Report of the IAI Directorate

The IAI Directorate report for May–August 2005 outlines personnel changes, including the appointment of Dr. Holm Tiessen as Director and Mrs. Ione Anderson as Program Manager. Key scientific activities include the peer-review of 37 proposals for the Collaborative Research Network (CRN II) and the planning of a synthesis meeting in Brazil to bridge the gap between science and governance. The report also details the organization of training institutes on climate variability in Paraguay and climate and health in Jamaica, as well as administrative progress such as the approval of employee and project management manuals and efforts to obtain observer status with the UNFCCC.

• The IAI Directorate has initiated the process to become an observer to the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC), pending a decision at the upcoming CoP in Montreal.
• The peer-review process for the second round of the Collaborative Research Network (CRN II) program was completed for 37 full proposals, with funding recommendations to be made during the September 2005 meeting.
• A synthesis meeting titled “Bridging the gap between science and decision makers, integrating lessons from 10 years of IAI science projects” is scheduled for November 27 – December 2 in Ubatuba, Brazil, to address the lack of connection between scientific results and various levels of governance.
• Two training institutes are planned for late 2005: one on 'Vulnerability Associated with Climate Variability and Climate Change in the Americas' in Asuncion, Paraguay (October 17-28), and another on 'Climate and Health in the Americas' in Kingston, Jamaica (November 7-18).
• The IAI administration approved two key operational documents: the IAI Employee Handbook on June 24, 2005, and the IAI Project Management Manual on July 11, 2005.
• As of June 30, 2005, the status of member country contributions to the core budget showed a total of US$ 546,417.11 still due, with Canada and the USA having paid their full contributions of US$ 115,000 and US$ 550,000 respectively.

APA

Stewart, J. W. B., Tiessen, H., & Breulmann, G. (2005). Report of the IAI Directorate. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/4_Report_of_IAI_Directorate.pdf

Chicago

Stewart, J. W. B., Holm Tiessen, and Gerhard Breulmann. Report of the IAI Directorate. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, 2005. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/4_Report_of_IAI_Directorate.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stewart2005report, author = {Stewart, J. W. B. and Tiessen, Holm and Breulmann, Gerhard}, title = {{Report of the IAI Directorate}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2005}, month = aug, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/4_Report_of_IAI_Directorate.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }