Informe del Comité de Temas Financieros y Administrativos (FAC)

The report details the activities of the Financial and Administrative Committee (FAC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) between May and November 2006. It covers the selection of external auditors, the development of a procurement manual, salary adjustment policies, and the financial status of the institute, highlighting a concerning dependence on a small number of contributing countries.

• The FAC evaluated three audit proposals from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, KPMG - Sao Paulo, and PricewaterhouseCoopers for the 2005/06 fiscal year. All proposals were deemed too expensive, ranging around US$ 30,000, leading the committee to expand its search.
• The IAI subsequently engaged BDO Trevisan – Klaas Johnsen (São Paulo) as its auditing firm. Initial field work indicated a "great potential" for a clean audit report for the 2005/06 fiscal year, noting that project management and employee manuals provided satisfactory controls.
• The FAC supported extending a 13% salary adjustment for one additional year. A new formula was later agreed upon to calculate future adjustments based on the combined effects of inflation and exchange rate changes, specifically noting that the purchasing power of international staff had fallen due to the US dollar to Brazilian real exchange rate.
• A Procurement and Acquisitions Manual was developed and reviewed by the FAC and IAI staff. The committee aimed for the document to be effective by July 1, 2006, with a plan to provide staff training on its policies and procedures.
• The FAC expressed concern over the IAI's financial stability, noting that the institute has become increasingly dependent on contributions from a small number of countries due to low overall participation and contribution levels.
• Argentina requested a fund disbursement of $50,000 to cover its 2005/2006 contribution and is working on a solution for its remaining debt. The IAI noted that Argentina is also planning funds to attend Executive Council (CE) and Conference of the Parties (CoP) meetings.
• The IAI began signing Grant Agreements for CRN-II to enable fund transfers to scientists, though it identified a need for minor amendments and clarification regarding human subjects and informed consent.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2006). Informe del Comité de Temas Financieros y Administrativos (FAC). https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-ec-23-fac-report-s.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Informe del Comité de Temas Financieros y Administrativos (FAC). 2006. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-ec-23-fac-report-s.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2006informe, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Informe del Comité de Temas Financieros y Administrativos (FAC)}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2006}, month = nov, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-ec-23-fac-report-s.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }