Report of the 31th meeting of the Conference to the Parties to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI)

The 31st meeting of the IAI Conference of the Parties (CoP-31), held in Panama City in June 2023, resulted in the adoption of 23 decisions. Key outcomes include the creation of the IAI Science Diplomacy Center, the establishment of an Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Advisory Committee, and the mandate to develop research programs on the nexus of climate, environment, and health, as well as oceans and coastal systems. The meeting also addressed financial sustainability, noting that voluntary contributions have not increased in over 30 years, and approved the core budget for FY 2023-2024.

• The Conference of the Parties approved the creation of the IAI Science Diplomacy Center and its initial three-year work plan to foster science-policy dialogue and regional collaboration on global environmental change.
• The IAI is instructed to establish two new research and training programs: one focusing on the nexus of climate, environment, and health (in partnership with PAHO), and another on oceans, islands, and coastal systems aligned with the UN Decade of Ocean Science.
• To ensure equitable participation and contributions, the IAI will establish an Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Advisory Committee (IP&LC-AC) to provide recommendations on the Scientific Agenda and Strategic Plan.
• The IAI's financial health is compromised because voluntary contributions from Parties have not increased in more than 30 years, leading to the proposal of a financial working group to develop a plan for increasing annual contributions over the next 1-3 years.
• A regional assessment identified climate action as the most critical current global change policy priority for Parties, followed by biodiversity, ecosystem services, and water security; emerging priorities include poverty, inequality, and human health.
• The IAI will increase its participation in international multilateral science-policy forums, such as the UNFCCC and CBD, and will collaborate with the HydroClimate Research Program of the Andes (ANDEX) under the World Climate Research Programme.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2023). Report of the 31th meeting of the Conference to the Parties to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI). https://iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/CoP-31-report-en.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Report of the 31th meeting of the Conference to the Parties to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI). 2023. https://iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/CoP-31-report-en.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2023report, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Report of the 31th meeting of the Conference to the Parties to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI)}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2023}, month = jul, url = {https://iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/CoP-31-report-en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }