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This document is a report on the 32nd meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP-32) to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held via videoconference on 22-23 May 2024. It details the proceedings, financial approvals, the relocation of the IAI headquarters from Uruguay to Panama, and the adoption of a new Strategic Plan for 2024-2030.

This briefing, prepared by the Chair of the Executive Council for the 33rd meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, outlines the financial status for the 2024-2025 fiscal year as of 31 March 2025. It details the status of voluntary party contributions, budget expenditures across various categories, and the current state of internal administrative controls.

This report from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) presents the operating budget request for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and preliminary requests for 2026-2028, alongside the expected contributions from member countries.

This document is an auditors report for the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), presenting the financial statements for the years ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2023. It includes balance sheets, statements of operations, cash flows, and detailed notes on the organization's nature, accounting practices, and specific scientific programs.

The 'Informe de los Auditores' provides the financial statements of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2023. The document details the Institute's balance sheets, operations, cash flows, and the status of voluntary contributions from member nations to support its regional global change research and scientific capacity building in the Americas.

The Finance and Administration Committee (FAC) of the IAI reports an unqualified audit opinion for the 2023-2024 fiscal year and recommends the approval of a 2025-2026 operating budget of approximately USD 1.68 million. To sustain operations, the FAC proposes a 20% increase in member contributions for 2025-2026, followed by 5% annual increases through 2028.

The Financial and Administrative Committee (FAC), chaired by the United States, provides a report to the Executive Council of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) regarding the 2025-2026 core budget request and the 2023-2024 audit results.

This briefing presents the report of the Financial and Administrative Committee (FAC) for the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), detailingSS detailing the committee's responsibilities, the 2023-2024 audit results, and the proposed operating budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

This briefing from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) presents the core budget request and country contribution proposals for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, alongside a preliminary request for 2026-2028.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) has extended the deadline for nominations to form its new Indigenous Peoples Advisory Committee (IPAC) to March 19, 2025.

A research paper investigating the spatio-temporal variability of macro benthic communities across five main coastal lagoons in Uruguay, finding that spatial variation between lagoons outweighs short-term temporal variability.

This research paper examines the impact of technological modernization, specifically the mechanization of sugarcane cutting and planting, on the labor market within Brazil's sugar-energy sector.

This research paper describes the evolution of a large delta system in the southern Buenos Aires Province of Argentina from the Last Glacial Maximum to the present, focusing on the roles of the Colorado and Negro rivers.

This research paper analyzes satellite-derived sea surface chlorophyll concentration (SSC) from 2002 to 2012 to characterize the timing and magnitude of annual phytoplankton blooms in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin in Northeast Brazil.

This research paper examines social-ecological interactions in the Arizona-Sonora borderlands using a modified driver-response conceptual model to analyze how human and physical processes mutually condition one another in response to global change.

This research paper proposes using the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) framework as an organizing principle for transboundary conservation policy to address the fact that political borders rarely align with ecological boundaries.

This research paper examines the intersection of climate change and globalization in the U.S.-Mexico border region, focusing on water scarcity and the potential for binational social learning to increase resilience.

This research paper evaluates the performance of Tier 1 (T1) and Tier 2 (T2) IPCC carbon accounting methods for estimating soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and flows in the Argentinean Pampa Region from 1900 to 2006, finding that the T2 method, developed using the RothC model, provides more realistic regional inventories than the T1 method.

The document discusses the necessity of evaluating ecological services provided by global biomes to inform conservation policies and assess vulnerability to land-use changes, noting that these values are not currently reflected in market prices.

This research paper analyzes the conflict between groundwater use in the Río Cuchujaqui watershed and the conservation goals of the Sierra de Álamos protected area in northwestern Mexico, arguing that groundwater must be capped to maintain ecosystem functions.