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This briefing from the IAI Directorate proposes formal procedures for granting Permanent Observer Status at the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, as existing agreements and rules do not address the granting of permanent status.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) has issued a notification regarding the election of its Executive Director. According to Article 86 of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) Regulations, Parties must nominate candidates 45 days prior to the election. The selection process and recommendations will be presented by the Chair of the Selection Committee during an extraordinary CoP meeting on April 18, 2023.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) has developed a whistleblower policy to allow employees to report wrongdoing to the Executive Council. The policy provides protections against retaliation for good-faith reporting, outlines a specific timeline for investigation acknowledgments (5 and 15 days), and establishes disciplinary consequences for both retaliators and those who make maliciously false claims.

The document outlines the IAI's commitment to the open exchange of global change data, specifying that data from non-IAI funded activities may be shared by mutual agreement. It establishes that third-party use of real-time IAI data requires authorization, allows principal investigators to request limited exclusive use periods, and mandates that data be provided at the lowest possible marginal cost. Additionally, it requires data archives to be accessible with quality assessments and encourages the use of international standards for data processing.