Informe de la 19a Reunión del Comité Asesor Científico del IAI (SAC)

The 19th SAC meeting focused on approving 22 proposals for the second round of the Small Grants Program (SGP-II) and designing the second round of Core Research Networks (CRN-II). The committee recommended a budget split of 80% for CRNs and 20% for smaller grants and training. Additionally, the SAC discussed the need for a full-time Program Coordinator and the implementation of Summer Institutes to address climate vulnerability and land-use change in the Americas.

• The SAC recommended 22 proposals for funding from the second round of the Small Grants Program (SGP-II), selected from 86 valid proposals categorized into research, workshops, and technical reports, with a total budget of US$ 600,000.
• The committee proposed a budget allocation for IAI programs where 80% is dedicated to a new round of Core Research Networks (CRNs) and 20% to new groups, such as Small Grants Programs and training and education (T&E) activities.
• Guidelines for the second round of CRNs (CRN-II) include a maximum funding of US$ 200,000 per project, a duration of 5 years (with funding for years 4 and 5 contingent on a year 3 evaluation), and a requirement for participation from at least 4 IAI member countries.
• The SAC recommended establishing a regular annual call for the Small Grants Program (SGP), with research categories capped at US$ 30,000 and workshop/technical report categories capped at US$ 20,000, with a maximum project duration of 18 months.
• The IAI conducted three Summer Institutes in 2003 covering land-use change in the Amazon, climate vulnerability in Central America and the Caribbean, and global warming mitigation, attracting participants from 17 American countries.
• The SAC strongly recommended the hiring of a full-time IAI Program Coordinator to manage all institute programs due to the associated workload.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2003). Informe de la 19a Reunión del Comité Asesor Científico del IAI (SAC). https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/6_Informe_19th_SAC_for_EC_Sp.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Informe de la 19a Reunión del Comité Asesor Científico del IAI (SAC). 2003. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/6_Informe_19th_SAC_for_EC_Sp.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2003informe, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Informe de la 19a Reunión del Comité Asesor Científico del IAI (SAC)}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2003}, month = nov, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/6_Informe_19th_SAC_for_EC_Sp.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }