Revisiones de la Agencia Científica

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) has proposed a revised Scientific Agenda to its Conference of the Parties. This update aligns the agenda with the IAI Strategic Plan, emphasizing transdisciplinary science and the integration of human systems. The proposed agenda is organized into four primary research themes: human dimensions and policy consequences, climate variability in the Americas, ecosystems and biodiversity, and the chemical composition of the atmosphere, oceans, and freshwater. These themes aim to address regional sustainability, including food and water security, climate adaptation, and biodiversity conservation across the Americas.

• The IAI's revised Scientific Agenda is structured around four interrelated research themes: human dimensions and policy consequences of global change, climate variability in the Americas, studies of ecosystems and biodiversity, and the modulation of global change in the composition of the atmosphere, oceans, and freshwater.
• The first research theme focuses on the dynamic interactions between human society, global change, climate variability, and land use, specifically addressing governance, indigenous knowledge, gender roles, and the vulnerability of human settlements.
• The second research theme aims to monitor and understand climate variability and change in the Americas, including phenomena such as El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Tropical Atlantic Variability (TAV), and the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), to improve weather and climate predictions.
• The third research theme emphasizes comparative and integrated analyses of global environmental change across tropical, temperate, and cold latitudes, focusing on biodiversity, ecosystem resilience, and the provision of ecological goods and services.
• The fourth research theme investigates the chemical composition of the atmosphere, interior waters, and oceans, including the impacts of air pollution, greenhouse gases, and the carbon cycle on human well-being and productivity.
• The IAI identifies several strategic areas for science to improve sustainability in the Americas, including poverty and inequality reduction, food, water, and energy security, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and biodiversity conservation.
• The revised agenda incorporates fundamental principles such as transdisciplinary science, inclusive participatory design, open data/science, and the strengthening of the science-policy interface.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2020). Revisiones de la Agencia Científica. http://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-28-11-sp-virtual.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Revisiones de la Agencia Científica. 2020. http://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-28-11-sp-virtual.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2020revisiones, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Revisiones de la Agencia Científica}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {http://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-28-11-sp-virtual.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }