IAI activities plan July 2016 – June 2017

The IAI activities plan for 2016-2017 focuses on institutional transitions in Argentina and Brazil, the continuation and expansion of CRN3 research projects with an emphasis on interdisciplinary science and ecosystem services, and the delivery of professional development seminars across the Americas. Key science-policy goals include launching a MOOC at COP-22, participating in UNCBD COP-13 and IPBES-5, and aligning research with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

• The IAI is managing institutional transitions, including staffing an office in Argentina and attempting to close its administrative office in Brazil, though the latter requires further intervention from the Ministry of Foreign Relations and the IAI Executive Council.
• Research efforts center on monitoring CRN3 projects and launching a small grants call in August 2016 focused on "the role of ecosystem services in adaptation," which the IAI notes will require capacity building to ensure adequate interdisciplinary proposals from human and natural sciences.
• The IAI has scheduled several capacity-building initiatives, including a School of Advanced Science on nitrogen cycling and climate change in São Paulo (August 2016), and professional development seminars on tropical forest ecosystem services (Costa Rica and Chile) and science-policy integration for sustainability (Dominican Republic and Canada).
• Science-policy activities include the launch of a MOOC on global environmental change at UNFCCC COP-22, organizing a Science Forum for UNCBD COP-13, and planning a Memorandum of Understanding with IPBES for September 2016.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). IAI activities plan July 2016 – June 2017. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-24-annual-plan-e.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. IAI activities plan July 2016 – June 2017. n.d. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-24-annual-plan-e.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndiai, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{IAI activities plan July 2016 – June 2017}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-24-annual-plan-e.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }