La Evaluación Regional del IAI

This report presents preliminary results from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Regional Assessment, which maps national and international global change policies and decision-making landscapes to better align research funding with the priority needs of member countries.

• Climate Action is the most critical current policy priority for IAI Parties, with high agreement across all data sources. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services is also a high priority, though there is less consensus on its importance compared to Climate Action. Both of these priorities were rated more than twice as important as the third-highest priority, Water Security.
• Certain policy priorities vary by subregion: Water Security is a primary priority for countries in the Arid Andes (Chile, Bolivia, and Peru), while Clean Air, Water, and Soil is a priority for North American countries (United States and Canada).
• Emerging priorities differ between decision-makers and researchers. Focal points identify Human Health and Well-being as the most critical emerging priority, followed by Energy Security. In contrast, researchers identify Poverty and Equality as the most important emerging priority.
• The primary barriers to using scientific information in decision-making, agreed upon by both researchers and focal points, are a lack of intersectoral collaboration, a lack of scientific information tailored for non-technical audiences, and competing government priorities.
• Opportunities for integrating science into policy include international cooperation and funding, multilateral agreements, and cross-border dialogue spaces. Researchers specifically highlighted the growing body of national and international evidence as a key opportunity.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2023). La Evaluación Regional del IAI. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/IAI-CoP-31-13-d-i-es.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. La Evaluación Regional del IAI. 2023. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/IAI-CoP-31-13-d-i-es.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2023evaluacin, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{La Evaluación Regional del IAI}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2023}, month = may, url = {https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/IAI-CoP-31-13-d-i-es.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }