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The report details the proceedings of the 55th meeting of the Executive Council (EC-55) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held on June 20, 2023, in Panama City and via videoconference. The meeting focused on financial sustainability, leadership transitions, and regional climate initiatives.

The document provides a financial review of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, detailing member contributions, operational expenditures, and administrative controls as of April 30, 2023.

This joint report from the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) and the Science and Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC) details the activities, membership updates, and policy recommendations of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) for the period leading up to the 31st Conference of the Parties (CoP-31).

This briefing document notifies the Conference of the Parties that Dr. Anna Stewart Ibarra was elected as the Executive Director of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and will present her vision and priorities at the 31st meeting of the Conference of the Parties.

A briefing document from the IAI Directorate notifying the Executive Council that Dr. Anna Stewart Ibarra was elected as the Executive Director of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research and will present her vision and priorities at the 31st meeting of the Conference of the Parties.

This briefing informs the Executive Council of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) that Dr. Anna Stewart Ibarra was elected as the new Executive Director and will present her vision and priorities at the 31st meeting of the Conference of the Parties.

This briefing provides an update on the Initiative for enhancing capacity for climate risk assessment and catalyzing partnerships to inform decisions in Latin America and the Caribbean (LACI). It details the initiative's progress from a scoping and partnership building phase involving 14 countries to a pilot co-design phase featuring four specific projects aimed at strengthening climate risk assessments and data interoperability in the region.

This briefing provides an update on the Initiative for Conducting a National Climate Assessment in Support of Adaptation and Mitigation (LACI), an effort led by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) to strengthen climate risk assessments and decision-making in Latin America and the Caribbean.

This briefing provides an update on the Latin America and Caribbean Initiative (LACI), an effort by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) to strengthen climate risk assessments and capacity building for adaptation and mitigation in the region.

This document is a report on the 2023 Extraordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held via videoconference on 18 April 2023. The primary purpose of the meeting was the election of a new Executive Director for the IAI.

This document is a report and provisional decision regarding the extraordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) held on April 18, 2023, specifically concerning the election of a new Executive Director.

The report details the proceedings of the 2023 Extraordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held on 18 April 2023, which resulted in the election of Dr. Anna Stewart Ibarra as the new Executive Director.

This report details the establishment and initial activities of the Gender and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) Advisory Committee of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), following a series of decisions by the Conference of the Parties between 2020 and 2022.

This report by Global Energy Monitor and partners analyzes the state of global coal power as of April 2023, detailing a general decline in new coal development outside of China, while highlighting China's significant increase in capacity and the slow pace of operational retirements relative to Paris Agreement goals.

This report by Global Energy Monitor and its partners analyzes the state of global coal-fired power generation as of April 2023. It details a diverging trend where coal capacity is declining in most of the world—particularly in the US and EU—while China continues a massive expansion of new plants. The document evaluates the alignment of national commitments with the Paris Agreement and provides regional updates on coal phase-outs and new developments, with a specific focus on Latin America and the Caribbean.

This briefing consists of two letters from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) requesting nominations from Parties to fill vacancies on the Science-Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC) and the Science Advisory Committee (SAC) during the 31st meeting of the Conference of the Parties in June 2023.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) is requesting nominations from Parties to fill vacancies in the Science and Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC) and the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) ahead of the 31st Conference of the Parties in June 2023.

This briefing from the Chair of the Committee for the Selection of the New IAI Executive Director outlines the legal framework and recruitment process for electing a new leader for the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI).

This briefing provides a report from the Chair of the Selection Committee regarding the recruitment process for the Executive Director of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), outlining the legal framework for the election and the composition of the selection committee.

This document is a report from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) regarding the approval of the report from the 30th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP-30). It includes the proceedings of the CoP-30 meeting held in June 2022 and the provisional decisions resulting from that session.