Decisions of the 29th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

The document records the decisions made during the 29th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held via video conferencing on 22-23 June 2021. The meeting focused on approving governance rules, financial budgets, institutional policies, and scientific strategic frameworks.

• The Conference of the Parties approved several institutional governance and policy documents, including revised Standing rules for both the Conference of the Parties (CoP) and the Executive Council (EC), a Whistleblower policy, an employee handbook, and a Gender Policy regarding IAI scientific projects and activities.
• Financial approvals were granted for the Core Budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year and the preliminary Core Budget request for the 2022-2024 fiscal year. Additionally, the Independent auditors report was approved.
• The CoP approved the establishment of a working group to implement the 'Initiative for conducting a national climate assessment in support of adaptation and mitigation: Training and capacity building in Latin America and the Caribbean'. The IAI Directorate was instructed to disseminate information about this initiative to partners and Parties.
• The meeting resulted in the adoption of a revised IAI Scientific Agenda and the approval of indicators for the IAI Strategic plan, though revisions to the Strategic plan itself were delayed until the 2023-2024 intersessional period.
• The IAI Directorate, in collaboration with the SAC, SPAC, and Parties, was tasked with three specific science and data objectives: increasing the inclusion of underrepresented groups in science and capacity building, mapping the global change policy and decision-making landscape via a regional assessment, and working with academic and publishing partners to prevent fraudulent and predatory publishing in the Americas.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2021). Decisions of the 29th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. https://www.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/Decisions%20of%20the%2029th%20Meeting.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Decisions of the 29th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. 2021. https://www.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/Decisions%20of%20the%2029th%20Meeting.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2021decisions, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Decisions of the 29th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2021}, month = jun, url = {https://www.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/Decisions%20of%20the%2029th%20Meeting.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }