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This policy brief describes a transdisciplinary project in Chile that examines the intersection of urban heat, building energy efficiency, and public health. Using a case study from the municipality of Quilpué, the project identifies correlations between high temperatures and hospital visits, highlighting the need to integrate health criteria into building codes and housing policies to mitigate climate vulnerability and energy poverty.

This policy brief describes a project focused on integrating health criteria into the energy-environmental assessment of buildings to reduce urban heat exposure in Chile, specifically examining the commune of Quilpué.

This policy brief details the development of a digital FAIR data platform for the Climate-Environment-Health nexus in Argentina. Despite high data availability, the project found moderate FAIR compliance and significant fragmentation. The resulting Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and a list of 173 indicators aim to improve evidence-based public policy and provide a scalable model for South America.

This policy brief describes the development of a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for a digital platform (PladCAS) designed to integrate climate, environment, and health (CAS) data in Argentina using FAIR principles to improve evidence-based decision-making.

This policy brief describes a transdisciplinary project focused on preventing dengue transmission in Argentina and Colombia by integrating climate science with community participation. The initiative emphasizes that traditional vector control is insufficient and advocates for a co-creation model involving citizens, youth, and authorities to address social and cultural determinants of health in the face of climate change.

This policy brief describes a project assessing public health institutional capacity to respond to dengue in the context of climate change, focusing on comparative studies in Argentina and Guatemala.

This policy brief evaluates public health institutional capacity for dengue response under climate change in Argentina (Tucumán) and Guatemala (Zacapa and Quiché). It finds that technical capacity alone is insufficient if responses are fragmented or lack inter-institutional coordination. The document advocates for systemic, territorially differentiated adaptation policies that integrate community networks and traditional medicine to improve resilience in Latin America.

This policy brief describes Project SG-CEH-03, which uses satellite data and water sampling in Chile to analyze how climate change affects water quality and the risk of waterborne infectious diseases like salmonellosis.

This policy brief describes project SG-CEH-03, which investigates the relationship between climate factors, water quality, and infectious diseases in Chile using satellite data and environmental monitoring.

This policy brief describes a transdisciplinary project in Mexico City that used citizen mapping and public consultation to analyze the relationship between extreme heat, public health, and green spaces. The project highlights a gap between official health statistics and the lived experience of the population, emphasizing the need to integrate green infrastructure into health policies to address socio-spatial inequalities.

This policy brief describes a transdisciplinary project focused on the relationship between extreme heat, public health, and green spaces in Mexico City. It highlights a significant underreporting of heat-related health symptoms in official statistics and advocates for the integration of green infrastructure into public health and climate adaptation policies to address socio-spatial inequalities.

This policy brief describes the SAT-DENCLIM project in Cuba, which developed a bioclimatic early warning system to transition dengue management from reactive surveillance to proactive prevention by integrating climate data, spatial analysis, and community action.

This policy brief describes the SAT-DENCLIM project in Cuba, which developed a bioclimatic early warning system for dengue. By integrating climate, entomological, epidemiological, and socio-environmental data from 2019-2025, the system shifts dengue management from a reactive to an anticipatory approach, utilizing spatial modeling and community participation to reduce infestation and case numbers.

A policy brief detailing a resilience mechanism in Micaya, Bolivia, that integrates ancestral knowledge with agroecological technologies to combat climate-induced frosts, droughts, and soil degradation. The project found that such an approach increased vegetable production by 30% and addressed severe nutritional deficiencies and pesticide-related genotoxic damage in the population.

This policy brief describes a transdisciplinary project in Micaya, Bolivia, aimed at strengthening climate, food, and health resilience through the 'Ayllu resilience mechanism.' The project integrated ancestral knowledge with agroecological technologies and biomedical evaluations to address the impacts of climate change, such as frosts and droughts, which have led to severe nutritional deficiencies and health risks from pesticide exposure in the high Andean community.

This policy brief describes a transdisciplinary project focused on the intersection of climate change, health, and agroecology in Uruguay, specifically highlighting the experiences and contributions of the Women’s Group in the Uruguay Agroecology Network (RAU).

This policy brief describes a project focused on the intersection of climate change, health, and agroecology in Uruguay, specifically highlighting the experiences and contributions of the women's group within the Red de Agroecología del Uruguay (RAU). The project utilized a transdisciplinary 'ecosalud' (ecosystemic health) approach to identify climate-related health challenges and develop recommendations for public policy.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), in partnership with the Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering (DSG) and the Degrees Initiative, is organizing a workshop series for policymakers and negotiators in the Americas. The program aims to build scientific and governance capacity regarding solar radiation modification (SRM) to ensure equitable participation in multilateral climate deliberations as global temperatures exceed 1.5°C and emissions pledges remain insufficient.

This document is a framework collaboration agreement between the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI). The agreement establishes a basis for joint activities in education, science, culture, and social development, specifically focusing on the interface between science and policy and scientific diplomacy.

The report documents the Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP-II) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from April 26-28, 1995. The meeting focused on establishing the institute's operational infrastructure, including the election of its first Director, the approval of a Host Country Agreement with Brazil, and the adoption of an Initial Science Program (ISP) to jump-start research activities in the Americas.