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This report summarizes the first part of a two-part document detailing a July 2012 UNFCCC regional expert meeting on Loss and Damage held in Mexico City. It highlights the disparity in policy attention between extreme weather events and slow-onset climate processes in Latin America and the Caribbean, and calls for integrated risk-management approaches to address these gaps.

This report documents the proceedings of the ninth meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held from April 14-16, 1998, in Santiago, Chile. The meeting focused on revising the IAI Science Agenda, reviewing current scientific programs and workshops, and planning future collaborations with international bodies such as the International Geosphere Biosphere Programme (IGBP) and the International Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP).

The report documents the 23rd Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), held in Toronto, Canada, from April 19-21, 2006. The meeting focused on developing a strategic plan to enhance the policy relevance of global environmental change (GEC) science in the Americas, addressing the balance between fundamental research and science assessments, and managing the allocation of remaining funds for the second Core Research Network (CRN II).

This meeting report details a training workshop on gender in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) held in Abuja, Nigeria, from April 22 to 26, 2024. Organized by the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) at the request of the Nigeria Ministry of Solid Mineral Development (MSMD), the workshop aimed to impart basic gender concepts in ASM and support the Ministry's Gender and Child Labour Division.

This meeting report details a high-level session held on May 5, 2025, in Paris during the OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply. Organized by the Women’s Rights and Mining (WRM) network and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF), the session marked the five-year anniversary of the WRM-OECD Stakeholder Statement on Gender-Responsive Due Diligence (GRDD). The discussion focused on transitioning GRDD from a compliance-based risk identification tool to a proactive mechanism for the empowerment of women, particularly those in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM).