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

The document outlines the governance framework for the Executive Council of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. It specifies that the Council consists of up to nine members elected for two-year terms to act as the executive organ for the Conference of the Parties. The rules define the scheduling of regular meetings (pre- and post-CoP), the formation of the Bureau and various committees, and the protocols for agenda setting, debate, and voting, emphasizing consensus as the primary method for decision-making.

• The Executive Council is composed of up to nine members elected by the Conference of the Parties for two-year terms, with a requirement for balanced geographic representation.
• The Council holds two regular annual meetings at the location of the Conference of the Parties: one immediately before (pre-CoP) to review financial and budgetary matters, and one immediately after (post-CoP) to elect the Bureau and consider resolutions.
• The Executive Council Bureau consists of a Chair, a first and second Vice-Chair elected for two-year terms, and the Executive Director of the Institute serving as Secretary.
• The Council may establish ad hoc Sessional and Advisory Committees, and it must elect a Financial and Administrative Committee and a Credentials Committee (comprising three Parties) for two-year terms.
• Decisions are normally made by consensus; if consensus is not reached, a majority vote of the Parties in attendance is used, 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 meetings at least 120 days in advance, including a list of key issues for the provisional agenda.

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} }