Core Budget Request Fiscal Year 2012-2013

The IAI Core Budget request for fiscal year 2012-2013 is US$1,312,578, a slight decrease from the previous year. The budget supports the Directorate's operations, including the management of the Collaborative Research Network (CRN) and Small Grants Programs, and accounts for the relocation of the Directorate from Brazil to Uruguay in January 2013. Salaries and benefits constitute 72% of the core budget. The document also outlines member country contributions, with the United States providing the largest share at US$762,000.

• The total core budget request for fiscal year 2012-2013 is US$1,312,578, which is US$18,958 less than the 2011-2012 budget of US$1,331,536.
• The IAI Directorate planned to move its location from Brazil to Uruguay, with the office move finalized in January 2013; the 2012/2013 budget accounts for six months of operations in each country.
• Salaries and benefits represent 72% of the IAI Core Budget, a proportion consistent with the previous two fiscal years.
• The Directorate is managing several scientific programs, including the final synthesis phase of Collaborative Research Network II (CRN II), the implementation of CRN III (2012-2016), and the Collaborative Research in the Americas (SGP-CRA) running from 2012 to 2014.
• The United States is the largest contributor to the core budget, providing US$762,000, which represents 60.75% of the total contributions based on the 2001 OAS Table of Contributions.
• The Director's Special Fund of US$54,000 has been frozen due to a funding shortfall in contributions from Mexico.
• The IAI maintains observer status at the UNFCCC and participates in the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), including providing a brief on ocean science and carbon sequestration for the May 2012 meeting in Bonn, Germany.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2012). Core Budget Request Fiscal Year 2012-2013. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-20-budget-request-e.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Core Budget Request Fiscal Year 2012-2013. 2012. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-20-budget-request-e.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2012core, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Core Budget Request Fiscal Year 2012-2013}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2012}, month = apr, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-20-budget-request-e.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }