iai-cop-5-directorate-report-s-9968b5aa70b74734.pdf

This director's report from June 1998 analyzes the activities of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) between July 1997 and May 1998. It details institutional growth in membership, the administration of scientific projects such as the Initial Scientific Program (ISP) and the Climate Research Network (CRN), and strategic collaborations with international organizations like NOAA, NASA, and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

• As of March 1998, the IAI had 18 member countries, reflecting an increase of seven new nations that ratified or adhered to the agreement between March 1996 and March 1998.
• Funding for the IAI's Initial Scientific Program and Start-up Grants was heavily concentrated in ENSO and interannual climate variability, which received nearly one-third of the total funds.
• The IAI is observing a trend toward greater leadership by scientists from non-US countries as Principal Investigators (PIs) within the Climate Research Network (CRN) program, suggesting a move toward a more balanced geographic distribution of research leadership in the Americas.
• The IAI and NOAA/OGP allocated US$ 250,000 to integrate El Niño prediction capabilities into decision-making for climate-sensitive sectors, including agriculture, fisheries, public health, hydroelectric energy, and natural disaster response.
• NASA provided US$ 350,000 to the ISP III to fund training and projects related to remote sensing under the LBA program.
• The IAI is implementing a Data Information System (DIS) through agreements with INPE and CIESIN, with the goal of installing a central node at the IAI Executive Directorate and local node infrastructure by November 1998.
• The governments of the United States and Chile signed a Declaration of Intent in April 1998 to launch the Pan-American Climate Information System for Disaster Preparedness (PACIS), seeking support from the IAI and IRI.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). iai-cop-5-directorate-report-s-9968b5aa70b74734.pdf. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-5-directorate-report-s.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. iai-cop-5-directorate-report-s-9968b5aa70b74734.pdf. n.d. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-5-directorate-report-s.pdf.

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