Science Advisory Committee (SAC) and Science Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC)

The document lists the current members of the SAC and SPAC and details the criteria and expertise required for new SAC appointments. It also summarizes the committees' contributions during an intercessional period, including strategic guidance, policy revisions, and the establishment of specialized subcommittees.

• The Science Advisory Committee (SAC) recommends that new members be internationally recognized for their work on global change in the Americas, with a focus on geographic, gender, and ethnic balance, specifically targeting underrepresented regions such as the tropical Andes, Central America, and the Caribbean.
• The SAC identifies several priority areas of expertise for new nominees, including social sciences (economy, education, and urbanism), Indigenous and traditional knowledge, climate change adaptation and mitigation, planetary health, and technical expertise in artificial intelligence, big data, and informatics.
• During the intercessional period, the committees held nine monthly joint meetings and contributed to various initiatives, including the revision of the science agenda, gender policy, strategic plan indicators, and the creation of a COVID working group and a Climate, Environment and Health Steering Committee.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). Science Advisory Committee (SAC) and Science Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC). https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/sac_spac.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Science Advisory Committee (SAC) and Science Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC). n.d. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/sac_spac.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndscience, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Science Advisory Committee (SAC) and Science Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC)}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/sac_spac.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }