Foro IAI: Hacia el futuro — 10 mo. Aniversario de la entrada en vigor del Acuerdo de Montevideo

Cuba assesses the first decade of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), noting that while regional capacity has grown, financial resources—totaling approximately 20 million dollars—have been insufficiently distributed, with only 25% directed toward capacity building in less-resourced, more vulnerable countries. Cuba recommends that the IAI integrate more closely with National Science Programs to ensure research aligns with member countries' priorities and suggests expanding the scientific agenda to include human dimensions, education, and the specific vulnerability of island nations.

• The IAI has transferred approximately 20 million dollars to member countries for projects, training, and exchange, but this funding is considered insufficient and poorly distributed. Only about 25% of these resources have been directed toward creating capacities in countries with fewer resources, which are often the most vulnerable to environmental changes.
• Participation in IAI networks, such as the CRN program, is not uniform across member countries. Some countries have participated only through time-limited complementary programs like PESCA or the Small Grants Programme (SGP), a trend that Cuba argues should be reversed.
• Cuba proposes that the IAI link itself with the National Science Programs of member countries to ensure that selected projects respond to national research priorities and to involve a larger group of scientists and institutions.
• Cuba recommends that the IAI's scientific agenda be expanded to include the human dimension, the specific vulnerability of island nations, and the role of education in cultural training regarding how society contributes to, is influenced by, and responds to change.
• Cuba identifies several general priorities for the scientific agenda, including the analysis of vulnerability (health, food, energy, tourism), the sustainability of coastal and mountainous zones, economic analyses of the cost of inaction, and the inclusion of gender considerations in environmental decision-making.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). Foro IAI: Hacia el futuro — 10 mo. Aniversario de la entrada en vigor del Acuerdo de Montevideo. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/Forum_Cuba.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Foro IAI: Hacia el futuro — 10 mo. Aniversario de la entrada en vigor del Acuerdo de Montevideo. n.d. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/Forum_Cuba.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndforo, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Foro IAI: Hacia el futuro — 10 mo. Aniversario de la entrada en vigor del Acuerdo de Montevideo}}, publisher = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/Forum_Cuba.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }