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This report provides a comprehensive diagnosis of the Andes mountain range, focusing on its ecological, hydrological, and cultural significance, as well as challenges and opportunities for sustainability and climate action.

This case study describes the implementation of decentralized solar micro-grids by GHE in Ladakh and northeast India to provide clean energy to remote communities where national grid extension is unfeasible.

This research paper evaluates and compares four precipitation datasets—CFSR, MERRA, TRMM3B42, and a 'Combined Scheme' (CoSch)—against ground observations in Bolivia, focusing on the central Andes, Altiplano, southwestern Amazonia, and Chaco across rainy and dry seasons.

A research paper analyzing climate change adaptation plans in two Andean mountain water tower regions, arguing that these plans often reinforce existing hydrosocial disparities and exclude marginalized groups.

This research paper analyzes plant functional traits in the high tropical Andes páramo during old-field secondary succession. The study finds that traits linked to rapid growth, such as specific leaf area and CO2 assimilation rates, dominate early succession and decrease over time, particularly in grasses. However, the study found no significant patterns in leaf water relations or the expected dominance of drought resistance traits in late successional stages.

This fact sheet details Canada's engagement with the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), highlighting its member status and the participation of Canadian experts and institutions (such as Environment and Climate Change Canada, Laval University, and McGill University) in advisory committees and environmental projects in the Andes and Panama. It also lists IAI resources available to members, including the STeP fellowship for civil servants and the IAI Virtual Campus.

This fact sheet from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) outlines the benefits, opportunities, and specific projects available to Costa Rica as an IAI member country, focusing on scientific diplomacy, research funding, and capacity building.

This fact sheet outlines the benefits and opportunities provided by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) for Mexico, detailing funding, scientific diplomacy training, and institutional participation.

This executive summary describes a research project investigating how soil microorganisms, specifically arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), respond to climate change and land-use changes across temperate and tropical ecosystems in the Americas to support agriculture and food security.

This report presents a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) assessment of nature-based infrastructure (NBI) and forest landscape restoration in the Peruvian Andes, specifically the Viridis Terra case, to estimate system-wide economic impacts and ecosystem services for climate adaptation.

The report details the 31st meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-31) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held in Panama City from June 21-22, 2023. The meeting focused on administrative approvals, the establishment of new scientific and diplomatic initiatives, and the strengthening of the science-policy interface in the Americas.

This fact sheet describes a project by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) to monitor and model the hydro-ecological systems of bofedales wetlands in the Katari watershed of Bolivia. The project utilized a WEAP model and a 36-year remote sensing dataset to analyze the impacts of human activity and climate change on these high-elevation wetlands.

A letter from the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) requesting nominations from Parties to fill two vacancies in the SAC.

This briefing by Zero Carbon Analytics summarizes the IPCC's Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, detailing the accelerating degradation of polar regions, oceans, and mountain ecosystems. It highlights the irreversible nature of some changes, the risks to global sea levels and water security, and the resulting threats to biodiversity and human livelihoods.

The BioStartUp programme in Peru, implemented by GIZ through PerúBioInnova, provides an incubator and a 'navigator' tool to support start-ups utilizing biodiversity for nutrition and cosmetics. The initiative helps entrepreneurs overcome legal and market barriers, resulting in improved business models for seven start-ups and the establishment of the USIL Ventures incubator.

This research paper synthesizes the physical and biophysical impacts of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean, projecting significant temperature increases, altered precipitation, and threats to biodiversity and human livelihoods.

This briefing paper by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and CARE International argues that climate change is a critical human rights challenge. It examines how climate impacts and the responses to them threaten fundamental rights and provides a set of policy recommendations to integrate a human rights-based approach into the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) activity plan for July 2014 to June 2015 outlines a transition to a tripartite institutional structure, the monitoring of CRN3 projects, the conclusion of a MacArthur Foundation project on Andean biodiversity, and the IAI's leadership role in the Latin American network of Future Earth.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) outlines its institutional, research, and capacity-building activities for the period of July 2013 to June 2014, focusing on a structural transition to a tripartite system and the implementation of the CRN3 research program.

The minutes of the 21st Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held in Montevideo, Uruguay, on June 12-13, 2013, detail the institute's transition to a tripartite governance structure, its scientific progress in regional hydrology and health, and the approval of its 2013-2014 operational budget.