Dr. Tsuneyuki Morita’s Contributions to IPCC

Nebojša NakićenovićInternational Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

(IIASA) and Vienna University of Technology

…On behalf of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)…

Morita-san’s generosity, tireless efforts, and superb work … on climate change, development and modeling issues have made a significant contribution to the community of which he was so important a part. We already feel his absence heavily.

…On behalf of the Board of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment…

We will miss Dr. Morita enormously. His scientific contributions to understanding and responding to global change as well as his personal impact on the community of scientists working to help make the world a better place will never be forgotten.

…On behalf of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)…

We at IIASA have lost a long-time devoted friend and supporter, who has not only had close professional ties with the Institute, but has also shared close friendship with some of our scientists. We will truly miss Professor Morita and will cherish the memory of this exceptional man.

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Our dear friend and colleague is gone, leaving a void in our community and in our lives that can never be filled...

He will live forever in our hearts, in our thoughts and in our scientific work ‒ and we’ll continue to miss him every day!