IAI/IC REPORT TO THE FIRST MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES

The document outlines the establishment and operational framework of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), a regional network designed to coordinate global change research across the Americas. It details a seven-theme science agenda, a distributed research architecture based on 'Research Consortia' and 'Research Centers', and a governance structure comprising a Conference of the Parties, an Executive Council, and a Scientific Advisory Committee. The report proposes a funding model split into Program, Project, and Core funds and provides a detailed agenda for the inaugural meeting of the Conference of the Parties to finalize the Institute's leadership and headquarters.

• The IAI is established as a distributed research network to coordinate global change research in the Americas, operating on the principle that knowledge obtained is "common property and accessible to all".
• The IAI science agenda consists of seven specific research themes: Comparative Studies of Oceanic, Coastal and Estuarine Processes in Temperate Zones; High Latitude Processes; Ocean/Land/Atmosphere Interactions in the Inter-Tropical Americas; Tropical Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles; Comparative Studies of Temperate Terrestrial Ecosystems; El Niño—Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Interannual Climate Variability; and The Study of Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity.
• The proposed research architecture uses a multi-level aggregation: individual Research Institutions form Research Centers (RCs) within a country, and these RCs join together to form a Research Consortium (RECON) dedicated to a specific science theme.
• The IAI's governance structure is composed of three primary organs: the Conference of the Parties (CoP) as the principal policy-making body, the Executive Council (EC) as the executive organ, and the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) as the principal scientific advisory organ.
• Financial resources for the IAI are categorized into three types: Program Funds for long-term objectives (3-15 years), Project Funds for short-term activities (months to 5 years), and Core Funds for administrative and operational costs of the Directorate.
• The IAI seeks to bridge the gap between science and policy by generating data to support decision-makers implementing sustainable development policies in the Americas.
• The IAI has secured a grant of $2.7 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for a project titled "Regional Co-operative Activities to Support Global Change Research in IAI Countries" to support scientific capacity building.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). IAI/IC REPORT TO THE FIRST MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/IAI_IC-REPORT-IC_1.WD_.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. IAI/IC REPORT TO THE FIRST MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES. n.d. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/IAI_IC-REPORT-IC_1.WD_.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndiaiic, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{IAI/IC REPORT TO THE FIRST MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/IAI_IC-REPORT-IC_1.WD_.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }