decisions-ec-7-f627a0a25557293c.pdf
Summary
This document is a report and action list from the Seventh Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Executive Council, held on June 1-2, 1998, in Arlington, USA. It details administrative approvals, the formation of new committees and task forces, and preparations for future meetings and funding strategies.
Key insights
- The Executive Council approved the Core Budget Request for 1998/1999 and the audited Financial Statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, both of which were to be forwarded to the Conference of the Parties (CoP) for approval.
- The Executive Council established several new initiatives and groups, including a Task Force to develop proposals for the Global Environment Facility (GEF), a Fund-Raising Working Group to expand the funding base for scientific programs, and a "Program to Expand the Scientific Capacity in the Americas (PESCA)".
- The Executive Council approved a Revised Science Agenda to be forwarded to the CoP for final approval and set up a SAC Nominations Committee consisting of Maria Donoso (Panama), Lou Brown (USA), Abraham Salcedo (Venezuela), and Ernesto Hugo Berbery (University of Maryland).
- The eighth meeting of the Executive Council is tentatively scheduled for November 1998 in Montevideo, Uruguay, following an offer from the delegate of Uruguay to host.
- The Chair of the EC Communications Task Force noted a lack of financial resources to hire staff for communications, information, and outreach, requesting that member countries consider seconding an individual as an in-kind contribution.
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