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A case study detailing how the government of St. Maarten established its first national park, the Man of War Shoal Marine Park, using economic valuation tools provided by the World Resources Institute (WRI).

This situation analysis, published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in July 2013, evaluates Pakistan's vulnerability to climate change and identifies priority adaptation actions. It examines the country's development, policy, and institutional contexts, and provides a set of proposed options for adaptation across policy, governance, technical, and capacity-building domains to support the implementation of Pakistan's National Climate Change Policy (NCCP).

The action list from the 36th Meeting of the IAI Executive Council outlines decisions regarding the creation of a CoP Advisory Committee for Science-Policy Liaison, strategies for member country involvement and funding, and the potential modification of the IAI Strategic Plan.

The document records the action list from the 36th Meeting of the Executive Council (EC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held on June 14, 2013, in Montevideo, Uruguay. The meeting focused on establishing a science-policy liaison advisory committee, strategies for member participation and funding, and the potential revision of the IAI Strategic Plan.

The document contains the minutes of the 36th Executive Council (CE) meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held on June 14, 2013, in Montevideo, Uruguay. The meeting focused on establishing a Science-Policy Interface Advisory Committee, developing strategies to increase member country engagement and funding, and discussing administrative constraints regarding personnel hiring in member states.

The document records the decisions made during the 21st meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held in Montevideo, Uruguay, on June 12-13, 2013. The meeting focused on administrative appointments, budgetary approvals, and the establishment of new advisory mechanisms to bridge science and policy.

This document consists of the participant lists for the 21st Conference of the Parts (21ª Conferencia de las Partes), held in Montevideo, Uruguay, on June 12 and 13, 2013. It provides the names, titles, organizational affiliations, and contact details of delegates, observers, and staff attending the event.

The action list from the 35th Meeting of the IAI Executive Council, held on June 11, 2013, in Montevideo, Uruguay, details administrative approvals, financial requests, and recommendations for the Conference of the Parties (CoP) regarding organizational structure and governance.

This document is a list of actions from the 35th Meeting of the Executive Council (EC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held in Montevideo, Uruguay, on June 11, 2013. It details the EC's approvals regarding budgets, financial reports, regulatory changes for representative accreditation, and recommendations to the Conference of the Parties (CoP) concerning the creation of a Science-Policy Liaison Advisory Committee and the nomination of candidates for the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC).

The document contains the minutes of the 35th Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Executive Council (EC), held on June 11, 2013, in Montevideo, Uruguay. The meeting focused on the implementation of a new tripartite directorate structure, the election of Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) members, financial reporting for FY 2012-2013, and potential strategic collaborations with Future Earth and UNESCO.

The minutes of the 35th Executive Council (EC) meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held on June 11, 2013, in Montevideo, Uruguay, detail the transition to a tripartite administrative structure, financial status, and the recommendation of new members for the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC).

This document presents the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) core budget request for the 2013/2014 fiscal year and preliminary projections for 2014-2016. It details the operational costs required to maintain the IAI Directorate, including a transition of operations from Brazil to Uruguay, the management of several scientific research programs, and the outsourcing of IT services.

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.

This quarterly status report from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) details the financial position, budget performance, and administrative status of the organization as of March and April 2013, specifically for the EC - CoP Meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Scott Vaughan's keynote address at the Ontario Climate Consortium’s Inaugural Climate Change Research Symposium discusses the urgent need for integrated climate adaptation strategies, the economic risks of non-linear temperature increases, and the necessity of policy coherence in government spending.

The minutes of the 20th Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held from June 27-29, 2012, in Arlington, VA, USA, detail the transition to a tripartite governance structure and the approval of new scientific projects and operational budgets.

This report, commissioned by the UNDP and implemented by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), assesses climate risks and risk management capacity for the water and agriculture sectors in the Yaque del Sur basin of the Dominican Republic. It combines scientific modelling (WEAP and DSSAT) with participatory community consultations to identify vulnerabilities and propose concrete adaptation strategies.

This report evaluates climate risks and management capacities for the water and agriculture sectors in the Dominican Republic, with a specific focus on the Yaque del Sur basin. It combines scientific modeling (WEAP and DSSAT) with participatory community research to identify vulnerabilities and propose adaptation strategies. The analysis highlights a critical water deficit in the Yaque del Sur basin, exacerbated by rising temperatures and declining precipitation, which threatens food security and rural livelihoods. The report identifies significant gaps in institutional coordination between disaster risk management and climate change adaptation bodies and recommends a comprehensive national program to integrate these approaches, improve data accessibility, and implement specific field-level interventions such as crop diversification and irrigation efficiency improvements.

The IAI Directorate Report for July 2012 - April 2013 details the transition between Collaborative Research Network programs (CRN2 to CRN3), the implementation of capacity-building workshops across the Americas, and significant operational and legal challenges faced by the Institute in Brazil.

This document is a list of participants for the 34th Executive Council Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, which took place on June 29, 2012, in Arlington, Virginia, USA.