7-SAC-Toronto_esp_.doc

The document is a report of the 23rd meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held in Toronto, Canada, from April 19 to 21, 2006. The meeting focused on developing a strategic plan for the IAI's next decade, strengthening the connection between global environmental change (CAG) science and policy, and managing research funds and ethical guidelines for human research.

• The SAC is working on a strategic plan to define the IAI's position and mission for the next 10 years, focusing on understanding climate change in regional and continental environments in the Americas and pursuing scientific excellence.
• Canada's contribution to the IAI includes the use of the Global Environmental Multiscale Forecasting & Modelling (GEM) space observation system for developing models in Canada and other regions of the Americas, as well as efforts to link climate and biodiversity.
• A workshop in Ubatuba, Brazil, identified the need to bridge the gap between global environmental change science and policy, suggesting the use of ecosystem services as a unifying theme and the creation of diverse reporting formats, from peer-reviewed papers to policy briefs.
• The NSF provides annual funding of $595,000 to the IAI, within a larger 5-year program of $2 million per year. Future activities include the Advanced Studies Program (ASP), IAI-NCAR colloquia, and courses in Brazil and Costa Rica.
• The SAC proposed a new policy for research involving human subjects to ensure compliance with international and national standards, placing the primary responsibility on the Principal Investigator (PI) to guarantee ethics approval before funds are released.
• Approximately USD 1.0 million in remaining funds from the CRN II program are available. The SAC recommended reserving these funds until they can review the current research portfolio to identify gaps and then launch targeted calls in strategic areas.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). 7-SAC-Toronto_esp_.doc. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-ec-22-sac-23-report-s.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. 7-SAC-Toronto_esp_.doc. n.d. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-ec-22-sac-23-report-s.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchnd7sactorontoespdoc, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{7-SAC-Toronto\_esp\_.doc}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-ec-22-sac-23-report-s.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }