IAI Gender & EDI Policy

The IAI Gender & EDI Policy establishes a framework to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion in science and global environmental change research. It focuses on reducing biases in project selection, improving hiring and grant practices, and increasing the visibility of equity-seeking groups. The policy details operational goals such as developing EDI rubrics for funding, implementing flexible work policies, and creating training programs for researchers on EDI methods. It also proposes the creation of an Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities Advisory Committee to guide the institute.

• The IAI has established five primary goals for its EDI policy: promoting EDI in science, mainstreaming it in IAI activities, reducing biases in project selection and capacity-building, creating an inclusive research environment, and increasing regional training capacities.
• To ensure equitable access to research funding, the IAI aims to implement specific procedures including the use of assessment rubrics, virtual "office hours" for proposal assistance, and the acceptance of applications in multiple languages, including the working languages of the IAI, French, Portuguese, and potentially indigenous languages.
• The policy outlines measures to foster a healthy work environment, such as reviewing whistleblower policies, establishing core work hours for flexibility, providing language interpretation, and creating a confidential contact person or ombudsperson for employees and grantees.
• The IAI seeks to increase the scientific production and visibility of the nexus between EDI and global environmental change (GEC), which includes requesting EDI-relevant research questions in proposals and proposing the establishment of an Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities Advisory Committee.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2022). IAI Gender & EDI Policy. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/EDI%20Implementation_10April2023.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. IAI Gender & EDI Policy. 2022. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/EDI%20Implementation_10April2023.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2022iai, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{IAI Gender \& EDI Policy}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2022}, url = {https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/EDI%20Implementation_10April2023.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }