Informe preliminar sobre el desarrollo del plan estratégico del IAI

This preliminary report outlines the development of a strategic plan for the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI). It evaluates the Institute's achievements since 1994, specifically its success in developing scientific capacities in the Americas and producing high-quality natural science. The document emphasizes the need to bridge the gap between scientists and decision-makers to ensure that research leads to "informed decisions" without compromising scientific rigor. It proposes maintaining the current broad scientific agenda for the next 15 years while improving the methodology of implementation to increase social and political relevance.

• An external evaluation by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007 confirmed that the IAI produced high-quality science, particularly in natural sciences, and successfully developed scientific capacities across the Americas.
• There is a significant challenge in communication between scientists and decision-makers; the IAI is urged to improve the dissemination of research results and formulate them in ways that facilitate practical application for government agencies and resource managers.
• The IAI has successfully integrated scientific results into policy and legal frameworks, including the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, land-use decisions in Costa Rica via IAI-Tropidry remote sensing maps, and the new Forestry Code of Chile.
• The IAI has fostered a culture of cooperation and capacity building among young scientists in Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina, utilizing tools such as the LechuSA internet space for monitoring South American terrestrial ecosystems and Wireless Sensor Networks for environmental monitoring.
• The IAI recently coordinated interdisciplinary teams of social and natural scientists to provide scientific and political advice for the Plata Basin, the world's fifth largest basin, addressing challenges in hydroelectric power, food production, and precipitation trends.
• The proposed strategic plan for the next 15 years aims to maintain the current broad definition of the IAI's mandate to avoid excluding innovative actions, focusing on the human impacts of global change and increasing the involvement of diverse disciplines such as health, engineering, and economics.

APA

Stewart, J., H.Tiessen, Brklacich, M., & Breulmann, G. (2009). Informe preliminar sobre el desarrollo del plan estratégico del IAI. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-16-strategic-plan-s.pdf

Chicago

Stewart, J.W.B., H.Tiessen, M. Brklacich, and G. Breulmann. Informe preliminar sobre el desarrollo del plan estratégico del IAI. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, 2009. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-16-strategic-plan-s.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stewart2009informe, author = {Stewart, J.W.B. and H.Tiessen and Brklacich, M. and Breulmann, G.}, title = {{Informe preliminar sobre el desarrollo del plan estratégico del IAI}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2009}, month = may, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-16-strategic-plan-s.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }