Solicitud de Presupuesto Operativo Año Fiscal 08-09

This document is a budget request from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) for the 2008/2009 fiscal year, including preliminary projections for 2009-2011. It details the funding required for the IAI Directorate's operations, scientific programs, capacity building, and administrative costs, while outlining the expected contributions from member countries.

• The IAI requested a total operating budget of US$1,163,462 for the 2008-2009 fiscal year, representing a 14.6% increase over the 2007-2008 budget of US$1,014,931.
• Salaries and benefits constitute the largest portion of the budget, totaling US$826,932 (71% of the total). This increase is partly attributed to a 37.4% devaluation of the US dollar against the Brazilian real between 2005 and 2008, which reduced purchasing power for local payments.
• The IAI is managing several scientific initiatives, including the CRN II and SGP-HD programs, and a project on land use changes and biofuels in the La Plata Basin funded by Canada's International Development Research Center (IDRC) for CAD 444,000.
• Capacity building efforts for 2008-2009 include organizing training institutes on 'Cities', climate change seasonality in Mendoza, Argentina, and a project on Andean biodiversity funded by the MacArthur Foundation covering Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
• The budget includes specific operational allocations for the purchase of a new tax-exempt vehicle with diplomatic plates (US$29,200) and new modular office furniture (US$14,000) to optimize space for interns and staff.
• The IAI proposes a funding model based on member country contributions, with the United States (via the NSF) as the largest contributor at a proposed US$691,000, followed by Canada (US$143,000) and Brazil (US$100,000).

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2008). Solicitud de Presupuesto Operativo Año Fiscal 08-09. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-15-budget-request-s.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Solicitud de Presupuesto Operativo Año Fiscal 08-09. 2008. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-15-budget-request-s.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2008solicitud, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Solicitud de Presupuesto Operativo Año Fiscal 08-09}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2008}, month = jun, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-15-budget-request-s.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }