SCIENCE DIPLOMACY CENTER

This fact sheet outlines the engagement of the United States of America with the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) for the 2025-2026 period, detailing funding, fellowships, and collaborative projects focused on climate, environment, and health.

• The United States participates in the IAI through various roles, including the Executive Council's Climate, Environment, and Health Committee and the Science, Technology, and Policy Fellowship Program (STeP), which provides free training for early- and mid-career civil servants in public institutions. The document lists 18 STeP Fellows associated with the US between 2020 and 2027.
• The IAI has funded specific research projects involving US institutions, including a US$15,000 project on 'Climate-Health-Environment Nexus Risk in the ‘Shared Economy’ Hotel Sector: Assessment and Risk Reduction Planning' involving the University of Delaware, and a US$30,000 project on 'Climate-resistant agroforestry in quilombola communities in the Brazilian Amazon (TF005)' involving the University of Georgia (USA).
• The United States is involved in several science diplomacy initiatives and partnerships, including the co-design of an environmental observatory in the La Plata Basin with entities such as the National Science Foundation, AAAS, CIESIN, AGU, Future Earth, and The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering (DSG).

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2025). SCIENCE DIPLOMACY CENTER. http://iai.int/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IAI_UnitedStates_2025-2026.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. SCIENCE DIPLOMACY CENTER. 2025. http://iai.int/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IAI_UnitedStates_2025-2026.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research |title=SCIENCE DIPLOMACY CENTER |date=2025 |url=http://iai.int/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IAI_UnitedStates_2025-2026.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2025science, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{SCIENCE DIPLOMACY CENTER}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2025}, url = {http://iai.int/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IAI_UnitedStates_2025-2026.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }