STANDING RULES OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EC) OF THE INTER--‐AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH

The Standing Rules of the Executive Council (EC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research define the operational framework for the EC, which serves as the executive organ for the Conference of the Parties (CoP). The rules detail the election of up to nine members for two-year terms, the structure of the Bureau (Chair, two Vice-Chairs, and the Executive Director), and the requirement for two regular annual meetings held immediately before and after the CoP. It outlines the process for agenda setting, the establishment of ad hoc and standing committees—including a Financial and Administrative Committee and a Credentials Committee—and the voting procedures, where decisions are normally made by consensus or majority vote. Additionally, the document specifies the protocols for extraordinary meetings and the process for amending these rules via the Conference of the Parties.

• The Executive Council consists of up to nine members elected by the Conference of the Parties for two-year terms, with a requirement to consider balanced gender and geographic representation.
• The Executive Council holds two regular annual meetings at the location of the Conference of the Parties: one immediately before (pre-CoP) and one immediately after (post-CoP).
• The pre-CoP meeting is specifically tasked with reviewing financial and budgetary matters and pending items to prepare for the Conference of the Parties.
• The Executive Council Bureau is composed of a Chair, a first and second Vice-Chair elected for two years, and the Executive Director serving as the ex-officio Secretary.
• The Executive Council may establish ad hoc Sessional Intersessional or Advisory Committees, and it must elect a Credentials Committee of three Parties for two-year terms and a Financial and Administrative Committee for renewable two-year terms.
• Decisions of the Executive Council are typically reached by consensus, but in the absence of consensus, they are decided by a majority vote of the members in attendance.
• Extraordinary Meetings may be convened at the request of one or more Parties if approved by a two-thirds vote of the Executive Council.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2013). STANDING RULES OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EC) OF THE INTER--‐AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/ec-rules_approved-2021-Rev-1-2021-02-15%20(1).pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. STANDING RULES OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EC) OF THE INTER--‐AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH. 2013. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/ec-rules_approved-2021-Rev-1-2021-02-15%20(1).pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2013standing, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{STANDING RULES OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EC) OF THE INTER--‐AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2013}, month = jun, url = {https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/ec-rules_approved-2021-Rev-1-2021-02-15%20(1).pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }