cop-i_9.wd-transition-issues-en-sp-4f6057d45ce879fc.pdf

This briefing paper outlines the transition of the Inter-American Institute (IAI) from the temporary Implementation Committee (IC) to its formal governance structure. It details the roles of the Conference of the Parties (CoP), Executive Council (EC), Directorate, and Science Advisory Committee (SAC), while addressing the interim financial gap until a formal budget is established at the Second Meeting of the CoP. The United States is noted as providing interim support for the IC Secretariat and the Office of the Executive Scientist.

• The transition of the IAI involves transferring functions from the Implementation Committee (IC) to formal bodies including the Conference of the Parties (CoP), the Executive Council (EC), the Directorate, and the Science Advisory Committee (SAC). The CoP serves as the "principal policy-making organ of the IAI" and is responsible for decisions regarding transitional issues.
• The Executive Council (EC) is composed of Parties rather than individuals and is tasked with reviewing Science Advisory Council recommendations, proposing a budget for CoP approval, and setting Financial Policy. The IC is suggested to assist the EC until it is fully operational, with a final dissolution date no later than the Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
• Because the IAI Director is not elected until the Second Meeting of the CoP, the IC suggests the IC Chairman serve as Director pro tempore and the IC Secretariat perform the functions of the Secretary. Information dissemination, currently coordinated by Argentina and the OES via the IAI/IC Newsletter, may continue to be handled by the OES until the Director assumes the role.
• The IAI will lack a formal Core Budget until the Second Meeting of the CoP, when contributions to Core Funds will be pledged. During this interim, the United States has offered to support the IC Secretariat and the Office of the Executive Scientist (OES).
• A proposed six-month initial activity schedule begins with the First Meeting of the CoP on September 12-14, 1994, followed by first meetings of the SAC and EC in November-December 1994, and second meetings of the EC and CoP in February-March 1994 (noted as 1994 in the text, though sequentially following 1994).

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). cop-i_9.wd-transition-issues-en-sp-4f6057d45ce879fc.pdf. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/CoP-I_9.WD-Transition-Issues-EN-SP.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. cop-i_9.wd-transition-issues-en-sp-4f6057d45ce879fc.pdf. n.d. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/CoP-I_9.WD-Transition-Issues-EN-SP.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndcopi9wdtransitionissuesensp4f6057d45ce879fcpdf, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{cop-i\_9.wd-transition-issues-en-sp-4f6057d45ce879fc.pdf}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/CoP-I_9.WD-Transition-Issues-EN-SP.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }