INFORME de la SEGUNDA REUNION DE LA CONFERENCIA DE LAS PARTES (CoP)

The CoP-II meeting focused on establishing the institutional infrastructure of the IAI, including the election of its first Director, Dr. Armando Rabuffetti, and the approval of a basic budget of US$570,000. Key outcomes included the adoption of the Host Country Agreement with Brazil, the approval of the Initial Scientific Program (ISP), and the establishment of a policy for the open exchange of scientific information. Member nations provided updates on national climate initiatives, and the meeting concluded with the election of three additional members to the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC).

• The Conference of the Parties elected Dr. Armando Rabuffetti as the first Director of the IAI following a selection process involving six candidates and a secret ballot.
• The meeting officially approved the Initial Scientific Program (ISP) to implement the IAI's Scientific Agenda, with the Executive Committee (EC) granted authority to proceed for two years.
• A basic budget for the IAI was approved at US$570,000, which includes new line items for an IAI-Host Country Liaison Officer, travel funds for the EC President and SAC, and the IAI Newsletter.
• The CoP adopted an initial policy on data, specifically defined as the 'open exchange of information related to global change scientific research'.
• Brazil, Mexico, and the United States offered their supercomputing facilities to IAI member countries to support global change research modeling.
• The IAI established a 'Start-Up' grant program providing grants of US$50,000 for one year to institutions in the 16 signatory nations to foster scientific links in the Americas, with 20 to 40 grants expected for 1996.
• The IAI/GEF project, with a budget of US$3 million, faced delays in appointing a Project Director, with the EC recommending Dr. Eduardo Bantis for the role.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (1996). INFORME de la SEGUNDA REUNION DE LA CONFERENCIA DE LAS PARTES (CoP). http://iai.int/pdf/all/CoP-02-Informe-SP.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. INFORME de la SEGUNDA REUNION DE LA CONFERENCIA DE LAS PARTES (CoP). 1996. http://iai.int/pdf/all/CoP-02-Informe-SP.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch1996informe, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{INFORME de la SEGUNDA REUNION DE LA CONFERENCIA DE LAS PARTES (CoP)}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {1996}, url = {http://iai.int/pdf/all/CoP-02-Informe-SP.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }