Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the IAI

The action list from the Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 19-20 June 2008, details administrative decisions, budget approvals, and governance updates.

• The CoP established its Bureau for the Fifteenth Meeting, electing Carolina Vera from Argentina as Chair, Gladys Maggi from Venezuela as First Vice-Chair, and Paul Filmer from USA as Second Vice-Chair.
• Fourteen delegations submitted official credentials to participate in the meeting: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, the United States, and Venezuela.
• The CoP approved amendments to the Rules of the CoP, specifically Rule 24 regarding quorum requirements for plenary and committee sessions, and Rule 10 regarding the timing and content of invitations for the Conference of the Parties.
• The CoP initiated a full review of the Rules of Procedure for the Executive Committee (EC) and the CoP, inviting Member States to nominate members for the Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure (SCRP) to assist in a potential complete rewriting of these rules.
• Financial and operational approvals were granted for the 2008-2009 fiscal year, including the Core Budget Request, Country Contributions, and the Annual Program, alongside the acceptance of the Auditor's report as of 30 June 2007.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2008). Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the IAI. http://iai.int/pdf/all/LABELED_AL_CoP-15-corr.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the IAI. 2008. http://iai.int/pdf/all/LABELED_AL_CoP-15-corr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2008fifteenth, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the IAI}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2008}, month = jun, url = {http://iai.int/pdf/all/LABELED_AL_CoP-15-corr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }