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This report summarizes the activities of the Science Diplomacy Center (SDC) Steering Committee during the 2022-2023 intersessional period. It details two primary meetings held in Uruguay and the United States to define the SDC's vision, mission, and goals, and to identify priority activities aimed at strengthening the science-policy interface across the Americas.

This report details the activities of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Directorate from June 1, 2024, to April 2025. It focuses on implementing decisions from the 32nd Conference of the Parties (CoP-32), expanding institutional partnerships, advancing transdisciplinary research on climate, health, and oceans, and strengthening science diplomacy through the IAI Science Diplomacy Center and the STeP Fellowship program.

This briefing document, prepared by the IAI Directorate for the fifty-fourth meeting of the Executive Council on 15 November 2022, outlines the necessary actions and updates following decisions adopted at the 30th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP-30).

The document is a fact sheet describing the Science Diplomacy Center (SDC), a regional initiative by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) designed to integrate science, policy, and diplomacy to address global change and sustainable development in the Americas.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) has established the Science Diplomacy Center (SDC) to strengthen the interface between science and policy in the Americas, specifically to address global change and achieve Sustainable Development Goals.

The First Addendum to the Scientific or Technological Cooperation Agreement between FAPESP and IAI extends the partnership's duration and expands the scope of collaboration to include equity, indigenous knowledge, and science diplomacy.

The IAI Science Technology & Policy (STeP) Fellowship Pilot Program (2020-2024) is a professional development initiative designed to bridge the gap between the scientific and policymaking communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The program provides a two-year training curriculum focused on three pillars—Science Diplomacy, Communication, and Leadership—to equip scientists with the soft skills and policy knowledge necessary to inform sustainable development and global change policies.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) has issued Terms of Reference for a consultancy to develop training materials on science diplomacy related to global environmental change (GEC) in the Americas. This initiative supports the creation of a regional Center for Science Diplomacy (CSD) and the IAI's Science, Technology and Policy (STeP) Fellowship program.

This briefing lists the members of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) delegation and advisory committees attending the UNFCCC COP28 conference, detailing their professional focuses and dates of attendance.