Report of the 29th meeting of the Conference to the Parties to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

The 29th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (CoP-29) resulted in the adoption of 17 decisions covering financial budgets, governance policies, and scientific initiatives. Key outcomes include the approval of a new Gender Policy, a Whistleblower policy, and the establishment of a working group for a national climate assessment initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean. The meeting also addressed financial strains caused by a lack of voluntary contributions and updated the IAI Scientific Agenda.

• The IAI is facing significant financial pressure due to the non-submission of voluntary contributions from Parties, which is hindering the Directorate's ability to execute its workplan and has forced a reliance on consulting services over permanent staff.
• The Conference of the Parties established a working group to implement an initiative for conducting national climate assessments to support adaptation and mitigation strategies through training and capacity building in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• A new Gender Policy for IAI projects and activities was adopted to ensure gender balance in peer-review committees and to support research enhancing gender equality and social-environmental justice.
• The IAI adopted a revised Scientific Agenda, with instructions for the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) and Science-Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC) to further refine it to include intra-seasonal and low frequency climate variability and a greater focus on inland water pollution affecting indigenous peoples and local communities.
• The IAI is implementing several capacity-building and transdisciplinary initiatives, including the SISSA project (Drought Information System for Southern South America) funded by Euroclima+ and AECID, and the Science, Technology, Policy (STeP) Fellowship Program.
• The Conference of the Parties instructed the IAI Directorate to collaborate with scientific publishers and academies to combat the growth of fraudulent and predatory publishing within the Americas.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2021). Report of the 29th meeting of the Conference to the Parties to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. https://iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/CoP-29-report-final-en.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Report of the 29th meeting of the Conference to the Parties to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. 2021. https://iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/CoP-29-report-final-en.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2021report, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Report of the 29th meeting of the Conference to the Parties to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2021}, month = aug, url = {https://iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/CoP-29-report-final-en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }