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This fact sheet outlines the benefits, opportunities, and resources available to Paraguay as a member country of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), focusing on scientific diplomacy, research funding, and institutional participation.

A fact sheet detailing the benefits and opportunities available to Venezuela as a member country of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) for 2025-2026.

This guide outlines the roles, responsibilities, and nomination processes for national representatives to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), detailing their function as links between the Institute and national-level stakeholders.

A proposal by the National Secretariat for Science, Technology and Innovation (SENACYT) of Panama to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) to relocate its Executive Directorate to Panama City, specifically within the City of Knowledge (Ciudad del Saber).

This document outlines the rules and regulations governing the Executive Council (EC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI). It details the council's composition, meeting schedules, agenda-setting processes, the structure of its governing board, and the procedures for voting and decision-making to ensure the IAI operates effectively between sessions of the Conference of the Parties.

The 1992 Agreement Establishing the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research creates a regional network of cooperating research entities dedicated to studying the natural and human-induced alterations of the Earth system. The Institute focuses on interdisciplinary research, the exchange of scientific data, and providing information to governments to support public policy regarding global change.

The 1992 Agreement establishing the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) creates a regional network of research organizations dedicated to studying global-scale changes. The Institute focuses on interdisciplinary research across earth, ocean, atmospheric, environmental, and human sciences, with a specific emphasis on the Americas. It is governed by a Conference of Parties, an Executive Council, a Scientific Advisory Committee, and an Administrative Directorate.

The 1992 Agreement for the Creation of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) establishes a regional network of entities dedicated to interdisciplinary research on global change, focusing on the Americas. The agreement outlines the Institute's objectives, its scientific agenda, its governance structure, and its financial mechanisms.

This report from the Executive Director of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) to the 22nd Conference of the Parties (CoP 22) outlines the proposed Terms of Reference and composition for the Science-Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC). The SPAC is designed to bridge the gap between the IAI's scientific network and policymakers to ensure research is applicable to decision-making regarding global change.

This report presents the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Strategic Plan for 2019–2044. The document outlines a 25-year roadmap designed to bridge the gap between science and policy, focusing on three primary themes: meeting the needs of member Parties regarding global environmental change, advancing science for sustainability in the Americas, and ensuring the long-term institutional sustainability of the IAI.

This report from the Implementation Committee (IAI/IC) provides recommendations to the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) for the operationalization of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI). It outlines the institute's history, its proposed distributed research network structure, a seven-theme science agenda, and the administrative and financial frameworks required to manage regional global change research in the Americas.

This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishes a framework for cooperation between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), acting as the provider of the Secretariat for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), and the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI). The agreement focuses on enhancing the science-policy interface for biodiversity and ecosystem services, specifically within the Americas, by sharing data, addressing knowledge gaps, and building capacity.