Summary report of the election of the new IAI Executive Director

This report details the selection process and election of Dr. Anna Stewart Ibarra as the Executive Director of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), as decided by the Conference of the Parties at its 2023 Extraordinary meeting.

• The Conference of the Parties elected Dr. Anna Stewart Ibarra as the Executive Director of the IAI during an Extraordinary meeting in 2023, as formalized in Decision 2023/Extra-CoP/1.
• The recruitment process was managed by a 10-member search committee comprising representatives from member countries, the Science-Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC), the Science Advisory Committee (SAC), and IAI Directorate Staff.
• The selection process began with a notification on August 15, 2022, to form the committee, followed by a vacancy announcement on September 13, 2022. The committee received 10 nominations by November 1, 2022, from which a shortlist of 4 candidates was selected for virtual interviews on February 13 and 14, 2023. Two finalists were interviewed on April 11 and 13, 2023, leading to the final recommendation on April 14, 2023.
• Dr. Anna Stewart-Ibarra was recommended for the role based on her 15 years of experience in academia and intergovernmental spaces, including her tenure as IAI Scientific Director since 2019. The committee highlighted her expertise in bridging science and policy, fundraising from international development banks and foundations, and her focus on climate, environment, and health.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2023). Summary report of the election of the new IAI Executive Director. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/IAI-COP-31-7-a-en.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Summary report of the election of the new IAI Executive Director. 2023. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/IAI-COP-31-7-a-en.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2023summary, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Summary report of the election of the new IAI Executive Director}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2023}, month = apr, url = {https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/IAI-COP-31-7-a-en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }