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Following a multi-stage review process involving the IAI Directorate, the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), and external researchers, 10 proposals were shortlisted from an initial 92. Four projects were selected for immediate funding, three were approved subject to resource availability, and three were recommended for alternate funding. The program emphasizes transdisciplinary research and participatory approaches involving policy makers and stakeholders, with grants up to USD 200,000 to support research, capacity building, and data management.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001995#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The IAI's Small Grant Program (SGP-HW) sought projects that utilize a \"participatory approach with policy makers and stakeholders\" and prioritize \"interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research,\" offering grants of up to USD 200,000.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001995#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Out of 92 pre-proposals received by 27 May 2018, four projects were designated as \"Proposals to be funded\": SGP-HW 091 (floodplain governance), SGP-HW 090 (socio-ecological resilience), SGP-HW 016 (forest fire risk), and SGP-HW 072 (local and traditional knowledge systems).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001995#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Three projects were ranked as \"Proposals to be funded subject to the availability of resources\": SGP-HW 069 (drylands adaptation in Latin America), SGP-HW 056 (water governance in South America), and SGP-HW 017 (small-scale fisheries and marine ecosystem services).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001995#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Three projects were recommended for alternate funding: SGP-HW 011 (resilient cities and green infrastructure), SGP-HW 036 (temperate grasslands conservation), and SGP-HW 043 (adaptive governance of coastal systems).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001995#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["ecosystem service","climate change adaptation","forest fire","traditional knowledge","water-management","green infrastructure"],"geography_discussed":["Brazil","Canada","Chile","Argentina","Colombia","Bolivia","Peru","United States","New Zealand","Mexico","Uruguay","Ecuador","Jamaica","Barbados","Latin America","South America"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["funding announcement"]},{"id":"iai-001426","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iai-001426","title":"Food Security and Climate Change Collaborative Research Action (CRA)","publisher":{"name":"Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research","organization":"inter-american-institute-for-global-change-research"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2018-12-11","source_url":"http://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/notificaciones/nt-2018-24-en.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 facilitating the participation of Latin American and Caribbean funding agencies in a Collaborative Research Action (CRA) on Food Security and Climate Change. This joint initiative, involving the Belmont Forum, the European Commission, and the EU Joint Programme Initiative (JPI) FACCE, aims to develop climate-resilient food value chains and assess the impacts of climate change on food systems across Europe, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean. The program seeks to provide scientific knowledge to support Sustainable Development Goal 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDG 13 (Climate Action), with the European Commission providing matching funds for eligible participating agencies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001426#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Collaborative Research Action (CRA) focuses on the interactions between climate change and food systems, specifically assessing how climate change affects markets and the development of sustainable, resilient food value chains influenced by changing diets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001426#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The initiative targets three specific regions—Europe, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean—because these areas are vulnerable and dependent on agriculture, with climate change expected to impact food security, economies, and crop yields.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001426#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The European Commission has dedicated 21 million euros for the ERANET Cofund call across three topics, with the climate change topic estimated to receive between 4 and 5 million euros.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001426#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Latin America and the Caribbean, the CRA aims to bridge a gap in previous IAI research by connecting meteorological and land use changes directly to food security impacts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001426#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["food security","climate change","sustainable agriculture","food waste","land-use change","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":["Europe","Africa"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy briefing","funding call"]},{"id":"iai-001999","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iai-001999","title":"N O T I F I C A C I Ó N","publisher":{"name":"Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research","organization":"inter-american-institute-for-global-change-research"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2018-12-11","source_url":"http://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/notificaciones/nt-2018-24-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 promoting a joint call by the Belmont Forum and the European Commission for a Collaborative Research Action (CRA) focused on the interactions between climate change and food systems. 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This association was formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed during the Science Diplomacy 2018 conference in Washington, D.C. 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