Minutes of EC-XXXVIII

The minutes of the 38th Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Executive Council (EC), held on August 14, 2014, in Mexico City, detail the election of the EC Bureau, the establishment of guidelines for the Science-Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC), and the drafting of a statement on climate change adaptation for the UNFCCC CoP-20.

• The Executive Council elected a new Bureau consisting of Maria Uhle (United States) as Chair, Carlos Ereño (Argentina) as First Vice-chair, and Eric Gagné (Canada) as Second Vice-Chair.
• The EC established operational guidelines for the initial Science-Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC), setting a one-year term for its nine members and appointing Bob Corell as the convener for the first meeting. Future nominations will aim for staggered terms between 1 and 3 years, eventually standardizing to 3-year terms for all members to ensure continuity.
• A committee comprising Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and the SAC Chair was formed to draft a pronouncement for the UNFCCC CoP-20 in Peru. The statement emphasizes that climate change adaptation is a high-priority issue for Latin America that must be addressed through scientific collaboration, regional capacity development, and new technologies.
• The EC agreed to introduce Research Gate, a social networking platform for scientists, to enhance connectivity and the open sharing of publications among IAI scientists in the Americas.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2014). Minutes of EC-XXXVIII. http://iai.int/pdf/all/iai-ec-38-report-e.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Minutes of EC-XXXVIII. 2014. http://iai.int/pdf/all/iai-ec-38-report-e.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2014minutes, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Minutes of EC-XXXVIII}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2014}, month = aug, url = {http://iai.int/pdf/all/iai-ec-38-report-e.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }