Minutes of the Tenth Meeting of the IAI Conference of the Parties (CoP)

The document contains the minutes and resolutions of the Tenth Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Conference of the Parties (CoP), held on June 3 and 5, 2003, in Boulder, Colorado, USA. The meeting focused on approving the annual program and core budget for FY 2003/2004, updating the IAI Science Agenda, and addressing critical funding shortages caused by member country arrears.

• The IAI faces significant financial instability due to member country arrears, with only nine countries contributing to the core budget in the reported fiscal year and some countries never having paid. The IAI's financial dependence is highly concentrated, with 84% of funds originating from the USA, specifically the National Science Foundation (NSF).
• The IAI External Review Committee (ERC) identified a disconnect between the Institute and government decision-makers, noting that the vision and goals of the IAI are unclear in many countries and that representatives at EC/CoP meetings often lack the influence to secure government commitments.
• To address the lack of government engagement and financial arrears, the CoP established an 'Ad Hoc Committee on Relations with Member States'. This committee is tasked with identifying policy-level contacts in member states and advising the Director on effective ways to approach these states regarding financial and participation issues.
• The CoP approved the IAI Science Agenda, which is organized into four research themes: Understanding Climate Change and Variability in the Americas; Comparative Studies of Ecosystems, Biodiversity, Land Use and Cover, and Water Resources in the Americas; Understanding Global Change Modulations of the Composition of the Atmosphere, Oceans and Fresh Waters; and Understanding the Human Dimensions and Policy Implications of Global Change, Climate Variability and Land Use.
• The IAI's Collaborative Research Networks (CRN) showed significant growth in participation, increasing the number of involved investigators from 171 to 347 and the number of involved institutions from 130 to 236.
• The CoP approved the Core Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2003/2004, which totaled $939,170. This budget is distributed across Salaries & Benefits (58%), Other costs (16%), Staff Travel (12%), Dissemination Activities (9%), and the Director’s Fund (5%).

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2003). Minutes of the Tenth Meeting of the IAI Conference of the Parties (CoP). https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/4_CoP10.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Minutes of the Tenth Meeting of the IAI Conference of the Parties (CoP). 2003. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/4_CoP10.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2003minutes, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Minutes of the Tenth Meeting of the IAI Conference of the Parties (CoP)}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2003}, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/4_CoP10.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }