Article XI Associates of the Institute of the Agreement establishing the inter-American institute for Global Change Research

The document is a formal request from Venezuela to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) to grant Associate status to the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC). It details IVIC's institutional capacity, including its 18 research centers and the Climate Change Services System (S2C2-IVIC), which provides climate services and predictive models for extreme weather events in South America. The request highlights IVIC's role in predicting the 2019 megadrought in the Paraná River basin and its current work on predicting infectious disease outbreaks linked to climate trends.

• Venezuela proposes that the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC), based in Caracas, be invited as an Associate of the IAI under Article XI of the Agreement, which allows the invitation of organizations interested in supporting the Institute's Scientific Agenda and programmatic activities.
• IVIC is described as a leading research institution in Venezuela and the region, operating 18 research centers and 2 departments, and executing over 400 research projects annually with 300 researchers.
• IVIC has expanded its global change research capabilities through the creation of the Center for Studies of the Global Environmental Crisis, the Center for Oceanology and Antarctic Studies, and the Center for Atmospheric Sciences and Biogeochemistry.
• The Climate Change Services System (S2C2-IVIC) provides climate services for forecasting and monitoring impacts of climate reality, including predictive models for sea surface temperatures and marine heat waves that correlate with terrestrial precipitation dynamics.
• S2C2-IVIC models predicted the 2019 megadrought in the Paraná River basin more than a year in advance, which impacted ecosystems like the Pantanal, Cerrado, Chaco, Atlantic Forest, and Pampa, and affected the economies of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2025). Article XI Associates of the Institute of the Agreement establishing the inter-American institute for Global Change Research. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/CoP-33-9c-IVIC-en.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Article XI Associates of the Institute of the Agreement establishing the inter-American institute for Global Change Research. 2025. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/CoP-33-9c-IVIC-en.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2025article, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Article XI Associates of the Institute of the Agreement establishing the inter-American institute for Global Change Research}}, publisher = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2025}, month = may, url = {https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/CoP-33-9c-IVIC-en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }