Minutas de la Vigesimosexta Reunión del Consejo Ejecutivo del IAI (CE)

Minutes from the 26th Meeting of the Executive Council (EC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held on June 17-18, 2008, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The document details discussions on scientific programming, financial status, strategic planning, and administrative relations with member countries and the host nation, Brazil.

• The IAI is implementing a scientific program focused on the La Plata Basin to analyze the interactions between natural and social components in agroecosystems, specifically regarding land use, biofuels, and rural development. This includes a project funded by the IDRC (March 2008 to September 2010) involving Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia with funding of $425,310 CAD.
• The IAI proposed an operating budget for the 2008-2009 fiscal year of $1,170,000, representing a 14.6% increase over the previous year. This increase is attributed to higher operational costs caused by a weak US dollar relative to other currencies, particularly the Brazilian real.
• The Executive Council (EC) recommended that the Conference of the Parties (CoP) initiate a complete revision of the Rules of the EC and the CoP to address defects in the current regulations and resolve recurring quorum issues at CoP meetings.
• The IAI is developing a strategic plan to guide its scientific and programmatic decisions for the next 5 to 10 years, with a goal for completion by the end of 2009. The process aims to transition the IAI from a purely science-oriented institution to one that applies science to meet societal demands and inform policy.
• The EC endorsed a proposal for a joint capacity-building program with UNESCO and SCOPE to promote interdisciplinary and intersectoral dialogue between scientists and government departments regarding global change.
• The IAI is working to resolve administrative and contractual instabilities regarding personnel provided by the host country, Brazil. The EC recommended that the CoP send a letter to the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology and the IAI Executive Directorate to support negotiations for resolving these contracts and the headquarters' status.
• The IAI is expanding its reach in the Caribbean and Central America, identifying these as regions with low member representation but high vulnerability to climate change. The EC requested that Caribbean member countries identify contacts in non-member Caribbean nations to share IAI information.
• The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) identified critical scientific gaps to be filled by new members, specifically in Physical Oceanography, land use and cover change/soil management, anthropogenic emissions/urban dimensions of global environmental change, and human vulnerability/adaptation.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2008). Minutas de la Vigesimosexta Reunión del Consejo Ejecutivo del IAI (CE). http://iai.int/pdf/all/4_EC26Min-SP_AP.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Minutas de la Vigesimosexta Reunión del Consejo Ejecutivo del IAI (CE). 2008. http://iai.int/pdf/all/4_EC26Min-SP_AP.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2008minutas, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Minutas de la Vigesimosexta Reunión del Consejo Ejecutivo del IAI (CE)}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2008}, month = dec, url = {http://iai.int/pdf/all/4_EC26Min-SP_AP.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }