Report of the IAI Directorate Science-Policy

This report from the IAI Directorate Science-Policy, prepared for the 26th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) in Antigua, Guatemala, details activities undertaken to improve the provision of scientific information to governments for public policy development. It outlines the Directorate's efforts to establish relationships with multilateral environmental agreements, enhance the capacity of IAI Parties, and increase the visibility of the IAI among non-Parties and under-engaged members.

• The IAI Directorate has implemented a multifaceted approach to improve the delivery of scientific information to governments, which includes building relationships with multilateral environmental agreements, engaging Parties in capacity building, and partnering with the IAI scientific community and Principal Investigators.
• The IAI is working to align its scientific output with global frameworks such as the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement, and the United Nations Biodiversity Strategic Plan's Aichi Targets to help Parties meet national obligations.
• The Directorate is collaborating with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to increase contributions from Latin American scientists and engage early career researchers in the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) expert reviews.
• The IAI has established aS a partnership with the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) to develop a sub-regional network involving Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and ICLEI to address climate change, emissions, and air pollution in Latin American megacities.
• Outreach efforts to non-Parties and disengaged Parties have included meetings with government representatives from Antigua and Barbuda, El Salvador, Grenada, Honduras, Saint Lucia, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, as well as efforts to re-engage Cuba and Jamaica.
• The IAI is diversifying its funding and operational capacity, which includes the decision for the Belmont Forum Secretariat to move to Montevideo in the summer of 2018 and the establishment of an open data portal supported by the Government of Uruguay.
• The IAI has integrated indigenous community representatives from Brazil, Canada, Chile, and Guatemala into its activities, including participation in four capacity building seminars and a side-event at UNFCCC COP-23.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2018). Report of the IAI Directorate Science-Policy. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/uploads/iai-cop-26-17-e.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Report of the IAI Directorate Science-Policy. 2018. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/uploads/iai-cop-26-17-e.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2018report, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Report of the IAI Directorate Science-Policy}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2018}, month = apr, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/uploads/iai-cop-26-17-e.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }