Informe de la DirecciÚn Ejecutiva a la 16a ReuniÓn del CE en la Ciudad de Panamá

This report from the Executive Directorate of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) provides an update on activities, financial status, and strategic planning presented at the 16th Executive Committee (EC) meeting in Panama City in December 2002. It outlines a shift toward 'science for sustainability' and the application of global research to local and regional solutions, while detailing administrative restructuring and new partnerships in the Americas.

• The IAI is aligning its scientific agenda with a global shift toward 'science for sustainability,' moving from a primary focus on basic science to identifying practical solutions for environmental and development challenges. This alignment follows calls from the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg to reorient science toward solving pressing challenges.
• The IAI has developed six main strategies to address institutional weaknesses and future challenges: expanding Cooperative Research Networks (CRNs), renewing project requests for a new scientific agenda, supporting scientifically weaker member countries, facilitating synthesis studies for under-studied sub-regions, improving the dissemination of research results, and expanding the IAI's profile by managing external agency projects.
• The National Institute for Space Research (INPE) in Brazil offered to fund a new building to be shared with the UN Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology for Asia and the Caribbean, committing 1.5 million Reais from its 2003 budget for the construction of facilities, of which 675 square meters are allocated to the IAI.
• For the period ending June 30, 2002, the IAI reported a surplus of $586,483, with total income of $1,628,654 (including a $205,450 in-kind contribution from Brazil) and total expenses of $1,042,171.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2002). Informe de la DirecciÚn Ejecutiva a la 16a ReuniÓn del CE en la Ciudad de Panamá. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/3_RepDir_SP.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Informe de la DirecciÚn Ejecutiva a la 16a ReuniÓn del CE en la Ciudad de Panamá. 2002. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/3_RepDir_SP.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2002informe, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Informe de la DirecciÚn Ejecutiva a la 16a ReuniÓn del CE en la Ciudad de Panamá}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2002}, month = nov, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/3_RepDir_SP.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }