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Barbados seeks a seat at the table where global science agendas are shaped

The Caribbean nation’s path toward IIASA membership reflects a broader effort by climate-vulnerable countries to influence not only policy debates, but the scientific frameworks that inform them.

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Lisa Palmer
Jun 24, 2026
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Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, left, and IIASA Director General Hans Joachim ('John') Schellnhuber signing documents with the aim of making the island nation a new member of the international research institute. (IIASA)

LAXENBURG, Austria — When Barbados signed a letter of intent to join the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, the…

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