Microsoft Word - 6_SAC20_Sp.rtf

The 20th SAC meeting of the IAI, held in April 2004, reviewed the progress of SGP I, SGP II, and CRN I research programs. The committee discussed the synthesis of CRN I results, established evaluation criteria for the upcoming CRN II and SGP III calls for proposals, and defined the necessary areas of expertise for new SAC members. Additionally, the committee sought ways to increase member country engagement and explored potential partnerships with US organizations like NOAA for observation and monitoring systems.

• The SGP I program has received 11 of 16 project reports, with five extensions granted due to administrative delays in initial payments. The SAC confirmed that the IAI's 'Procedimiento para la Suspensión y Terminación de Proyectos' is the appropriate action for a PI who fails to respond to information requests by early April 2004.
• The CRN I program has demonstrated strong capacity development, with networks expanding and students continuing to publish with PIs. Some projects have successfully secured external funding from the EU, Germany, and the UK, using CRN grants as a foundation.
• The SAC is planning a synthesis of the CRN I program, considering formats such as an IAI-published edited book organized by the IAI Scientific Agenda themes or a synthesis via the SCOPE mechanism. The committee emphasized that final project reports must highlight 'resultados relevantes para la política'.
• For the upcoming CRN II and SGP III calls, the SAC recommends encouraging 'ciencia aplicada'. Proposed Letters of Intent (LoI) for CRN II will be evaluated based on four criteria: relevance to the IAI Scientific Agenda, relevance to participating countries, the research gap being filled, and capacity development potential.
• The SAC identified six critical areas of knowledge required for new or re-elected members: ocean and atmospheric variability (physical and chemical), coastal/estuarine processes and food security, crop system variability and food security, climate change and atmospheric physics, forest engineering and land use/cover change (LUCC) including carbon, and economics, urban issues, and human health.
• The committee identified US organizations such as NOAA (specifically ARGO and AOML) and Ocean US as potential partners for the IAI, particularly regarding 'sistemas de observación y monitoreo'.

APA

Richter, P. (2004). Microsoft Word - 6_SAC20_Sp.rtf. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/6_SAC20_Sp.pdf

Chicago

Richter, Paula. Microsoft Word - 6_SAC20_Sp.rtf. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, 2004. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/6_SAC20_Sp.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{richter2004microsoft, author = {Richter, Paula}, title = {{Microsoft Word - 6\_SAC20\_Sp.rtf}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2004}, month = jun, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/6_SAC20_Sp.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }