Informe del SAC-XXI (Santiago, Chile)

The 21st SAC meeting in Santiago, Chile, focused on selecting 35 pre-proposals for the second round of the Cooperative Research Networks (CRN II) program from 93 submissions. The committee discussed a joint activity plan with NCAR/UCAR involving weather modeling and climate risk, and reviewed an external evaluation of the IAI by the AAAS. Additionally, the SAC recommended the affiliation of CPTEC for a climate variability internship program and decided to use the SCOPE mechanism for the synthesis of CRN I results.

• The SAC evaluated 93 valid pre-proposals for the second round of the IAI Cooperative Research Networks (CRN II) program, which requested a total of US$ 80,141,275. From these, 35 pre-proposals were selected to be invited for full proposal submissions based on criteria including scientific excellence, relevance to the IAI Scientific Agenda, and policy relevance.
• The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) proposed a joint activity plan with the IAI funded by an NSF grant. Suggested areas of cooperation include regional climate modeling, land-surface-atmosphere interactions, weather and data assimilation modeling, and scientific applications of the water cycle.
• The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is conducting an external evaluation of the IAI to assess its institutional and programmatic development and impacts. The review will examine the IAI's scientific agenda, capacity development, and decision-support mechanisms, with a final report expected in June 2005.
• The SAC decided to adopt the SCOPE mechanism for the synthesis of the first Cooperative Research Networks (CRN I) program. This decision will be presented at the SCOPE General Assembly in India in February 2005, and the synthesis costs will be covered by CRN funds.
• The SAC positively recommended a proposal for the Center for Weather Forecasting and Climate Studies (CPTEC) to become an IAI affiliated institution. The proposal involves a joint two-year internship program on Climate Variability in the Americas, with a budget of US$ 20,200 from CPTEC and US$ 6,000 from the IAI.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2005). Informe del SAC-XXI (Santiago, Chile). https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/7_SAC21_SP.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Informe del SAC-XXI (Santiago, Chile). 2005. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/7_SAC21_SP.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2005informe, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Informe del SAC-XXI (Santiago, Chile)}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2005}, month = mar, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/7_SAC21_SP.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }