Evaluation Procedure

The document outlines the evaluation process and criteria used by an ad hoc committee to assess bids from Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay to host the IAI Directorate. It compares the three candidates across 14 criteria, including hosting experience, facilities, legal immunities, tax status, and communications infrastructure. While Brazil is the current host, the report notes significant operational challenges there, such as deteriorating internet connectivity, power outages, and disputes with tax authorities. Uruguay's proposal is noted for its comprehensive coverage and specific offers of office space and staff, while Argentina's proposal is described as lacking detail on critical legal and fiscal matters.

• Argentina's proposal was found to be incomplete, failing to address several key criteria including experience in hosting international organizations and critical legal aspects such as inviolability and fiscal regulations.
• Brazil, the current host since 1996, faces ongoing operational difficulties, including unreliable power and internet services and a lack of recognition of the IAI's international status by some national tax authorities.
• The Brazilian proposal includes a draft Host Country Agreement that may withdraw certain immunities for Brazilian citizens or permanent resident foreigners regarding official duties, which were previously granted under the current agreement.
• Uruguay's proposal is characterized as comprehensive, offering 200 square meters of subdivided office space at the Technology Park of the Laboratorio Tecnológico del Uruguay (LATU) and a specific timeline to be operational by August 2012.
• Uruguay offers specific staff support including a full-time trilingual assistant and an administrator, and suggests the use of the Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación (ANII) for fund administration.
• The ad hoc committee noted that Brazil's proposal and its associated legal documents on privileges and immunities were not provided in English or Spanish.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2012). Evaluation Procedure. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-19-extraordinary-ad-hoc-committee-e.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Evaluation Procedure. 2012. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-19-extraordinary-ad-hoc-committee-e.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2012evaluation, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Evaluation Procedure}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2012}, month = jan, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-19-extraordinary-ad-hoc-committee-e.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }