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The document contains the minutes of the 17th Meeting of the Executive Council (EC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held on June 2-3, 2003, in Boulder, Colorado, USA. The meeting focused on reviewing the IAI's financial status, updating its scientific agenda, and discussing administrative reforms to improve member country engagement and funding stability.

This report from the Executive Directorate of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) details activities and progress between June and November 2003. It outlines the implementation of six strategic goals focused on strengthening Collaborative Research Networks (CRNs), capacity building in scientifically weaker member countries, and increasing the institute's visibility through international partnerships and educational institutes.

The document contains the minutes of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Executive Council (EC), held on June 2-3, 2003, in Boulder, Colorado. The meeting focused on reviewing the IAI's science programs, financial status, and administrative rules, while approving a revised Science Agenda to be forwarded to the Conference of Parties (CoP X).

The document outlines the Annual Program of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) for the period from July 2003 to June 2004, detailing institutional goals, scientific programs, capacity development, and communication strategies.

This report from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) details the activities of its Directorate between December 2002 and May 2003. It outlines progress across six strategic goals, including the expansion of Climate Research Networks (CRNs), capacity-building in member countries, and improving the dissemination of research. The document highlights numerous international diplomatic and scientific engagements, new institutional agreements, fundraising efforts for training courses, and internal administrative reforms, while also addressing a financial and administrative dispute regarding project CRN-038.

This report from the Executive Directorate of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) details activities and progress between December 2002 and May 2003. It outlines the implementation of six core strategies focused on consolidating research networks, developing a new scientific agenda, enhancing capacity building in scientifically weaker member countries, and increasing the institute's visibility through international partnerships and advisory services.

The document contains the approved minutes of the Sixteenth Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Executive Council (EC), held on December 2-3, 2002, in Panama City, Panama. The meeting focused on the transition to a new Director, financial audits, the restructuring of working groups, and strategies to increase member country commitment and scientific capacity building in the Americas.

Minutes from the 16th Meeting of the Executive Council (EC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held on December 2-3, 2002, in Panama City, Panama. The meeting focused on the appointment of a new Executive Director, financial audits, the restructuring of ad hoc working groups, and strategies to increase member country commitment.

The report documents the 18th meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), held on January 29-30, 2003, in Mendoza, Argentina. The meeting focused on reviewing the IAI Science Agenda, evaluating Core Research Network (CRN) projects, planning future funding calls, and discussing collaborations with international bodies like the Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) and the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP).

The document contains the minutes and action lists from the Fifteenth Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Executive Council (EC), held on June 25-26, 2002, in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The meeting focused on financial management, the approval of scientific grants, the selection of new Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) members, and the establishment of an External Review Committee.

This report from the Executive Directorate of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) provides an update on activities, financial status, and strategic planning presented at the 16th Executive Committee (EC) meeting in Panama City in December 2002. It outlines a shift toward 'science for sustainability' and the application of global research to local and regional solutions, while detailing administrative restructuring and new partnerships in the Americas.

This report summarizes an electronic consultation facilitated by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) from May 6 to June 11, 2002, on behalf of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Business Action for Sustainable Development (BASD). The consultation, involving over 475 participants, explored the nature, planning, communication, evaluation, and long-term support of partnerships for sustainable development as a contribution to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD).

This report from the Directorate of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) provides an analysis of institutional, programmatic, and educational activities conducted between August 1 and October 31, 2001. It details membership updates, the status of scientific capacity programs, and the outcomes of training initiatives like the IAI/UM Summer Institute.

This report from the Executive Directorate of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) provides an analysis of institutional, programmatic, and educational activities conducted between August 1 and October 31, 2001. It details membership updates, the status of scientific programs such as the Initial Scientific Program (ISP) and the Cooperative Research Networks (CRN), and the outcomes of the IAI/University of Miami Summer Institute.

This fact sheet describes the activities and strategic objectives of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Climate Change and Energy Team as of October 2001. The team focuses on mitigation strategies, adaptation, capacity building for developing countries, and the integration of energy policy into the climate change agenda.

The document contains the minutes, action lists, and resolutions from the Seventh Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Conference of the Parties (CoP), held on July 27-28, 2000, in Merida, Mexico. The meeting focused on the IAI's financial status, the approval of its 2000/2001 annual program and core budget, the establishment of a future external review, and the election of new members to the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) and Executive Council (EC).

This report outlines the training and education (T&E) activities of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) as of June 2001. The IAI focuses on capacity building in Latin America through scholarships, fellowships, and interdisciplinary summer institutes designed to foster collaboration between natural and social scientists across the Americas.

The minutes of the Tenth Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Executive Council, held in Caracas, Venezuela, on December 2-3, 1999, detail institutional governance, funding strategies, and the approval of scientific capacity-building projects. Key outcomes include the funding of 11 PESCA projects, the adoption of a new fund-raising strategy, and the planning of a future strategic plan for the institute's scientific development.

This report, prepared by Dr. Peter Hardi of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in June 1998, details a technical assistance project to design a monitoring system for sustainable development within the Sarhad Province Conservation Strategy (SPCS) in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP). The document outlines a capacity assessment of data availability, the results of a multi-stakeholder workshop in Abbottabad, and the resulting outputs, including an integrated assessment system and a set of measurement tools.

This case study by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) details four lessons learned by LTS International while supporting the Government of Ethiopia in developing a programme pipeline document for the water sector to secure funding from the Green Climate Fund (GCF).