ACUERDO PARA LA CREACION DEL INSTITUTO INTERAMERICANO PARA LA INVESTIGACION DEL CAMBIO GLOBAL

The 1992 agreement creates the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) to address insufficient scientific knowledge of the Earth system and the impacts of global change. The IAI is structured as a regional network of cooperating entities with a specific scientific agenda focusing on tropical ecosystems, biodiversity, and climate variability. It is governed by a Conference of the Parties, an Executive Council, a Scientific Advisory Committee, and an Executive Directorate. The agreement outlines the criteria for establishing Research Centers, the role of affiliated institutions and associates, and a funding model based on voluntary contributions from member states and external partners.

• The IAI is established as a "red regional de entidades que cooperen en investigación" to promote interdisciplinary research on global change, specifically focusing on earth, sea, atmosphere, and environmental sciences, as well as social sciences.
• The Institute's primary objectives include improving regional scientific and technical capacity, fostering the exchange of scientific information, and providing scientific data to governments for policy formulation regarding global change.
• The initial Scientific Agenda prioritizes seven key areas: tropical ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles, the impact of climate change on biological diversity, El Niño-Southern Oscillation and interannual climate variability, ocean/atmosphere/land interactions in the intertropical Americas, comparative studies of temperate oceanic/coastal/estuarine processes, comparative studies of temperate terrestrial ecosystems, and high-latitude processes.
• The governance structure consists of four bodies: the Conference of the Parties (the main policy-making body), the Executive Council (the executive body), the Scientific Advisory Committee (the main scientific advisory body), and the Executive Directorate (the main administrative body).
• Research Centers are created based on proposals from member states, with selection criteria including biogeographic coverage of the inter-American region, the existence of an active scientific core dedicated to global change, and the ability to provide long-term support.
• The IAI's operating budget is funded by voluntary contributions from member states in multiples of 5,000 US dollars, while specific research programs are funded by voluntary contributions from member states, associates, external countries, or private organizations.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (1992). ACUERDO PARA LA CREACION DEL INSTITUTO INTERAMERICANO PARA LA INVESTIGACION DEL CAMBIO GLOBAL. https://iai.int/pdf/es/agreement_establishing_the_IAI_sp.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. ACUERDO PARA LA CREACION DEL INSTITUTO INTERAMERICANO PARA LA INVESTIGACION DEL CAMBIO GLOBAL. 1992. https://iai.int/pdf/es/agreement_establishing_the_IAI_sp.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch1992acuerdo, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{ACUERDO PARA LA CREACION DEL INSTITUTO INTERAMERICANO PARA LA INVESTIGACION DEL CAMBIO GLOBAL}}, publisher = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {1992}, url = {https://iai.int/pdf/es/agreement_establishing_the_IAI_sp.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }