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A letter from the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) to the Chair of the IAI Executive Council expressing urgent concern over the financial instability of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and its impact on scientific programs.

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  • The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) asserts that the IAI's science programs provide unique contributions to understanding global change in the Americas and possess a peer review and proposal selection system that is unique within the region.
  • The SAC unanimously believes that the IAI's scientific achievements are in jeopardy due to the current financial state and the resulting uncertainty. Specifically, the SAC notes a concerning delay in launching the second round of the Collaborative Research Network (CRN) program, which was approved at the 2003 meeting of the IAI Conference of the Parties in Boulder.
  • The SAC urges the Executive Council Bureau to direct the IAI Director to ensure theSS the continuity of scientific programs, create a short-term action plan for presentation at the June meeting of the ConferenceS Conference of the Parties, and implement that plan during the second half of 2004.

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Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). sac_letter-0fe3b4eebb3c356f.pdf. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/SAC_Letter.pdf
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Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. sac_letter-0fe3b4eebb3c356f.pdf. n.d. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/SAC_Letter.pdf.
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{{cite press release |author=Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research |title=sac_letter-0fe3b4eebb3c356f.pdf |url=https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/SAC_Letter.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
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@misc{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndsacletter0fe3b4eebb3c356fpdf, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{sac\_letter-0fe3b4eebb3c356f.pdf}}, publisher = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/SAC_Letter.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }

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