Informe de la Decimoprimera Reunión del Comité Asesor Científico del IAI

The report details the proceedings of the 11th Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held in Lima, Peru, on April 19-20, 1999. The meeting focused on updating the status of research programs, addressing institutional conflicts of interest, and planning future scientific collaborations and training initiatives.

• The Cooperative Research Networks (CRN) program saw all SAC-recommended projects approved by the Executive Committee, though budgets were reduced by an average of 18%. The IAI submitted a formal funding proposal to the US National Science Foundation (NSF), which triggered internal NSF concerns regarding the SAC's high level of involvement in project selection and potential institutional conflicts of interest.
• The SAC approved the implementation of the Program to Increase Scientific Capacities in the Americas (PESCA), with the specific requirement that submitted proposals undergo peer review via mail followed by an evaluation by the IAI Directorate.
• The IAI-University of Miami Summer Training Institute funded 20 participants for the 1999 session. The SAC proposed that future courses cover the three main areas of global change—atmosphere, land, and oceans—suggesting 'Land use and cover change' and 'Coastal zones' as themes for subsequent years.
• To address the lack of participation from small Caribbean nations, the SAC suggested incorporating these countries through regional associations such as CARICOM or strengthening ties with France and the Netherlands due to their colonial presence in the region (e.g., Suriname, Guyana, Martinique).
• The IAI is pursuing a role as an 'honest broker' and administrator for international global change programs, discussing potential collaborations with VAMOS to manage research funding and with LOICZ to increase research in Caribbean coastal zones.
• The SAC established a formal rule of procedure regarding conflicts of interest, requiring members to sign a declaration and abstain from discussions or reviews if a conflict exists, specifically to satisfy NSF and other potential donors.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (1999). Informe de la Decimoprimera Reunión del Comité Asesor Científico del IAI. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/SAC-11-SP.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Informe de la Decimoprimera Reunión del Comité Asesor Científico del IAI. 1999. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/SAC-11-SP.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch1999informe, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Informe de la Decimoprimera Reunión del Comité Asesor Científico del IAI}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {1999}, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/SAC-11-SP.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }