Report of the 2024 Extraordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties

The report documents the 2024 Extraordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held via videoconference on 26 March 2024. The primary outcome of the meeting was the consensus approval of Panama's proposal to host the headquarters of the IAI Directorate.

• The Conference of the Parties approved by consensus the proposal for Panama to host the headquarters of the IAI Directorate, as formalized in Decision 2024/Extra-CoP/1.
• Panama's proposal to host the headquarters was based on several strategic advantages, including the country's leadership in regional science-policy, its strategic location for regional connectivity, and the potential for increased engagement with the Caribbean and Central America.
• The IAI Directorate requested that operations remain active in Uruguay until July 2025 to ensure a smooth transition, noting that a minimum of one year is typically required to move the headquarters.
• The meeting achieved a quorum with 15 accredited Parties in attendance: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the United States of America, and Uruguay.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2024). Report of the 2024 Extraordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties. https://iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/Final%20report%20ExCoP-2024-en.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Report of the 2024 Extraordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties. 2024. https://iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/Final%20report%20ExCoP-2024-en.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2024report, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Report of the 2024 Extraordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2024}, month = apr, url = {https://iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/Final%20report%20ExCoP-2024-en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }