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This briefing, prepared by the United States as Chair of the Implementation Committee for the Tripartite Structure of the IAI, evaluates the progress of a distributed governance model for the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and recommends merging its directorates into a single entity based in Uruguay.

This report from the IAI Directorate, prepared for the twenty-seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties in Brasilia, Brazil, details global outreach and cooperation activities conducted during the 2018-2019 intersessional period. It outlines partnerships with international bodies such as IPBES, UNOSSC, and the GCF to enhance the science-policy interface and facilitate the dissemination of scientific knowledge for national and international policy implementation.

This document consists of a report from the 27th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP-27) to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held in Brasilia, Brazil, from 5 to 6 June 2019, and a subsequent administrative document from March 2020 requesting the formal approval of that report at CoP-28.

This briefing from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Directorate provides an overview of the financial status for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, detailing party contributions, budget performance, and administrative controls for the 31st meeting of the Conference of the Parties.

This document is a budget request prepared by the Directorate of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) for the 32nd meeting of the Conference of the Parties. It outlines the core budget requirements for the 2024-2025 fiscal year and preliminary requests for 2025-2027, detailing operational costs, staffing changes, and proposed country contributions.

This report details the activities of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Directorate from June 1, 2024, to April 2025. It focuses on implementing decisions from the 32nd Conference of the Parties (CoP-32), expanding institutional partnerships, advancing transdisciplinary research on climate, health, and oceans, and strengthening science diplomacy through the IAI Science Diplomacy Center and the STeP Fellowship program.

This report describes a series of three regional workshops held between October 1997 and January 1998 to provide climate outlooks and design pilot application projects to mitigate the socioeconomic disruptions caused by the 1997-98 El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO).

This director's report from June 1998 analyzes the activities of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) between July 1997 and May 1998. It details institutional growth in membership, the administration of scientific projects such as the Initial Scientific Program (ISP) and the Climate Research Network (CRN), and strategic collaborations with international organizations like NOAA, NASA, and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

This document is an attendee list for the Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI). It provides the names, professional titles, organizational affiliations, and contact details of participants representing various national governments, international organizations, and academic institutions.

This report details the progress of Project RLA/92/G34, an initiative by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) supported by UNDP, GEF, and WMO to investigate global change in member countries. It covers training in GIS and meteorological data processing, equipment upgrades, the establishment of experimental network nodes, and a specific proposal for a CO2 observational network in the Amazon Basin to study carbon fluxes and the impact of land-use change.

This document is an annex to a science report from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, dated April 30, 1998. It consists of a series of tables detailing the status of project reports, scientific meeting presentations, student support, and the evaluation of pre-proposals related to climate change and global change research in the Americas.

The Financial Status Report as of November 2006 details the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research's (IAI) core budget, operational expenses, and program budgets. It highlights significant challenges in collecting member contributions, with only 6% collected by November 2006, though a 90% collection rate for the 2006/2007 period is conservatively estimated. The report also notes the closure of the Collaborative Research Network I (CRN-I) and an unqualified external audit by BDO Trevisan Auditores Independentes for the period ending June 30, 2006.

The minutes of the 36th Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Executive Council, held on June 14, 2013, in Montevideo, Uruguay, detail discussions on establishing a science-policy advisory committee, strategies to increase member country engagement and funding, and administrative policies regarding personnel contracting.

Minutes from the 37th Executive Council (EC) meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held on August 12, 2014, in Mexico City. The meeting focused on the establishment of a Science-Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC), the renewal of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), financial audits for the 2013-2014 fiscal year, and the implementation of a tripartite administrative structure across Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.

The minutes of the 39th Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Executive Council, held on 23 June 2015 in Lima, Peru, detail administrative, financial, and strategic decisions. Key outcomes include the recommendation of new members for the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) and Science Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC), the approval of the 2015-2016 core budget, and discussions on improving the visibility and impact measurement of IAI science.

This briefing document from the IAI Directorate provides a financial update for the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research for the period of July to September 2023, detailing country contributions and budget performance for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.

This report from the IAI Directorate, on behalf of the Financial Working Group, outlines recommendations to ensure the financial stability of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI). It proposes a phased increase in voluntary monetary contributions from member Parties and the introduction of in-kind contributions to support the IAI's expanding activities.

A briefing from the IAI Directorate providing a financial update on the core budget and party contributions for the first quarter (July-September) of the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

Minutes from the sixth meeting of the IAI Executive Council in Panama City (November 1997) detailing the approval of 16 ISP III research projects with a 10% budget reduction, the development of a Data Information System (DIS) with a first node due in 1998, and new administrative requirements for research grants.

This briefing describes the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), an international entity established in 1992 to conduct multinational collaborative research on global environmental change in the Americas and provide scientific information to policy-makers.