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Additionally, the IAI provides opportunities for research funding via the Belmont Forum, the ability to nominate members to the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), the Science and Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC), and the Indigenous Peoples Advisory Committee (IPAC), and a Science, Technology and Policy (STeP) Fellowship program for public sector officials.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001325#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"IAI provides several professional development and educational resources, including a virtual campus with certified self-managed courses on scientific diplomacy and transdisciplinary research regarding global environmental change in Latin America and the Caribbean.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001325#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Member countries can access research funding through the Belmont Forum and nominate representatives to various advisory bodies, including the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), the Science and Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC), and the Indigenous Peoples Advisory Committee (IPAC).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001325#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Science, Technology and Policy (STeP) Fellowship program offers free training specifically for early and mid-career officials working within public institutions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001325#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["environmental change","capacity building"],"geography_discussed":["Panama","Latin America and the Caribbean","Americas"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["institutional resource guide"]},{"id":"iai-001650","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iai-001650","title":"Transdisciplinary Research in Action in Latin America and the Caribbean","publisher":{"name":"Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research","organization":"inter-american-institute-for-global-change-research"},"document_type":"case study","language":"en","date_published":"2025","source_url":"https://www.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/TD%20Books/English/TD_Case_Studies_CompleteBook.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document outlines transdisciplinary (TD) research practices through seven case studies in Latin America and the Caribbean, focusing on the co-creation of solutions for global environmental change. 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