Report of the IAI Directorate

The IAI Directorate report for 2006-2007 outlines the institute's efforts to integrate global change science with policy, specifically focusing on land-use change in the La Plata Basin and the impacts of biofuels. The report highlights the implementation of Collaborative Research Networks (CRN I and II), the success of Training Institute Seed Grants (TISG) in fostering multidisciplinary networks across 19 countries, and new strategic partnerships with organizations like IDRC, NCAR, and the Asia-Pacific Network. It also details capacity-building efforts through summer schools and internships, and fundraising initiatives targeting the MacArthur Foundation for biodiversity research in the Andes.

• The IAI developed a concept note for an interdisciplinary program to study land-use change and rural transformation in Central Brazil and the La Plata Basin, specifically examining the impact of global biofuel demand on dry forests, savannahs, and grazing lands.
• The Training Institute Seed Grants (TISG) program, which concluded in February 2007, invested US$ 110,000 to support 8 grants, involving over 44 scientists from 19 countries and establishing 8 new research networks.
• The IAI has expanded its institutional reach through observer status at the UNFCCC, contributing views to the SBSTA on improving the dialogue between regional research programs and decision-making governance units.
• A joint research internship program with Brazil's INPE and CPTEC was established to support six young Latin American researchers over three years, with the first two interns from Argentina and Peru starting in 2007.
• The IAI is pursuing new funding from the MacArthur Foundation, having been invited to submit a proposal for a study (budgeted between US$ 350,000 and US$ 450,000) on the impacts of climate change on biodiversity in the Andean countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
• The IAI published a book titled "Urbanization, Global Environmental Change, and Sustainable Development in Latin America," which is the first publication to link urbanization and global change in the region, featuring case studies from Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, and Puerto Rico/USA.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2007). Report of the IAI Directorate. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-14-directorate-report-e.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Report of the IAI Directorate. 2007. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-14-directorate-report-e.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2007report, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Report of the IAI Directorate}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2007}, month = may, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-14-directorate-report-e.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }