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This action list details the decisions and recommendations made by the Executive Council (EC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) during the second day of its thirteenth meeting on July 18, 2001, in Panama City.

This report documents the fourteenth meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), held on November 27-28, 2000, in Washington, DC. The meeting focused on aligning research with policy needs, reviewing the Collaborative Research Network (CRN) and Initial Science Program (ISP), and discussing strategic partnerships with organizations such as the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Organization of American States (OAS).

A pre-proposal for a Regional Workshop on Sustainability Science, intended to explore the priorities and needs for a new scientific and technological field of inquiry to address sustainable development from a regional perspective.

The report details the activities and strategic direction of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) as presented to the 16th Meeting of the Executive Committee (EC) in Panama City. It covers the transition from Interim Director John Stewart to Director Gustavo V. Necco, focusing on the shift toward 'Sustainability Science' and the application of global research to local and regional solutions. The document outlines progress in Collaborative Research Networks (CRNs), training initiatives, financial status, and proposals to streamline the organization of EC and Conference of the Parties (CoP) meetings.

This document consists of reports from the fourteenth and fifteenth meetings of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), held in November 2000 in Washington, DC, and May 2001 in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil. The meetings focused on the management of the Collaborative Research Network (CRN) and Initial Science Program (ISP), the integration of Human Dimensions (HD) into global change science, and the strategic direction of IAI's funding and institutional partnerships.

This document is an action list from the Thirteenth Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Executive Council (EC), held on July 17-18, 2001, in Panama City, Panama. It details the approval of administrative reports, the nomination of candidates for the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), the establishment of various working groups to address institutional governance and funding, and the approval of financial statements and budget requests to be forwarded to the Conference of the Parties (CoP-VIII).

This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishes a cooperation framework between Future Earth International and the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) to promote transdisciplinary research on global change and sustainability in the Americas.