Report of the Eleventh Meeting of the IAI Scientific Advisory Committee

The report documents the eleventh meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), held April 19-20, 1999, in Lima, Peru. The meeting focused on the management of the Collaborative Research Network (CRN) and Initial Science Program (ISP), the implementation of the Program to Expand the Scientific Capacity in the Americas (PESCA), and the development of communication strategies and international collaborations with organizations such as VAMOS and LOICZ.

• The Collaborative Research Network (CRN) program saw all SAC-recommended projects approved by the Executive Council, though budgets were reduced by an average of 18% during negotiations with Principal Investigators (PIs).
• To address concerns from the US National Science Foundation (NSF) regarding institutional conflicts of interest in project selection, the SAC adopted the IAI Directorate's conflict of interest procedure as an official rule, requiring members to abstain from reviews where a conflict exists.
• The Program to Expand the Scientific Capacity in the Americas (PESCA) will utilize a peer review process via mail followed by evaluation by the IAI Directorate, with the SAC providing final endorsement of funding recommendations.
• The SAC identified a lack of participation from small island nations in the Caribbean and suggested including these nations through regional network associations like CARICOM or strengthening links with France and the Netherlands for colonies such as Suriname, Guianas, and Martinique.
• The IAI-University of Miami Summer Training Institute plans to cover three major areas of global change over three years: atmosphere, land, and oceans. The 1999 course supported 20 participants, with a goal to increase this to 25 if funding allows.
• The IAI is pursuing collaborations with international programs, including a potential role as an 'honest broker' for managing research grants for VAMOS and a partnership with LOICZ to strengthen coastal zone research in the Caribbean.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (1999). Report of the Eleventh Meeting of the IAI Scientific Advisory Committee. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/SAC-11-EN.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Report of the Eleventh Meeting of the IAI Scientific Advisory Committee. 1999. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/SAC-11-EN.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch1999report, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Report of the Eleventh Meeting of the IAI Scientific Advisory Committee}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {1999}, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/SAC-11-EN.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }