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Israel and IIASA Highlights

January 2018

What is IIASA?o Established in 1972 by USA and USSR: bridge between East and

West, science diplomacy o 2017: International, independent, interdisciplinary research on major

global problemso Solution oriented, integrated systems analysis into the issues of

sustainability and global transformationo Dimensions: energy, land use, climate, air quality, technology,

biodiversity, demography, natural hazards o Currently 25 member countries

IIASA Charter (1972): “Convinced that science and technology, if wisely directed, can benefit all mankind,

Believing that international co-operation between national institutes promotes co-operation between nations and so the economic and social progress of

peoples; Hereby resolve to establish an International Institute for Applied Systems

Analysis.”

CONTENTS

1. Summary2. National Member Organization3. Some Leading Personalities in Israel and associated

with IIASA4. Future IIASA-Israeli Research Collaborations5. Capacity Building6. Israel-IIASA Roadmap7. Further Information

ISRAEL AND INNOVATION“Israel is the innovation nation – the place for cutting-

edge technology in agriculture, in water, in cyber security, in medicine, in autonomous vehicles – you

name it, we’ve got it.”

Israeli Prime Minister NetanyahuUnited Nations General Assembly

September 20, 2017

IIASA

An international research institute that conducts multidisciplinary research to help policymakers find long-term

solutions to global challenges facing countries

SUMMARY National Member Organization

Israel Committee for IIASA

Membership start date 2017

Areas of future research collaborations

• Sustainable Energy Future• Improving Air Quality• Water Security• Projecting Changing Population in Israel

Capacity building Two Israelis gained international and interdisciplinary research experience from participating in IIASA’s Young Scientists Summer Program since 2010.

Publication output Eleven publications have resulted from collaborations between IIASA and Israelis since 2010.

Events Researchers, advisors, and diplomats from Israel have visited IIASA 14 times; IIASA scientists have visited Israel over 18 times; and fifteen Israelis have participated in IIASA events since 2010.

RESEARCH COLLABORATION AREAS

• Sustainable Energy Future• Improving Air Quality• Water Security• Projecting Changing Population of Israel

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SECURITY

• Since 2009, Israel has discovered over 900 billion cubic meters of offshore natural gas.

• Israeli government established a target for renewables to reach 10 percent of electricity generation by 2020.

View of 40-megawatt Ketura Solar FieldCredit: EGE

ENERGY OUTLOOK FOR ISRAELMESSAGE: Model for Energy Supply System Alternatives and

their General Environmental ImpactsOUTPUT

MESSAGE

INPUT

Energy systemstructure (including vintage of plant and equipment)

Base year energyflows and prices

Energy demandprojections (e.g. MAED)

Technology and resource options & their techno-economic performance profiles

Technical andpolicy constraints

Primary and final energy mix Electricity generating mix Capacity expansion/retirement Emissions & waste streams Resource use (energy, water, land,

etc.) Trade & import dependence Investment requirements Prices

TWh

EFFICIENT URBAN ENERGY SYSTEMS

11Source: GEA, 2012: Global Energy Assessment - Toward a Sustainable Future, Cambridge University Press and IIASA

IMPROVING AIR QUALITY

• Particulate matter high in Israel, but IIASA research shows many sources of PM are outside a country’s borders.

• Israel came 12th from the bottom in air pollution in urban areas, according to the World Health Organization.

Tel Aviv skyline obscured by pollutionPhoto credit: Moti Milrod

TACKLING AIR POLLUTION IN EUROPE (Research into Policy)

Dec 2013: European Commission proposed a new package of measures to reduce air pollution. Poor air quality is the number one environmental cause of premature death in the European Union. By 2030, the package will:

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• Avoid an extra 58,000 premature deaths• Protect an extra 123,000 km2 of ecosystems from nitrogen pollution

(more than half the area of Romania)• Save 19 000 km2 forests from acidification by the year 2030.

IIASA’s GAINS model guided European policymakers at every step of this process.

CLEARING UP EUROPE’S AIR POLLUTION HOTSPOTS

DOI:10.5194/ACP-15-1539-2015

• Analysis of particulate matter at street level

• Hotspots in major European cities: Milan, Paris, Warsaw

• Multiple sources – local, national and international

WATER SECURITY

• More than half of Israel’s total natural water originates outside its borders. New sources of water (e.g. desalination) are energy intensive.

The Sorek Desalination Plant, IsraelPhoto credit: IDE Technologies Ltd.

GOVERNANCE OF TRANSBOUNDARY WATER RESOURCES ALONG THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO BORDER

• Existing opportunities to adapt the current binational water allocation regime on the RG/RB Basin.

• Enabling a mechanism on protection and conservation of transboundary waters based on the notion of feasible use.

• There is room for improving the US –Mexico Transboundary Water Resources governance.

• However, the missing ingredient is binational-political will.

PROJECTING CHANGING POPULATION IN ISRAEL

To update with Finland

1200 800 400 0 400 800 1200

0-45-9

10-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990-9495-99100+

Population in Thousands

Age

(in

Year

s)

Israel - Base Year 2010

7.4 MillionFemalesMales

PROJECTING CHANGING POPULATION IN ISRAELSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

1200 800 400 0 400 800 1200

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10-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990-9495-99100+


Age

(in

Year

s)

Israel - Projections 2030 - SSP1


PROJECTING CHANGING POPULATION IN ISRAELSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

1200 800 400 0 400 800 1200

0-45-9

10-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990-9495-99100+


Age

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Year

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PROJECTING CHANGING POPULATION IN ISRAEL

To update with Finland

1200 800 400 0 400 800 1200

0-45-9

10-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990-9495-99100+


Age

(in

Year

s)

Israel - Base Year 2010


PROJECTING CHANGING POPULATION IN ISRAELCONVENTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

1200 800 400 0 400 800 1200

0-45-9

10-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990-9495-99100+


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Year

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DEVELOPING THE ISRAELI RESEARCH BASE

“A central goal of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Space is to foster a vast international scientific network which enables it to uphold

the highest levels of scientific research in Israel.”

“Our mission is to support and promote Israeli basic research through a “bottom-up” approach initiated by talented, curiosity-driven individuals,

and to nurture entrepreneurship among the scientific research community.”

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CAPACITY BUILDING AT IIASA

• Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP)• Research fellowships for PhD students to undertake a summer

project on a topic related to IIASA’s research agenda. (Application period – October to mid-January)

• Postdoctoral Fellows Program• Fully funded research positions of up to 2 years to study topics

related to IIASA’s current research agenda. (Application deadline – 1 April each year)

• International School of Excellence (emerging)• A cooperative research and capacity building initiative engaging

early and mid-career scholars from around the world in a five-year program to consider integrated approaches to critical transitions in key global problem areas and develop a new generation of systems analysis researchers and integrative thinkers.

RESEARCHER MOBILITY

Increasing Investment(R&D as % of GDP)

• Germany 3% in 2015• Japan 4% by 2016• Sweden 4% in 2011• China 2.2% in 2015• UK 2.5% in 2014 Researched in UK

IncreasingInternational Competition

Increasing International Collaboration

Researched in UK + 2 years abroad

+66%

Encourage your nationals to apply for opportunities at IIASA

ISRAELI YSSP AT IIASA2 doctoral students from Israel won places on IIASA’s Young Scientists Summer Program since 2010:

Ms. Karen Umansky assessed education and skill levels and labor force participation rates of immigrants to European countries.

Ms. Aviv Melamud identified patterns in non-proliferation negotiating formulas.

The role of (Israel) National Member Organization in IIASA

Governance and

as a Bridge between IIASA and Member Country

NATIONAL MEMBER ORGANIZATION (NMO)

NMOrepresents the

relevant scholarly and government communities of

the country

PURPOSE 1Through the Council, the NMO ensures sound governance of the Institute and guides IIASA’s research agenda, so that the Institute’s work is relevant to

the goals and priorities of its country’s research and policy communities.

PURPOSE 2Serves as a liaison to its national science, technology and policy communities, encouraging both

participation in and awareness of IIASA’s work among national

audiences.

GOVERNANCE OF IIASA

IIASA MEMBERS:

Represent scientific community of a country and are often the National

Academy or principal research funding agency

Science Advisory

Committee Finance Committee

IIASA Governing Council

Membership Committee

External Evaluation CommitteeProgram

Committee

Capacity Building

Committee

C o u n c i l E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e

IIASA Director General and CEO

IIASA Deputy Director General and CEO

IIASA Research Programs IIASA Departments

Main Roles of Council1. to admit new members or to approve transfer of member

professional institution;2. to establish and to amend the financial and other obligations of

membership;3. to make a determination as to expulsion of members failing in

their financial or other obligations;4. to amend the Charter;5. to elect its Chair and two Vice-Chair; to establish the Committees of Council;6. to shape and approve the Institute strategy every ten years;7. to ensure IIASA activities are in line with its strategy, Charter and interests of

member countries; 8. to approve every five years, after modifications where necessary, the research

program of the Institute, as prepared and submitted by the Directorate;9. to approve annually, after modification where necessary, the budget of the

Institute, as prepared and submitted by the Directorate;10. to appoint or reappoint and to dismiss the Director General of the Institute, and,

taking into consideration the proposal of the Director General, the Deputy Director General;

11. to approve the general principles underlying the regulations established by the Directorate for the Institute’s operations and conditions of employment;

12. to terminate the Institute;

Next Council: 25-27 June 2018

• Two day retreat on implementation of the institutional review:

• IIASA Mission and Vision• NMO Value Proposition• IIASA Governance Reform• Modernization of Internal Systems

• One day Council business:• Selection of new Director General• IIASA Annual Report 2017• IIASA Conference 2019• Risk Register• Diversity Strategy

BRIDGE BETWEEN MEMBER COUNTRY AND IIASA

NMO Duties Include• Act as bridge between IIASA and the research

and policy communities in their country• To Research Communities: help establish

collaborations, promote IIASA (including its YSSP, Postdoc and job opportunities)

• To Policy Communities: provide info and linkages to policy makers

• To IIASA: provide country perspective and input to shape IIASA strategy and research

• Payment of membership fees

• PhD students – Young Scientists Summer Program (apply Oct to Jan for 3 month program (June to July)

• Postdocs – Postdoctoral Program (ongoing applications reviewed twice a year)

• All levels:• Employment (c 125 newcomers each year)• Shared appointments (40% IIASA researchers between 1 and 6

months a year at IIASA)• Visitors & conference participants (c 1400 a year spending between

a day and one month at IIASA)• Partners on externally funded projects (c 95 a year)• Co-authors on publications (c 850 a year)

• IIASA is interested in developing new mechanisms to engage researchers from its member countries (e.g. secondments, sabbaticals, etc)

WAYS TO ENGAGE ….

MAXIMIZE THE VALUE OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP

• Develop and nurture a community of systems analysts in Israel:– To promote opportunities and events for Israelis at IIASA– To disseminate results of IIASA research to relevant researchers

and policymakers in Israel– To feedback Israel’s national policy interests to guide IIASA

research plans– To identify Israeli research groups to work on joint projects with

IIASA– To establish an Israeli chapter of IIASA alumni association

• How? NMO website, mailing list for Israeli system analysts, part time staff member to implement the above.

ISRAEL-IIASA ROADMAP: 2018-2022 (Part 1)

• Developing Israeli Modeling Capacity:1. Develop the IIASA energy MESSAGE model for medium

and long-term planning of the Israeli energy system (2018-19)

2. Develop the IIASA air quality GAINS model to identify measures to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in Israel (2020-21)

3. Develop a tool to assist sustainable decision-making in spatial and land planning issues (2022)

Considering the advantages of focusing resources on each model in turn, discuss and agree the order.

ISRAEL-IIASA ROADMAP: 2018-2022 (Part 2)

• Developing System Analytical Skills for Israeli Researchers: 1. Fund one Israeli Participant of Young Scientists Summer Program each year

(2018-22)2. Fund one Israeli Postdoctoral Fellow for four years during 2018-22 and co-fund

another Israeli Postdoc3. Fund one Israeli professor to research at IIASA for three months each year

(2018-22)4. Fund one Israeli Assistant/Associate professor to research at IIASA for six

months each year (2018-22)5. Fund living costs for one Israeli researcher to spend a sabbatical at IIASA each

year (2018-22)

Discuss and agree the application and selection processes and criteria

ISRAEL-IIASA ROADMAP: 2018-2022 (Part 3)• Other co-funded collaborations:

– With Ministry of Science and Technology– With Ministry of Energy, Infrastructure and Water– With National Economic Council: Building a National

Systems Maps• Raising awareness of IIASA in Israel:

– Promotional material on opportunities for Israeli researchers

– Israel section on IIASA websiteDiscuss the web pages (over leaf), an NMO website and

channels to reach Israeli researchers

NMO COMMUNICATIONS TOOLKITKEEP PEOPLE UPDATED

www.iiasa.ac.at/keepintouch

IIASA Web section on Israel

FURTHER INFORMATION

IIASA www.iiasa.ac.at

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