Informe del Comité de Administración y Finanzas (FAC) para la Reunion del Consejo Ejecutivo de junio de 2008 en Buenos Aires, Argentina

The report details the findings and discussions of the Administration and Finance Committee (FAC) meeting held from May 5 to 7, 2008, in Toronto, Canada. The committee reviewed the proposed 2008/09 core budget, discussed the need to update the Host Country Agreement with Brazil to address tax exemptions and office space, and addressed operational issues including a cash theft and subcontracting challenges with INPE.

• The FAC approved a 15% increase in the core budget request for 2008/09, marking the first increase since 2005/06. This includes a 4.5% salary increase for international staff to offset inflation and a similar 4.5% increase for local staff based on union legislation.
• The committee identified a need to update the Host Country Agreement to allow international staff in Brazil to be exempt from national income tax, as is the case for other international organizations. Additionally, the IAI requires more office space to accommodate interns for planned projects.
• The IAI is facing difficulties with subcontracted personnel provided by Brazil, noting that contract renegotiations led to significant losses in salary and benefits. The FAC suggested that the IAI might need to hire assistants directly and seek reimbursement from INPE or another local government agency.
• Following a theft on February 29, 2008, the IAI is seeking ways to reduce the amount of cash held and lower banking costs. Measures include contacting armored transport companies and opening a Citibank account, which offers higher security but charges a 1% fee on cash withdrawals.
• The IAI plans to issue a new call for audit services for the 2009/10 to 2011/12 fiscal years, intending to invite firms such as Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, KPMG, BDO Trevisan, PriceWaterhouse Coopers, and De Biasi.
• Changes to publications were decided: the Annual Report will now be published every two years, and the newsletter will be published twice a year in English and Spanish.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2008). Informe del Comité de Administración y Finanzas (FAC) para la Reunion del Consejo Ejecutivo de junio de 2008 en Buenos Aires, Argentina. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-ec-26-fac-report-s.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Informe del Comité de Administración y Finanzas (FAC) para la Reunion del Consejo Ejecutivo de junio de 2008 en Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2008. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-ec-26-fac-report-s.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2008informe, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Informe del Comité de Administración y Finanzas (FAC) para la Reunion del Consejo Ejecutivo de junio de 2008 en Buenos Aires, Argentina}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2008}, month = may, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-ec-26-fac-report-s.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }