Política del IAI sobre Género y EDI

The 2022 IAI Policy on Gender and EDI outlines a framework to integrate equity, diversity, and inclusion into scientific research and institutional operations. Key goals include reducing bias in project selection, improving hiring practices, and increasing the visibility of equity-seeking groups in global environmental change research. Proposed actions include creating an Advisory Committee for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, implementing flexible work policies, and adopting inclusive research design methods such as Gender-Based Analysis plus (GBA+).

• The IAI Policy on Gender and EDI, adopted in 2022, establishes five primary objectives: promoting EDI in science, incorporating EDI into IAI activities, reducing biases in project selection and capacity development, creating an inclusive scientific research environment, and increasing regional training and capacities to improve EDI in the sciences.
• The IAI has defined eight operational goals to implement its EDI policy. These include developing EDI procedures for research funding, improving hiring and selection practices for awards and grants, increasing the visibility of equity-seeking groups in the global environmental change (CAG) space, and increasing scientific research on the intersection of EDI and CAG.
• To ensure equitable access to funding, the IAI proposes several actions, including the use of evaluation rubrics, maintaining virtual 'office hours' to assist with proposals, and accepting applications in IAI working languages, as well as French, Portuguese, and potentially indigenous languages when resources allow.
• The policy outlines measures to foster healthy work and research environments, such as updating the staff manual and whistleblower policy, implementing flexible work schedules and core working hours, and creating a confidential contact position, such as an ombudsperson, for employees and fellows.
• The IAI aims to improve hiring and selection processes by developing accessibility adaptations for candidates with disabilities, ensuring diverse selection committees, and using inclusive language in calls for proposals.
• The document proposes the creation of an Advisory Committee for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (PICL) to guide the IAI. This committee would be established by a decision of the Conference of the Parties, meet jointly with the SAC/SPAC, and include indigenous youth.
• The policy distinguishes between EDI in research practice (EDI-PI), which focuses on team composition, hiring, and inclusive work environments, and EDI in research design (EDI-DI), which involves using approaches like intersectionality, Gender-Based Analysis plus (GBA+), and anti-racist methods.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2022). Política del IAI sobre Género y EDI. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/EDI%20Implementation_ES.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Política del IAI sobre Género y EDI. 2022. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/EDI%20Implementation_ES.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2022poltica, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Política del IAI sobre Género y EDI}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2022}, url = {https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/EDI%20Implementation_ES.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }