Minutes of the Twenty-third IAI Conference of the Parties (CoP)

The minutes of the Twenty-third IAI Conference of the Parties (CoP), held in Lima, Peru, on June 24-25, 2015, detail the administrative, financial, and strategic decisions of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. The meeting focused on transitioning the IAI toward providing scientific information for decision-making, approving the 2015-2016 budget, and establishing frameworks for open science and science-policy diplomacy.

• The IAI is transitioning into a phase focused on providing scientific information for decision-making, moving beyond its initial focus on establishing research networks. The Directorate noted that while early programs were led by northern institutions, the majority of leading scientists and institutions in the Collaborative Research Network 3 (CRN 3) are now in the south.
• The CoP approved a Core Budget Request for the 2015-2016 fiscal year totaling 1,420,064 US$, representing a 4% increase in the operational budget over the previous year. The budget is distributed across categories including Salaries & Benefits (920,230 US$), Operational Costs (296,854 US$), and Travel (99,280 US$).
• The IAI faces significant challenges with member country contributions; pending contributions amount to 1.34 million dollars. Specifically, Brazil has not paid in three years, and Mexico did not pay for the last fiscal year. In response, the CoP charged the Executive Council (EC) with creating a committee to analyze member participation and contact inactive countries.
• The CoP established a working group comprising Argentina, Brazil, Canada, the USA, and the Directorate to develop an open science work plan. This plan aims to address open data, open access to publications, and public engagement to ensure IAI science outputs are transparent and accessible.
• The IAI is pursuing strategic associations with global entities, including endorsing participation in Future Earth, provided the association is equitable between regional and global entities. Additionally, the CoP decided to identify funding agencies interested in a 'Belmont-like agreement' to fund global change research projects in the Americas.
• The Science-Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC) was tasked with improving the visibility of successful science-policy stories and establishing national groups representing ministries (such as public health, agriculture, and energy) to provide social validation of IAI science.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2015). Minutes of the Twenty-third IAI Conference of the Parties (CoP). http://iai.int/pdf/all/iai-cop-23-report-e.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Minutes of the Twenty-third IAI Conference of the Parties (CoP). 2015. http://iai.int/pdf/all/iai-cop-23-report-e.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2015minutes, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Minutes of the Twenty-third IAI Conference of the Parties (CoP)}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2015}, month = jun, url = {http://iai.int/pdf/all/iai-cop-23-report-e.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }