Minutes of the Twelfth Meeting of the IAI Conference of the Parties (CoP)

The minutes of the Twelfth Meeting of the IAI Conference of the Parties (CoP), held in Montreal, Canada, on May 5-6, 2005, detail the administrative, financial, and scientific governance of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Key outcomes included the election of Dr. Holm Tiessen as Director, the approval of the 2005-2006 core budget and annual program, and the adoption of new voting rules for the Conference of the Parties.

• The CoP elected Dr. Holm Tiessen as the new IAI Director for a three-year term. The selection process involved twelve nominations, telephone interviews with seven pre-selected candidates, and final interviews at the IAI headquarters in São José dos Campos for four candidates: Vicente Barros, Frank Muller-Karger, Alberto Piola, and Holm Tiessen.
• The CoP approved a Core Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2005-2006 totaling $1,012,405, representing an increase of $74,086 over the 2004-2005 forecast. This budget includes $694,505 for Salaries & Benefits, $79,100 for Staff Travel, $103,800 for Other Costs, $65,000 for Dissemination Activities, $60,000 for the Director's Fund, and $10,000 for Equipment.
• Member country contributions for 2005-2006 were increased by an overall 7.4%, totaling $1,015,000. The United States provided the largest contribution at $595,000, followed by Canada at $125,000 and Brazil at $85,000.
• The IAI launched the second round of the Collaborative Research Network (CRN-II), receiving 93 pre-proposals requesting $80.14 million. This resulted in 37 full proposals requesting $33.3 million, with the highest primary thematic distribution being 'Comparative Studies of Ecosystems, Biodiversity, Land Use and Land Cover and Water Resources in the Americas' at 37.8%.
• The CoP adopted three new Rules of Procedure to simplify the voting process: Rule 64 regarding the number of nominations for vacancies, Rule 49 regarding runoff elections when vacancies are not filled, and Rule 50 regarding runoff voting for tied candidates.
• An external review conducted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) provided preliminary results indicating that IAI science matches the evolution of global change research and provides a regional framework for sustainable development, though the institute continues to face problems with funding and national participation.
• The IAI upgraded its Data and Information System (DIS) in collaboration with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (USA), with the new website becoming operational on April 14, 2005. The system is integrated with the LBA-DIS and the Mercury Consortium.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2006). Minutes of the Twelfth Meeting of the IAI Conference of the Parties (CoP). http://iai.int/pdf/all/iai-cop-12-report-e.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Minutes of the Twelfth Meeting of the IAI Conference of the Parties (CoP). 2006. http://iai.int/pdf/all/iai-cop-12-report-e.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2006minutes, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Minutes of the Twelfth Meeting of the IAI Conference of the Parties (CoP)}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2006}, month = apr, url = {http://iai.int/pdf/all/iai-cop-12-report-e.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }