Informe de la Dirección Ejecutiva del IAI

The IAI Executive Directorate reports on the progress of the CRN II and SGP-HD programs, highlighting the creation of a phenology monitoring network in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, and the integration of stakeholders in climate research. It details capacity-building workshops on climate adaptation and remote sensing, as well as specific regional initiatives in the Andes and the Plata Basin. The report also notes significant academic achievements, including Nobel Peace Prize recognition for several IAI-affiliated authors of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.

• The IAI is establishing a network of phenology monitoring towers and ground sensors in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico to link plant physiology with climate-modulated seasonal NDVI measurements, supported by US$ 38,000 from the IAI and additional funding totaling US$ 75,000 from other sources.
• The CRN II program has achieved significant scientific output and funding, with approximately US$ 5.5 million in complementary funds for years 1 and 2, resulting in 108 peer-reviewed journal publications and 28 books or book chapters.
• Several IAI researchers were recognized for their contributions to the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), including the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Sandra Díaz, Marcelo Cabido, Esteban Jobbágy, and Ricardo Villalba.
• The Small Grants Programme for Human Dimensions (SGP-HD) has demonstrated political relevance through activities such as the 'Border Climate Summary' (BCS), a quarterly tool providing climate and water information to policymakers via the University of Arizona's CLIMAS website.
• The IAI is implementing a project funded by the MacArthur Foundation to assess institutional and research needs for addressing climate change effects on Andean biodiversity, with activities including regional workshops in Bogotá, Lima, and Ubatuba.
• A health sector adaptation project involving Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, and Paraguay was approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) with US$ 900,000 in funding to develop vulnerability studies and early warning systems for infectious diseases like dengue and malaria, though implementation is delayed due to IAI's inability to act as the executing agency.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2009). Informe de la Dirección Ejecutiva del IAI. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-16-directorate-report-s.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Informe de la Dirección Ejecutiva del IAI. 2009. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-16-directorate-report-s.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2009informe, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Informe de la Dirección Ejecutiva del IAI}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2009}, month = apr, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-16-directorate-report-s.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }