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The report details the proceedings of the 30th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP-30) to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held on 14-15 June 2022 in Montevideo, Uruguay, and via videoconference. The meeting focused on financial sustainability, the recruitment of a new Executive Director, the adoption of a Gender, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Policy, and the revision of the IAI Scientific Agenda.

This research paper examines how aid projects from international development organizations facilitate the familiarization of climate technologies in developing countries, specifically analyzing the relationship between project duration, cost, and the inclusion of technologies in Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) documents.

The decisions of the 30th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held on June 14-15, 2022, cover operational budgets, administrative appointments, and the adoption of scientific and social policies.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) established a Gender, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Policy in June 2022 to mainstream EDI considerations into its scientific projects and capacity-building activities. The policy aims to increase the participation and leadership of underrepresented groups—including women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, racialized groups, and LGBTQ+ communities—to improve the quality of regional science and public policy related to global change.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) established a policy on gender, equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in June 2022 to integrate these considerations into its scientific projects and capacity-building activities. The policy aims to increase the participation of underrepresented groups—including women, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, racialized groups, and LGBTQ+ individuals—to improve the quality of regional science and public policy regarding global change.

This report details the activities of the Executive Directorate of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) during the 2021-2022 intersessional period. It outlines achievements in scientific research, capacity building, and science-policy communication, specifically focusing on climate change, health, and transdisciplinary research in the Americas.

This document is a report and draft decision from the 30th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), proposing the adoption of a revised Gender, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Policy for scientific projects and capacity-building activities.

This briefing reports on the progress of the 'Initiative for conducting a national climate assessment in support of adaptation and mitigation: Training and capacity development in Latin America and the Caribbean'. The initiative, supported by the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and AmeriGEO in partnership with the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), aims to strengthen climate risk assessments to support local and regional decision-making.

This internal report describes the design and implementation of the IAI Regional Assessment (ER-IAI), a mechanism intended to bridge the gap between scientific production and policy-making regarding global environmental change in the Americas. The ER-IAI employs a co-production model to identify the specific information needs of government decision-makers to guide the IAI's research funding and capacity-building priorities.

This interim report describes the design and early implementation of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Regional Assessment (IAI-RA). The IAI-RA is a boundary-spanning activity intended to reconcile the supply and demand of scientific knowledge by identifying the specific information needs of government decision-makers in the Americas to better guide science funding and capacity building related to global environmental change (GEC).

The report provides an update on the 'Initiative for conducting a national climate assessment in support of adaptation and mitigation: Training and capacity building in Latin America and the Caribbean', a project supported by USGCRP, AmeriGEO, and the IAI to strengthen climate risk assessments for local and regional decision-making.

This report provides an update on the 'Initiative for conducting a national climate assessment in support of adaptation and mitigation: Training and capacity development in Latin America and the Caribbean,' established by Decision XXIX/9 of the Conference of the Parties of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI).

A non-legally binding Letter of Understanding signed on 10 February 2022 between the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) to collaborate on scientific research, capacity building, and the science-policy interface regarding mountain regions in the Americas.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) has announced a new domain name for its Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on climate change impacts in Latin America and is seeking support for the course's redesign.

The IAI Gender & EDI Policy, adopted in 2022, provides a framework to integrate equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) into the scientific research, funding, and operational activities of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) is inviting parties to co-design an initiative to improve climate risk assessment and capacity building for adaptation and mitigation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Supported by the USGCRP and AmeriGEO, the initiative aims to foster regional partnerships, provide peer-to-peer training in climate modeling and risk assessment, and synthesize data for national strategies. Seed grants may be available for participants.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Directorate's mid-term report for the 2021-2022 intersessional period details progress in science, capacity building, and communication. Key achievements include the expansion of the Science, Technology and Policy (STeP) fellowship program, the launch of the IAI Transdisciplinary (TD) Academy, and the securing of approximately 1.3 million Euros for a drought information project in the La Plata basin. The Directorate also reports contributions to the IPCC 6th Assessment Report and the development of climate-health tools in the Caribbean.

The document records the decisions made during the 29th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held via video conferencing on 22-23 June 2021. The meeting focused on approving governance rules, financial budgets, institutional policies, and scientific strategic frameworks.

This concept note outlines the plan for a Regional Assessment by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) to identify knowledge gaps and uncertainties in decisions impacted by global environmental change (GEC) across member countries. The assessment aims to align IAI science funding and capacity building with the specific policy and decision-making needs of the Parties.

This briefing document from the IAI Directorate updates the Conference of the Parties on the implementation of Decisions XXVIII/7 and XXVIII/8 regarding the invitation for Mitacs to become an Associate of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI).