Informe 2011 de la Dirección Ejecutiva del IAI a la Conferencia de las Partes

The IAI is transitioning toward a 'Center of Excellence' model for water security, headquartered at the University of Arizona and the Universidad Católica de Santiago, to better integrate transdisciplinary research on hydrology and climate. Scientific synthesis has highlighted that biophysical changes in land use, such as albedo and evapotranspiration, are as critical as biogeochemical effects. The Institute has expanded its capacity-building through training institutes in Argentina, Chile, and Paraguay, focusing on seasonal climate predictions and urban responses to climate change. Administratively, the IAI faces significant instability due to personnel contracting issues in Brazil and a lack of official response from the Brazilian government regarding host country agreement amendments, leading the Executive Board to seek alternative host countries.

• The IAI is proposing the creation of a 'Center of Excellence' focused on water security, which will be based at the University of Arizona in cooperation with the Universidad Católica de Santiago, Chile, to leverage scientific capacities for adaptation, mitigation, and policy.
• Research synthesis indicates that biophysical changes resulting from land-use changes—including surface reflectivity (albedo), roughness, evapotranspiration, runoff, and infiltration—are as important as biogeochemical effects like soil fertility loss and carbon emissions in altering regional energy, hydrology, and climate balances.
• Analysis of social vulnerabilities to tropical cyclones in Central America and Mexico's Pacific coast reveals that storm damage is primarily linked to precipitation, flooding, and landslides, yet storms are currently classified only by wind speed.
• In the Southern Cone, research suggests that climate volatility is a more significant risk factor for decision-making than long-term trends, and that adaptation to climate variability inherently includes the capacity to adapt to climate change.
• The IAI's scientific output is significantly integrated into global assessments, with IAI-associated scientists constituting one-third of the IPCC Regional Panel for Central and South America for the Fifth Assessment Report.
• The IAI is experiencing severe operational instability due to recurring personnel contracting problems in Brazil and a lack of official response from the Brazilian government regarding proposed amendments to the host country agreement over the last five years.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2011). Informe 2011 de la Dirección Ejecutiva del IAI a la Conferencia de las Partes. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-18-directorate-report-s.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Informe 2011 de la Dirección Ejecutiva del IAI a la Conferencia de las Partes. 2011. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-18-directorate-report-s.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2011informe, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Informe 2011 de la Dirección Ejecutiva del IAI a la Conferencia de las Partes}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2011}, month = may, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-18-directorate-report-s.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }