STANDING RULES OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH

The document outlines the standing rules for the Executive Council (EC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI). It defines the EC's role as the executive organ of the Conference of the Parties (CoP), detailing its composition, meeting schedules, agenda-setting processes, the structure of its Bureau, and the procedures for voting and committee formation.

• The Executive Council consists of up to nine members elected by the Conference of the Parties for two-year terms, with a requirement for balanced geographic representation.
• The Executive Council holds two regular annual meetings at the location of the Conference of the Parties: one immediately before (pre-CoP) and one immediately after (post-CoP). The pre-CoP meeting focuses on financial and budgetary matters, while the post-CoP meeting primarily handles the election of the Bureau and the implementation of CoP resolutions.
• The Executive Council Bureau is composed of a Chair, a first and second Vice-Chair (all elected for two-year terms), and the Executive Director of the Institute serving as Secretary.
• The Executive Council can establish ad hoc Sessional Committees and Advisory Committees for specific tasks. Additionally, it must elect a Financial and Administrative Committee and a Credentials Committee (comprising three Parties) for two-year terms.
• Decisions of the Executive Council are normally made by consensus. If consensus is not reached, decisions are made by a majority vote of the members in attendance, unless the Conference of the Parties requires a majority vote of the entire Executive Council.
• The Executive Director and the host country representative must send joint invitations for Executive Council Meetings at least 120 days before the first meeting starts.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2013). STANDING RULES OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-ec-35-ECrulesReviewed-_May15.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. STANDING RULES OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH. 2013. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-ec-35-ECrulesReviewed-_May15.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2013standing, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{STANDING RULES OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2013}, month = may, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-ec-35-ECrulesReviewed-_May15.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }