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This report describes a five-year interdisciplinary study, co-financed by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), on the environmental and public health impacts of the Peru-Brazil Inter-Oceanic Highway. The research highlights how the highway's construction has altered land use and rodent population dynamics, increasing the risk of zoonotic disease transmission to local human populations in Southeast Peru.

This report describes a five-year interdisciplinary study, co-funded by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), on the environmental and public health impacts of road construction in pristine rainforests, focusing primarily on the Brazil-Peru Interoceanic Highway.

This fact sheet describes research supported by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) on the ecosystem services provided by phytoplankton, specifically their role in oxygen production and carbon sequestration, and the efforts of the Antares Network to monitor these processes across Latin America.

This fact sheet describes a co-funded research project led by the Universidad de Buenos Aires and the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) aimed at providing usable climate services for the agriculture and water sectors in southeastern South America. The project focuses on the co-production of knowledge between scientists and stakeholders to create reliable, accessible, and timely climate data to inform decision-making and reduce losses from extreme events like floods and droughts.

This fact sheet describes the LUCIA project, which developed and validated an Agent-Based Model (MBA) to simulate malaria transmission in the western Amazon. The research demonstrates how land use changes—such as deforestation, mining, and urbanization—combined with climate dynamics, increase human vulnerability to infectious diseases transmitted by vectors like the Anopheles darlingi mosquito.

This document records the decisions made during the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held in Arlington, USA, on 4-5 June 1998. The meeting focused on administrative governance, budget approvals, the election of leadership, and the strategic direction of scientific research in the Americas.

This document is an action list from the Tenth Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Executive Council, held on December 2-3, 1999, in Caracas, Venezuela. It details administrative approvals, funding decisions for scientific projects, and strategic planning for the institute's future development.

This briefing documents the actions and decisions made during the tenth meeting of the Executive Council (EC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held from December 2 to 3, 1999, in Caracas, Venezuela.

This document is a list of actions and decisions from the Thirteenth Meeting of the Executive Council (EC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held on July 17-18, 2001, in Panama City, Panama. The meeting focused on administrative governance, the appointment of scientific advisors, financial reporting, and the preparation of an external evaluation of the institute.

This document records the decisions made during the 14th Meeting of the IAI Executive Council (EC), held on November 26-27, 2001, in Havana, Cuba. The meeting focused on administrative governance, the election of Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) members, financial contributions from member countries, and the scheduling of future meetings.

The document records the decisions made during the 14th Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Executive Council (CE), held on November 26-27, 2001, in Havana, Cuba.

This briefing document is an action list from the Fifteenth Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Executive Council (EC), held on June 25-26, 2002, in Sao José dos Campos, Brazil. It details administrative decisions regarding the election of Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) members, budget approvals, the management of working groups, and funding for the Small Grants Program.

The document is a list of actions from the Fifteenth Meeting of the Executive Council (EC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held on June 25-26, 2002, in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The meeting focused on administrative approvals, the Small Grants Program (SGP), the composition of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), and financial planning for the 2002/2003 fiscal year.

The document is an action list from the Seventeenth Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Executive Council (EC), held on June 02-03, 2003, in Boulder, USA. It details administrative decisions, the formation of committees, and recommendations to be forwarded to the Conference of Parties (CoP).

This briefing documents the actions and decisions taken during 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, USA. The council addressed administrative restructuring, financial strategies for handling overdue contributions, the composition of scientific advisory committees, and the approval of the IAI's New Scientific Agenda.

This document is an action list from the Fifth Meeting of the Executive Council (EC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held on June 9 and 10, 1997. It details administrative decisions, budget approvals, and the establishment of committees and working groups to be forwarded to the Conference of Parties (CoP) for final approval.

This briefing outlines the actions and decisions made during the Fifth Meeting of the Executive Council (EC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held on June 9-10, 1997. The meeting focused on administrative governance, financial planning for Phase II, and the establishment of various committees and task forces to support the institute's scientific mission.

This document is an action list from the sixth meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Executive Council (EC), held on November 19-20, 1997, in Panama City, Panama. It details administrative decisions regarding project funding, committee formations, and policy updates.

This action list details the decisions made during the Eighth Meeting of the IAT Executive Council (EC) held on November 23-24, 1998, in Montevideo, Uruguay. The meeting focused on the governance of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), the establishment of working groups for program implementation and fundraising, and the approval of research funding.

The action list from the 23rd Meeting of the IAI Executive Council (December 9-10, 2006) details administrative and financial approvals, including the acceptance of financial reports and a proposal for Core Budget adjustments in 1000 USD steps. It also records the election of Paul Filmer as Second Vice Chair and Brazil's offer to host the next meeting in Manaus in June 2007.