Reporte del Comité Financiero y Administrativo

This report details the findings of the Financial and Administrative Committee (FAC) regarding the precarious financial state of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) as of May 2010, focusing on budget proposals for the 2010-2011 fiscal year and long-term sustainability options.

• The IAI is in a precarious financial position, facing a potential budget deficit in the coming year and a certain deficit by the end of the next fiscal year, despite improvements from previous payments made by the United States.
• The FAC evaluated three options for the IAI's future: immediate closure of operations, maintaining operations until the CRN II program subsidies end in April 2012, or developing a plan to continue operations beyond 2012. The committee focused on the latter option.
• The FAC recommends a 10% increase in the Operating Budget for the following year to ensure operations can continue for three to four years. This increase would cover known obligations, modest salary adjustments for inflation, and the maintenance of budget reserves—approximately US$400,000—required to eventually close operations and meet contractual obligations to staff.
• The FAC found the proposed budget to be austere, including a justified 4% salary increase for Brazilian and other staff to match Brazilian inflation. No further evident savings were found, as the IAI is operating with minimum staffing levels. Potential substantial savings could be achieved by revising the Host Country Agreement with Brazil to eliminate certain taxes.
• The IAI's critical financial state was caused by late payments from high-contribution countries and consistent non-payment or partial payment from many other member countries.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2010). Reporte del Comité Financiero y Administrativo. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-ec-29-fac-report-s.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Reporte del Comité Financiero y Administrativo. 2010. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-ec-29-fac-report-s.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2010reporte, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Reporte del Comité Financiero y Administrativo}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2010}, month = may, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-ec-29-fac-report-s.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }