finalreportec-59-en-c055becad6475bf8.pdf

The report details the proceedings of the 59th meeting of the Executive Council of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held on 28 May 2025 in Asunción, Paraguay. The meeting focused on financial planning, the impact of funding uncertainties on regional research leadership, the relocation of the IAI headquarters to Panama, and proposals to improve the designation of national representatives to ensure institutional continuity.

• The Executive Council recommended that the Conference of the Parties approve the core budget and voluntary country contributions for the 2025–2026 fiscal year, with a projected 5% increase for the 2026–2027 and 2027–2028 fiscal years.
• Budgetary uncertainty regarding the U.S. voluntary contribution to the IAI core budget has created funding gaps for research teams in Latin America and the Caribbean. Specifically, six projects in the Climate, Environment, and Health (CEH) CRA across Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay would have received between USD 200,000 and USD 250,000 each from the IAI.
• The IAI co-designed the Belmont Forum Tropical Forests CRA with the state science funding agency of São Paulo, Brazil (FAPESP), marking the first such initiative led from Latin America. This effort included a transdisciplinary training program for over 100 participants, one-third of whom were Indigenous Peoples, and resulted in 9 co-funded seed grants with Panama and the state science funding agency of Santa Catarina, Brazil (FAPESC).
• The IAI headquarters has relocated from Uruguay to the City of Knowledge in Clayton, Panama. The Panamanian government's SENACYT Board has approved a multi-year agreement providing annual financial contributions to support the office and staff, pending final approval from the Comptroller General of the Republic.
• The Executive Council proposed that Parties designate national permanent representatives based on institutional roles rather than individual names. This change aims to mitigate disruptions caused by high personnel turnover and ensure better knowledge transfer and institutional memory.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). finalreportec-59-en-c055becad6475bf8.pdf. https://iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/FinalReportEC-59-en.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. finalreportec-59-en-c055becad6475bf8.pdf. n.d. https://iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/FinalReportEC-59-en.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndfinalreportec59enc055becad6475bf8pdf, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{finalreportec-59-en-c055becad6475bf8.pdf}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/FinalReportEC-59-en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }