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This report documents the proceedings and recommendations of the 51st meeting of the Executive Council (EC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held via videoconference on 22 June 2021. The meeting focused on administrative approvals, financial reports, and the introduction of new policy frameworks regarding whistleblowing and gender, as well as a new initiative for national climate assessments in Latin America and the Caribbean.

This fact sheet describes the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), an intergovernmental organization serving 19 member states in the Americas. It outlines the IAI's mission to support transdisciplinary research and science-policy integration to address global change issues, highlighting specific programs focused on health, tropical forests, and early-career researcher fellowships.

This fact sheet describes the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), an intergovernmental organization serving 19 member states in the Americas. It outlines the IAI's mission to promote scientific excellence, international cooperation, and evidence-based decision-making to achieve sustainable Americas through transdisciplinary research and capacity building.

This fact sheet describes the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), an intergovernmental organization serving 19 member states in the Americas. It outlines the IAI's mission to promote scientific excellence, international cooperation, and evidence-based decision-making to achieve sustainable Americas through transdisciplinary research and capacity building.

The document is a fact sheet describing the Science Diplomacy Center (SDC), a regional initiative by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) designed to integrate science, policy, and diplomacy to address global change and sustainable development in the Americas.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) has established the Science Diplomacy Center (SDC) to strengthen the interface between science and policy in the Americas, specifically to address global change and achieve Sustainable Development Goals.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) has issued Terms of Reference for a consultancy to develop training materials on science diplomacy related to global environmental change (GEC) in the Americas. This initiative supports the creation of a regional Center for Science Diplomacy (CSD) and the IAI's Science, Technology and Policy (STeP) Fellowship program.

This briefing lists the members of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) delegation and advisory committees attending the UNFCCC COP28 conference, detailing their professional focuses and dates of attendance.

This briefing document lists the members of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) delegation and its advisory committees attending the UNFCCC COP28, detailing their professional focuses and dates of attendance.

This policy brief by the Institute for Economic Justice examines the intersection between unpaid care work and gender-based violence (GBV) in Brazil and South Africa. It argues that economic crises and austerity measures exacerbate the 'crisis of care', increasing women's vulnerability to violence. The document proposes a multi-pronged approach including universal basic income, gender-responsive budgeting, and intersectional data collection to empower women economically and reduce GBV.

This briefing note, published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and CUTS International, Geneva, examines the challenges faced by developing countries and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) within the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Joint Statement Initiative (JSI) on E-commerce. It highlights a significant digital divide and capacity gaps that hinder these nations' ability to participate in negotiations and implement future agreements. The document proposes shifting from a narrow focus on regulatory cooperation toward a comprehensive approach that includes 'enabling issues' such as infrastructure and technical assistance, and suggests adopting a hybrid Special and Differential Treatment (S&DT) model based on the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) to ensure capacity-building commitments are enforceable.

This draft concept paper, developed by the Hemispheric Working Group on Trade and Environment, proposes the creation of an Americas Environmental Accord (AEA) to coordinate environmental sustainability and trade policies across the Western Hemisphere. It analyzes existing sub-regional models—including Mercosur, CARICOM, the Andean Community, the Central American Common Market, and NAFTA—to identify best practices for transparency, civil society participation, and the integration of environmental standards into economic agreements. The document argues that the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) process should be supported by a coherent ecological cooperation agenda to ensure long-term sustainable development.

This briefing describes the development and findings of a global Evidence Gap Map (EGM) on sustainable energy, co-funded by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and 3ie. The EGM systematically screens rigorous evidence on the causal effects of sustainable energy interventions in low- and middle-income countries (L&MICs) to support SDG 7 targets regarding energy access, efficiency, and renewables.

This fact sheet describes Mexico's engagement with the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) and the Supporting National Action and Planning on Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SNAP) initiative. It details how Mexico integrated the mitigation of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), specifically black carbon and methane, into its national climate strategies, legal frameworks, and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

This research paper by the World Resources Institute and Climate Finance Advisors, produced for the Global Commission on Adaptation, assesses the landscape of public international funding—specifically climate finance and Official Development Assistance (ODA)—for nature-based solutions for climate adaptation (NbSA) in developing countries.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) provides an analysis of global adaptation finance based on the Global Landscape of Climate Finance. It examines the sources, instruments, and sectoral distribution of adaptation funding for 2015-2016, identifies significant data gaps in private and domestic public sector reporting, and offers recommendations to improve tracking methodologies to better align investments with climate vulnerabilities.

This executive summary of a World Resources Institute working paper examines the energy challenges facing cities in the global South and proposes three scalable solutions—cleaner cooking, distributed renewable energy, and energy efficiency—to improve equity, economic productivity, and environmental quality.