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This report analyzes the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and its implications for environmental policy makers. It argues that the GATS, which functions as both a trade and investment agreement, may constrain the ability of national and sub-national governments to implement environmental regulations. The authors highlight risks associated with market access obligations, national treatment standards, and proposed disciplines on domestic regulation, while recommending the use of Sustainability Impact Assessments and the introduction of a broader environmental exception clause in the GATS text.

As of September 30, 2001, the IAI reported actual operating expenses of US$ 222,036, slightly below budget. However, the institute projected a cash deficit of US$ 24,284 for the 2001/2002 fiscal year due to a gap between expected contributions (US$ 750,000) and operating costs (US$ 800,000). Significant contribution arrears were noted, with US$ 777,838 unreceived as of June 2001. Programmatic funds remained for CRN (US$ 355,740), ISP III (US$ 187,726), and PESCA (US$ 89,000), though the CRN program faced potential funding delays from Argentina due to the country's economic crisis.

This report from the Directorate of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) provides an analysis of institutional, programmatic, and educational activities conducted between August 1 and October 31, 2001. It details membership updates, the status of scientific capacity programs, and the outcomes of training initiatives like the IAI/UM Summer Institute.

This report from the Executive Directorate of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) provides an analysis of institutional, programmatic, and educational activities conducted between August 1 and October 31, 2001. It details membership updates, the status of scientific programs such as the Initial Scientific Program (ISP) and the Cooperative Research Networks (CRN), and the outcomes of the IAI/University of Miami Summer Institute.

Minutes from the Twelfth Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Executive Council (EC), held December 4-5, 2000, in San José, Costa Rica. The meeting focused on institutional stability, financial deficits in the core budget, the status of scientific programs like the Collaborative Research Network (CRN), and the development of an external evaluation for the Institute.

This report documents the proceedings of the 12th Executive Council (EC) meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held from December 4-5, 2000, in San José, Costa Rica. The meeting focused on institutional governance, financial deficits, the progress of scientific programs such as the Initial Scientific Program (ISP) and Cooperative Research Networks (CRN), and the development of a data information system (IAI-DIS).

This document records the decisions made during the Eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held in Panama City, Panama, on July 19-20, 2001. The meeting focused on administrative elections, the selection process for a new IAI Director, financial approvals for the 2001/2002 fiscal year, and the establishment of guidelines for science grants and external reviews.

This document records the decisions made during the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held in Panama City, Panama, on July 19-20, 2001.

This document is a participant list for the VIII IAI Conference of the Parties Meeting, held in Panama City, Panama, on July 19-20, 2001.

This document is a participant list for the XIII IAI Executive Council Meeting, which took place in Panama City, Panama, on July 17-18, 2001.

This briefing by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) describes the political agreement reached on July 22-23, 2001, regarding the compliance mechanism for the Kyoto Protocol. It details the structure of a two-branch compliance committee, the specific penalties for Annex I Parties that fail to meet emissions targets, and the ongoing debate over whether these consequences are 'legally binding' under Article 18 of the Protocol.

This briefing document outlines the 'Lista de Acciones' (Action List) from the first day of the Eighth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held on July 19, 2001, in Panama City, Panama.

The report details the fifteenth meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), held in May 2001. The committee focused on filling SAC vacancies, reviewing the progress of Collaborative Research Network (CRN) projects, planning a Human Dimension (HD) open science meeting, and discussing the development of a standard reporting system for researchers.

This document presents the proposed core budget for the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) for the 2001/2002 fiscal year, including a review of the 2000/2001 expenditures and cash flow projections based on member country contributions.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) issued general guidelines for Phase II of its Science Grant Program (SGP-II). This open-call program provides one-time awards of up to US$ 30,000 to support research networks and activities across the Americas that address regional global change issues, with a specific priority on the human dimensions and policy applications of the IAI Science Agenda.

This report outlines the training and education (T&E) activities of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) as of June 2001. The IAI focuses on capacity building in Latin America through scholarships, fellowships, and interdisciplinary summer institutes designed to foster collaboration between natural and social scientists across the Americas.

A letter from the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) to the Commissioner of The Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada, urging the inclusion of environmental sustainability in the assessment of the Canadian health care system.

The YCLSF Host Organization Guide, published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in 2001, provides operational instructions for organizations hosting interns under the Young Canadian Leaders for a Sustainable Future project. The project is part of the Government of Canada's Youth International Internship Program (YIIP), designed to provide unemployed or underemployed Canadian youth up to age 30 with their first paid international career experience in sustainable development.

The document is a participants list for the XII IAI Executive Council Meeting, which took place in San José, Costa Rica, from December 4 to 5, 2000.

This research paper by Anantha Kumar Duraiappah of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) critiques the last 50 years of poverty alleviation strategies and proposes a new working model based on the principles of sustainable development. The author argues that previous approaches failed because they confused the means of economic growth with the end goal of poverty reduction, and suggests integrating Joseph Stiglitz's stakeholder-based transformation model with a guiding principle of sustainable development to ensure distributive and inter-generational justice.