TripartiteIAI

This draft proposal outlines a restructuring of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Directorate into a distributed model. The plan aims to shift the IAI's support structure from a primary reliance on the US Government toward a more balanced participation from Southern countries by leveraging the capacities of three Mercosur nations: Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina.

• The IAI identifies a critical gap in global change science where global models fail to provide data at the spatial and temporal scales necessary for practical policy interventions in areas such as land use decisions, disaster preparedness, and public health vigilance.
• The proposal suggests a partnership between the IAI and Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) to address the need for interdisciplinary integration in science governance. This partnership would be managed through the IAI Science Development Office to improve the scaling of scientific information for decision-making.
• Uruguay is proposed as the site for the IAI Operations and Finance Office. This office would manage the IAI's financial operations, staffing stability, and the overall management of the new distributed directorate structure.
• Argentina is proposed to host the IAI Science-Policy Liaison Office, expanding the existing publications office in Buenos Aires. This office would be responsible for managing interactions between the IAI and decision-makers, linking science to public policy, and developing public outreach strategies.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). TripartiteIAI. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-19-TripartiteProposal.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. TripartiteIAI. n.d. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-19-TripartiteProposal.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndtripartiteiai, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{TripartiteIAI}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-19-TripartiteProposal.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }