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The initiative opened for pre-proposal submissions in June 2024, receiving 80 pre-proposals, 49 of which were eligible for full proposals due by August 27, 2025.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001051#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The IAI Science Diplomacy Center (SDC) is active in capacity building and high-level engagement, including the development of a Ministers’ Conversation Series and the training of government officials. A workshop on Drought Management is scheduled for May 26–27, 2025, in Asunción, Paraguay.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001051#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The STeP (Science, Technology and Policy) Fellowship program has seen 81 fellows from 15 countries complete the program to date. 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The assessment also found that 79% of focal points have limited time availability to dedicate to IAI work.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001051#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The IAI is expanding its reach to potential new member states, having conducted outreach and meetings with stakeholders in El Salvador, Belize, and Barbados.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001051#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-08-17"}],"climate_tags":["climate change","energy transition","science diplomacy","biodiversity","ocean health","transdisciplinary research"],"geography_discussed":["Paraguay","Chile","Brazil","Panama","Argentina","Bolivia","Uruguay","Colombia","Grenada","Jamaica","Dominican Republic","Saint Lucia","Trinidad and Tobago","Costa Rica","Ecuador","Peru","Belize","El Salvador","Barbados","United States","Canada"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["Activity Report","Policy Implementation","Stakeholder Assessment"]},{"id":"iai-001086","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iai-001086","title":"iai-cop-5-science-report-annex-e-eef1be43777378bd.pdf","publisher":{"name":"Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research","organization":"inter-american-institute-for-global-change-research"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-5-science-report-annex-e.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"This document is an annex to a science report from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, dated April 30, 1998. 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The program places early to mid-career scientists, particularly postdoctoral candidates, within government agencies and private sector host organizations to provide expert advice on global change challenges. The program is structured in five phases, moving from design and host organization selection to fellow placement, activity implementation, and long-term evaluation. 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Respondiendo al Desafío","publisher":{"name":"Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research","organization":"inter-american-institute-for-global-change-research"},"document_type":"fact sheet","language":"es","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/IAI_Brochure_2004_sp.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) is an intergovernmental entity established in 1992 to improve the understanding of global environmental change and its socioeconomic implications in the Americas. It provides scientific information to policymakers in its 19 member countries to support the development of adaptation plans. 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It emphasizes the vital role of ecosystem services—such as water regulation in Andean páramos and soil health for agriculture—and argues for a shift from an extractivist logic to an inclusive conservation model that integrates indigenous knowledge and territorial rights. 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