Report from the Executive Council Chair

The Report from the Executive Council Chair outlines actions taken by the Executive Council (EC) following the 23rd Conference of the Parties (CoP) in Lima, Peru, focusing on administrative governance, institutional partnerships, and leadership transitions within the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI).

• The IAI is facing challenges regarding the Host Country Agreement for the Science Development Office in Brazil, specifically concerning how Brazilian law governs international organizations in relation to the privileges and immunities of IAI staff. The current proposals would hinder the IAI's ability to operate as it currently does in Argentina and Uruguay.
• The Executive Council has established a committee consisting of Argentina, Canada, Chile (serving as Chair), and Paraguay to address a lack of engagement from member countries, a weakness noted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and other bodies.
• To facilitate the election of a new IAI Director, the Executive Council extended the current Executive Director's contract by six months. A Selection Committee comprising Argentina (chair), Brazil, Canada, Peru, and the USA was established to propose terms of reference and a timetable, and to initiate an international call for nominations in September.
• The Executive Council initiated several institutional coordination efforts, including requesting the SAC to identify interaction methods with the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), expressing a desire to participate in the Future Earth program under equitable association, and accepting a proposal from Canada to draft terms of reference for a working group on open science.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). Report from the Executive Council Chair. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-24-ec-report-e.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Report from the Executive Council Chair. n.d. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-24-ec-report-e.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndreport, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Report from the Executive Council Chair}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-24-ec-report-e.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }