Report of the Director to the 10th EC Meeting

The report details the IAI's institutional progress, including new agreements with Argentina and Venezuela, the hiring of a CRN Manager, and the status of the Initial Science Program (ISP). It highlights capacity-building through the IAI/UM Summer Institute and various international workshops on climate variability and agriculture. Finally, it presents a financial breakdown of voluntary contributions from member countries, noting significant outstanding balances from several nations.

• The IAI signed a complementary agreement with Argentina's Agency for the Promotion of Science and Technology to cofund projects and establish administrative procedures for projects involving Argentinean PIs or Co-PIs.
• A Framework Agreement was signed between the IAI and Venezuela's National Council for Science and Technology (CONICIT) to develop joint support for global change activities, with CONICIT hosting the 10th EC meeting.
• The IAI hired Eduardo Banús as CRN Manager on August 25, 1999, to administer grants under the Collaborative Research Network (CRN) program and lead proposals to the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
• The Initial Science Program (ISP) has produced a significant volume of scientific publications since 1994, which the IAI intends to use to provide information beneficial to policy and decision-makers in member countries.
• The first IAI/UM Summer Institute, held July 11-30, 1999, focused on the interactions between seasonal to inter-annual climate variability (specifically ENSO) and human systems, including agriculture and water resource management.
• The IAI participated in the Climate Change and Agriculture Workshop (CLIMAG) in Geneva, where the WCRP Executive Director requested that the IAI join the steering committee in the future.
• As of November 5, 1999, the total accumulated outstanding voluntary contributions from member countries amounted to 445,211.76, with the highest outstanding amounts from the USA (though fully paid in some periods), Canada, Mexico, and Venezuela.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (1999). Report of the Director to the 10th EC Meeting. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/ec10-Director-Report.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Report of the Director to the 10th EC Meeting. 1999. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/ec10-Director-Report.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch1999report, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Report of the Director to the 10th EC Meeting}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {1999}, month = nov, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/ec10-Director-Report.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }