iai-cop-21-report-e-2ae73f879e1bf146.pdf

The minutes of the Twenty-first IAI Conference of the Parties (CoP), held in Montevideo, Uruguay, on June 12-13, 2013, detail the governance, financial, and scientific progress of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. The meeting focused on implementing a tripartite governance structure across Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, approving the 2013-2014 core budget, and expanding science-policy liaison activities to better integrate natural and social sciences for decision-making.

• The IAI is transitioning to a tripartite governance structure with directorate offices in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. As of June 2013, the Science-Policy Liaison Directorate in Argentina is operational, while the Science Development Directorate in Brazil is delayed. The administrative headquarters are moving to Montevideo, Uruguay.
• The CoP approved a core budget for the 2013-2014 fiscal year totaling US$1,296,714, which is slightly lower than the previous year's budget of US$1,331,536. The United States is the largest contributor, providing US$762,000 (60.75% of the total).
• The IAI is prioritizing the integration of natural and social sciences to improve the application of research to policy. The CoP established a new Advisory Committee on Science-Policy Liaison to provide guidance on designing science for decision-making.
• The IAI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) of Argentina. Under this agreement, CONICET will provide US$10,000 annually for projects led by a CONICET PI and US$5,000 for CO-PIs to supplement CRN project funding.
• The IAI's science activities, specifically the Collaborative Research Network (CRN) programs, have identified long-term trends of reduced water availability in northern Mexico and the Central Andes since the 1930s, with groundwater pumping in Mexico leading to contamination issues with arsenic and heavy metals.
• The IAI is expanding its international collaborations, including approved participation in the Future Earth initiative and efforts to establish a consortium agreement between UNESCO, ICSU-ROLAC, and the IAI.
• Capacity building efforts include the use of the Index of Usefulness of Practice for Adaptation (IUPA) in Uruguay and the publication of a guide for decision-makers on urban responses to climate change in collaboration with ECLAC.
• The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) underwent a renewal process to address vacancies and the expiration of terms. The CoP exceptionally re-appointed Carolina Vera and Harold Mooney for two years and re-elected Claudia Natenzon for a second term to maintain institutional memory.

APA

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