Fortaleciendo la gobernanza del Instituto Interamericano para la Investigación del Cambio Global (IAI)

The IAI proposes transitioning to a tripartite governance model to enhance its ability to provide scientific information for public policy and increase public awareness of global change research. Under this structure, the Executive Directorate of Integrated Operations and Finance will be based in Montevideo, Uruguay; the Directorate of Scientific Development in São José dos Campos, Brazil; and the Directorate of Science-Policy Liaison in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The proposal aims to be budget-neutral regarding the IAI's operating budget, with host countries providing infrastructure and partial staffing. The transition was planned for completion by the end of 2012, with a proposed evaluation of the structure's success after one year.

• The IAI's new governance structure distributes executive functions across three South American nations: Uruguay will host the Executive Directorate of Integrated Operations and Finance, Brazil will host the Directorate of Scientific Development, and Argentina will host the Directorate of Science-Policy Liaison.
• The primary objectives of the tripartite arrangement are to serve as the Institute's administrative body, implement scientific strategies, provide governments with scientific knowledge for public policy, and increase public awareness.
• The Directorate of Scientific Development in Brazil is tasked with identifying scientific gaps, coordinating the integration of IAI science across the Americas, and exploring new scientific networks and centers of excellence.
• The Directorate of Science-Policy Liaison in Argentina focuses on translating scientific results into actionable information for policymakers and managing public outreach strategies.
• The proposed structure is designed to be budget-neutral for the IAI's operating budget, resulting in an estimated net saving of $103,444 compared to the previous structure.
• Host countries provide specific infrastructure and financial support: Uruguay provides facilities at the Laboratorio Tecnológico del Uruguay (LATU); Brazil provides space at the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE); and Argentina provides office space via the Dirección Nacional de Relaciones Internacionales.
• The transition to the distributed directorate was scheduled to be completed by the end of 2012, with the goal of avoiding interruptions to scientific programs, specifically the Cooperative Research Networks III (CRN-III) which involves a $10M investment from the United States.
• The IAI will remain a single legal entity under the 1992 Agreement for the Creation of the IAI, despite its physical and functional distribution across three countries.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2012). Fortaleciendo la gobernanza del Instituto Interamericano para la Investigación del Cambio Global (IAI). https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/tipartite-governance-proposal-appr-s.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Fortaleciendo la gobernanza del Instituto Interamericano para la Investigación del Cambio Global (IAI). 2012. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/tipartite-governance-proposal-appr-s.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2012fortaleciendo, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Fortaleciendo la gobernanza del Instituto Interamericano para la Investigación del Cambio Global (IAI)}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2012}, month = jun, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/tipartite-governance-proposal-appr-s.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }