Resumen del Grupo de Trabajo del Programa para Expandir las Capacidades Científicas en las Américas (PESCA)

This briefing outlines the establishment and implementation strategy of the Program to Expand Scientific Capabilities in the Americas (PESCA), a special initiative by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) to address unequal participation of member countries in global change research.

• The PESCA program was created by the IAI Executive Committee in November 1998 after a June 1998 analysis revealed that participation from the scientific communities of IAI member countries had been unequal, preventing the IAI from achieving its goal of expanding scientific capacity in global change research.
• The primary objective of PESCA is to supplement financial resources for existing IAI projects to increase the involvement of researchers from member countries that have not been adequately engaged in IAI activities.
• PESCA funding provides one-time grants between US$ 10,000 and US$ 30,000 for one year, with the National Science Foundation (NSF) providing a total of $250K to $300K for the first year. Future funding for four years is being considered based on the success of the first year.
• Eligible activities for PESCA funding include complementary research for existing IAI projects (specifically ISP III and CRN) and educational or training activities, such as project formulation workshops, scientist exchanges, and post-doctoral positions.
• The program implementation involves an annual open call for proposals, which must be submitted jointly by a Principal Investigator (PI) of an existing IAI project and the proposed collaborator(s). Proposals undergo peer review, evaluation by the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) and IAI Directorate, and final approval by the Executive Committee and Conference of the Parties.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (1999). Resumen del Grupo de Trabajo del Programa para Expandir las Capacidades Científicas en las Américas (PESCA). https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/PESCA-SP.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Resumen del Grupo de Trabajo del Programa para Expandir las Capacidades Científicas en las Américas (PESCA). 1999. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/PESCA-SP.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch1999resumen, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Resumen del Grupo de Trabajo del Programa para Expandir las Capacidades Científicas en las Américas (PESCA)}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {1999}, month = may, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/PESCA-SP.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }