iai-cop-4-report-e-5827670f6ce6ff1b.pdf
Summary
The report documents the proceedings of the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on June 11-12, 1997. The meeting focused on approving administrative policies, budgets, and scientific agendas, as well as electing leadership and committee members.
Key insights
- The Conference of the Parties (CoP) approved the IAI Overhead Policy, which stipulates that overhead charges may be up to 10% of the total proposed budget, though lower figures are encouraged.
- The CoP approved the Core Budget request for 1997/98, utilizing an amended 'Option 2' for voluntary contributions from member countries, which is set to remain fixed for three years from 1997/98 to 1999/2000.
- The United States provided financial support for IAI initiatives, including a US$250,000 grant from NASA to the ISP II Program and a commitment of US$100,000 for training and education related to the LBA Program.
- The CoP endorsed the IAI Mission Statement and approved the revised IAI Science Agenda in principle, requesting that the Executive Council (EC) and Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) further interpret and expand the agenda.
- The CoP granted the Executive Council the authority to approve funding for ISP III proposals based on recommendations from the IAI Directorate and the Scientific Advisory Committee.
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- Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). iai-cop-4-report-e-5827670f6ce6ff1b.pdf. http://iai.int/pdf/all/iai-cop-4-report-e.pdf
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- Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. iai-cop-4-report-e-5827670f6ce6ff1b.pdf. n.d. http://iai.int/pdf/all/iai-cop-4-report-e.pdf.
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- @techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndiaicop4reporte5827670f6ce6ff1bpdf, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{iai-cop-4-report-e-5827670f6ce6ff1b.pdf}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {http://iai.int/pdf/all/iai-cop-4-report-e.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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