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The meeting also explored collaborations between IAI and global bodies like the IPCC and IPBES to better align scientific projects with national environmental frameworks.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001330#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The IAI aims to improve the translation of high-quality science into actionable outputs for stakeholders, recognizing that as a governmental organization, this translation is a priority.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001330#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Collaborations with the IPCC and IPBES were identified to help translate scientific results for policy makers and align IAI projects with national environmental frameworks.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001330#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The science-to-policy process is described as complex and iterative, requiring flexibility and specific efforts for the co-production of knowledge. Interdisciplinarity was found to facilitate better integration with social sciences.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001330#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The IAI is developing an open data system to register information from CRN3 and other projects, utilizing an open data catalog provided by the Government of Uruguay through the Uruguayan Agency for e-Government and Information Society (AGESIC).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001330#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Participants agreed to a plan for a special issue of a peer-reviewed policy/development journal to compile position papers based on CRN3 projects, with a publication timeline of 12 to 18 months.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001330#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The IAI is exploring the establishment of a Belmont-like forum of funding agencies in the Americas to ensure the sustainability of its Science Program, and will host the Belmont Forum Secretariat in Montevideo.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001330#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["water management","drought","land-use change","agriculture","environmental health","climate finance","Sustainable Development Goals"],"geography_discussed":["Uruguay","United States","Montevideo"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["meeting report"]},{"id":"iai-001336","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iai-001336","title":"info4-cop26-5670345c87c17377.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":"2017","source_url":"https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/uploads/info4-cop26.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report details the outcomes of the \"Science for Action\" campaign conducted by the SDG Media Zone and the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) during COP-23. 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The committee recommends suspending the current search to establish a formal, open advertisement and review process, rather than relying solely on member nominations. 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It highlights the mobilization of US$ 26 million from an initial US$ 2.75 million investment in SGP-CRA and the implementation of 17 multidisciplinary networks under CRN3. Key achievements include the influence of research on legislation in Argentina, the development of hurricane forecasting for Baja California, and the creation of a coastal risk decision tool for 25 Caribbean countries. The report also notes the start of the CONICET-IAI partnership and the development of the Inter-American Forum for Global Change Research Cooperation to expand multilateral funding.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-000848#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Small Grants Program for Cooperative Research in the Americas (SGP-CRA), which ended in December 2015, involved 13 of the 19 IAI member countries and 76 researchers from 53 institutions. The program successfully mobilized US$ 26 million in total funds from an original investment of US$ 2,750,000.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-000848#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"SGP-CRA research led to tangible policy and legislative outcomes, including the approval of the Glacier Protection Law and the Marine Conservation Law in Argentina. Additionally, it contributed to real-time hurricane forecasting for Baja California and a coastal risk reduction decision tool covering 25 Caribbean countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-000848#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Third Cooperative Research Networks Program (CRN3), running from November 2012 to 2018, consists of 17 international multidisciplinary networks involving 17 PIs, 95 co-investigators, and 90 institutions from 15 IAI member countries. It has mobilized US$ 23.5 million in complementary funds since Year 1.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-000848#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"CRN3 has advanced interdisciplinary research by integrating social science tools to analyze actor relationships with ecosystem services and using agent-based modeling to simulate the spread of diseases like malaria, dengue, and leishmaniasis.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-000848#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The IAI established a partnership with Argentina's National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), which created a US$ 200,000 fund to supplement research for Argentine groups in CRN3 networks, resulting in 7 selected projects active in 2015.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-000848#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The IAI is promoting the Inter-American Forum for Global Change Research Cooperation to create a multilateral funding mechanism based on the Belmont Forum model, aiming to expand current subsidies primarily funded by the NSF.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-000848#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change","water security","tropical cyclone","ecosystem service","climate change adaptation","hydrology","land use","bioenergy","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":["Argentina","Baja California","Caribbean","Uruguay","Chile","Brazil","Mexico","United States"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["program evaluation","funding report"]}]}