentations:

  • Dr. Paul Natsuo Kishimoto, Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) program, IIASA

Energy and Transport Systems Research using the MESSAGEix Integrated Assessment Model.

  • Dr. Ayelet Davidovitch, Innovation in Industrial Ecology Lab, Tel Aviv University

Energy and Transportation National-Level Policy Analysis using MESSAGEix.

  • Dr. Shahar Dolev, Chief Scientist office, Ministry of Energy, Israel

Using the MESSAGE model for planning NetZero emissions in 2050.

  • Dr. Moshe Tshuva, School of Mechanical Engineering, Afeka College   Presentation

Is it possible for Israel to achieve 100% Renewables in 2050?

  • Dr. Irena Milstein, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Technology Management, Holon Institute of Technology

Competitive electricity market with photovoltaic cells, batteries and gas technologies.

  • Dr. Bat-hen Nahmias-Biran, Department of Civil Engineering, Ariel University  Presentation

Shaping Environmental Friendly Mobility Policies‏ using State-of-the-Art Tools.
 

Discussion: opportunities for collaboration between IIASA and Israel

 

12:30 – 13:15 Summary Discussion and Closing Remarks  YouTube

  • Dr. Vered Blass, TAU
  • Dr. Albert van Jaarsveld, IIASA
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