De la ciencia a la toma de decisiones: abordando la complejidad de las técnicas emergentes de intervención climática en las américas

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), in partnership with The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering (DSG) and The Degrees Initiative, is launching a workshop series for policymakers in the Americas. The program focuses on solar radiation modification (SRM), specifically stratospheric aerosol injection and marine cloud brightening, to address the knowledge gap between the Global North and South. The workshops aim to equip regional actors with the tools to develop national positions and engage in international forums like the UNEA and UNFCCC CoP, emphasizing climate justice, ethical governance, and the potential regional impacts of climate interventions.

• Solar radiation modification (SRM) consists of large-scale interventions to cool the planet by increasing sunlight reflected into space, with stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) and marine cloud brightening (MCB) being the two most studied techniques.
• The implementation of SRM presents significant ethical and social challenges, including concerns over intergenerational justice, the equitable distribution of risks and benefits, and the potential to exacerbate existing social inequalities.
• There is a historical imbalance in SRM research, with most studies conducted in the Global North, creating a need to strengthen the scientific capacity of vulnerable nations in the Global South to ensure equitable participation in governance discussions.
• Recent regional developments include Mexico's 2023 announcement of intent to prohibit SRM experiments following an unauthorized small-scale outdoor experiment in Baja California by the US company Make Sunsets.
• The workshop series is structured into three parts: a scientific foundation session on April 16, 2025; a governance and ethics session on June 25, 2025; and a multilateral negotiation simulation.
• The Degrees Initiative has supported 37 SRM research projects across 23 developing countries, including the first such projects in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). De la ciencia a la toma de decisiones: abordando la complejidad de las técnicas emergentes de intervención climática en las américas. http://www.archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/Nota%20Conceptual_talleres%20IAI.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. De la ciencia a la toma de decisiones: abordando la complejidad de las técnicas emergentes de intervención climática en las américas. n.d. http://www.archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/Nota%20Conceptual_talleres%20IAI.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndciencia, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{De la ciencia a la toma de decisiones: abordando la complejidad de las técnicas emergentes de intervención climática en las américas}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {http://www.archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/Nota%20Conceptual_talleres%20IAI.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }