6_Report_of_the_SAC_Eng.doc

The document is a report from the 22nd meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), held in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, from July 26-28, 2005. The meeting focused on the IAI's funding crisis, the evaluation of research proposals for the second round of the Collaborative Research Network (CRN II) program, and updates on upcoming meetings and institutional partnerships.

• IAI Director elect Holm Tiessen identified a funding crisis resulting from a low response from constituents, emphasizing that the institute must change its approach to survive and strengthen capacity-building within its programs to demonstrate its purpose to IAI nations.
• The SAC evaluated full proposals for the Collaborative Research Network (CRN II) program using a set of criteria including policy relevance, interdisciplinarity, geographic distribution, gender, and capacity-building. The committee decided to allocate 80% of the budget to CRN2 and 20% to a reserve fund and new strategic areas.
• The SAC provided specific recommendations for several CRN2 proposals, designating some as 'flagships' for specific themes: CRN2-060 for Human Dimension, CRN2-017 for urbanization, and CRN2-031 as a potential flagship for integrated regional study. The committee also requested a strategic 10% budget cut across projects.
• The SAC noted a thematic imbalance in the proposals received and recommended using 'Seed' funding to address underrepresented themes, specifically themes 3 and 4 of the Science Agenda.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). 6_Report_of_the_SAC_Eng.doc. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/6_Report_of_the_SAC.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. 6_Report_of_the_SAC_Eng.doc. n.d. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/6_Report_of_the_SAC.pdf.

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@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchnd6reportofthesacengdoc, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{6\_Report\_of\_the\_SAC\_Eng.doc}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/6_Report_of_the_SAC.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }