Documento de antecedentes para la 20a Conferencia de las Partes

The briefing argues that the IAI must expand its capacity for scientific synthesis and integration to bridge the gap between research and policy. It emphasizes that a flexible, non-hierarchical organizational structure is essential for the IAI to effectively translate complex global change data into actionable information for regional decision-makers, while cautioning against the introduction of rigid hierarchical roles.

• The IAI is mandated to synthesize and integrate scientific data to provide accurate information for policy formulation regarding the causes and impacts of global change, including physical, social, economic, and ecological effects.
• An external evaluation by the AAAS External Review Commission (ERC) found that the IAI's scientific advances were not sufficiently translated into political action and that the organization struggled to communicate achievements effectively to relevant social actors and decision-makers.
• The OECD evaluation identified the IAI's primary challenge as the ability to present complex conclusions in a comprehensible and applicable format, recommending improvements in data interconnectivity, shared protocols, and the development of an interdisciplinary thesaurus.
• The IAI's Strategic Plan promotes a hybrid approach to research, combining 'top-down' project themes derived from member country needs and scientific synthesis with 'bottom-up' open calls to leverage the creativity of the continental scientific community.
• The document argues that a non-hierarchical, flexible, and consultative management structure is critical for the IAI's adaptability and success in interdisciplinary science, citing a previous attempt to implement rigid reporting structures as a cause of inefficiency and bureaucratic burden.
• The document explicitly opposes a Brazilian proposal to appoint a new scientific director with broad planning and implementation powers, stating it conflicts with the IAI's consensus-based governance and the Agreement for the Creation of the Institute.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). Documento de antecedentes para la 20a Conferencia de las Partes. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-20-iai-principles-of-operation-s.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Documento de antecedentes para la 20a Conferencia de las Partes. n.d. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-20-iai-principles-of-operation-s.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchnddocumento, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Documento de antecedentes para la 20a Conferencia de las Partes}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-20-iai-principles-of-operation-s.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }