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.

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…