Minutas de la 28ª reunión del Comité Asesor Científico del IAI

The 28th SAC meeting in Miami reviewed the status of IAI's Cooperative Research Networks (CRN II) and Small Grants Programme for Human Dimensions (SGP-HD), emphasizing the need for better scientific integration across projects and increased institutional visibility. Key discussions included the development of a Latin American optical phenology network, the creation of science-society interaction proposals, and the importance of translating scientific achievements into policy briefs.

• The IAI is implementing strategies to increase its visibility, including the completion of project factsheets and the finalization of a Spanish version of the 'Scope' book.
• There is a strategic effort to integrate the CRN II and SGP-HD projects, though the broad nature of the IAI Scientific Agenda makes integration difficult for some themes. Integration is most feasible among projects focused on ecosystems, biodiversity, land use, and water resources (Theme 2).
• Principal Investigators (PIs) identified optical phenology as a key integration topic and proposed the creation of a 'proto-Latin American optical phenology network' with potential observation towers in Argentina's Chaco and Paramo regions.
• The SAC recommended that the IAI Executive Direction hire a technical editor to synthesize the scientific achievements of the CRN II and SGP-HD programs into policy briefs for decision-makers.
• A proposal for 'science-society interactions' (SGP-SS) was discussed, with the goal of creating a call for proposals that the SAC will help evaluate.
• The IAI participated in the SBSTA-28 event in Bonn, Germany, where it collaborated with the Asia-Pacific Network (APN) to discuss building joint capacities between scientific and policy sectors for environmental decision-making.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2008). Minutas de la 28ª reunión del Comité Asesor Científico del IAI. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-16-sac-report-s.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Minutas de la 28ª reunión del Comité Asesor Científico del IAI. 2008. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-16-sac-report-s.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2008minutas, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Minutas de la 28ª reunión del Comité Asesor Científico del IAI}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2008}, month = dec, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-16-sac-report-s.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }