De la ciencia a la toma de decisiones: abordando la complejidad de las técnicas emergentes de intervención climática en las Américas

The report details a workshop series organized by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), the Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering (DSG), and The Degrees Initiative. The program focused on solar radiation modification (SRM) as a case study for emerging climate intervention techniques. Through expert presentations and a multilateral negotiation simulation in Bogotá, Colombia, the initiative aimed to bridge the gap between science and policy for officials from Latin America and the Caribbean. Key outcomes include a consensus on the need for regional research to ensure equitable participation in global forums, concerns over 'moral hazard' regarding climate mitigation, and the importance of including Indigenous Peoples and local communities in research governance.

• Participants identified a critical need to expand regional research to understand the physical and socioeconomic impacts of solar radiation modification (SRM) in the Americas, suggesting the creation of a centralized database or portal to improve access to existing evidence.
• There is a concern that the deployment of SRM could create a 'moral hazard' by reducing the incentive for countries to pursue essential climate mitigation and adaptation efforts.
• The workshop highlighted a disconnect between the long-term nature of SRM and short political cycles, leading to recommendations for the establishment of long-term state policies to ensure continuity in monitoring and research.
• Participants emphasized that any future SRM governance framework must be grounded in principles of climate justice, equity, and biodiversity protection, while stressing the necessity of free, prior, and informed consent for studies conducted on traditional Indigenous territories.
• The report notes that while Latin America and the Caribbean have relatively low global emissions, the region faces high vulnerability to climate impacts, creating a disparity between historical responsibility and risk distribution.
• The initiative identified the need to strengthen South-South and triangular South-South-North cooperation to improve access to emerging technologies and data exchange among universities and research centers.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2025). De la ciencia a la toma de decisiones: abordando la complejidad de las técnicas emergentes de intervención climática en las Américas. http://iai.int/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/De-la-ciencia-a-la-toma-de-decisiones_-abordando-la-complejidad-de-las-tecnicas-emergentes-de-intervencion-climatica-en-las-Americas-informe-de-resultados-del-taller.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. De la ciencia a la toma de decisiones: abordando la complejidad de las técnicas emergentes de intervención climática en las Américas. 2025. http://iai.int/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/De-la-ciencia-a-la-toma-de-decisiones_-abordando-la-complejidad-de-las-tecnicas-emergentes-de-intervencion-climatica-en-las-Americas-informe-de-resultados-del-taller.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2025ciencia, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{De la ciencia a la toma de decisiones: abordando la complejidad de las técnicas emergentes de intervención climática en las Américas}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2025}, month = oct, url = {http://iai.int/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/De-la-ciencia-a-la-toma-de-decisiones_-abordando-la-complejidad-de-las-tecnicas-emergentes-de-intervencion-climatica-en-las-Americas-informe-de-resultados-del-taller.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }