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This report by Ember argues that Germany significantly underreports methane emissions from its coal mining sector due to an outdated and unverified single emission factor from 1989. The analysis suggests that actual emissions could be 28 to 220 times higher than official figures, urging an urgent update to monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) frameworks ahead of the new EU Methane Regulation.

Provisional agenda for the 57th meeting of the IAI Executive Council on May 16, 2024, covering financial reports, administrative items, and climate assessment training in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The document is a provisional agenda for the 57th meeting of the Executive Council of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), scheduled for May 16, 2024.

This briefing document outlines the process for relocating the headquarters of the Directorate of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) from Uruguay to Panama, following a decision by the Conference of the Parties on 26 March 2024.

This briefing document outlines the process for relocating the Executive Directorate of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) to Panama, following a decision by the Conference of the Parties on March 26, 2024.

This report from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) details the activities and recommendations of the Financial Working Group. The group was established to develop a plan for increasing voluntary contributions to the IAI's operating budget and defining other types of financial and in-kind support to ensure financial stability amidst inflation and growth in activities.

A joint submission by the Civil Society FfD Mechanism and 176 signatories, including the Institute for Economic Justice, providing inputs for the Ad Hoc Committee to draft Terms of Reference for a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation (FCITC).

The 2024 Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor (CCRM) evaluates the climate strategies and pledges of 51 major global companies, finding that most fail to align with the 1.5°C warming limit and often rely on insufficient or questionable emission reduction mechanisms.

A joint statement by six environmental and health organizations providing recommendations to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Health Canada on the implementation framework for the right to a healthy environment (R2HE) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA).

This report provides an economic valuation of the Parques del Río Norte expansion project in Medellín, Colombia, which aims to restore urban green space to mitigate the effects of climate change and rapid urbanization.

An open letter from the Center for International Environmental Law and other organizations calling on global leaders to end offshore oil and gas activities to protect human rights, the right to food, and marine ecosystems in the context of climate change.

This report, prepared by the Executive Directorate of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), proposes updates to the IAI Strategic Plan for the 2024-2030 period. The plan is structured around three main themes: meeting the needs of member parties regarding global environmental change, developing science for sustainability in the Americas, and ensuring the organizational sustainability of the IAI.

This briefing document outlines the process for relocating the Executive Directorate of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) to Panama, following a decision by the Conference of the Parties on March 26, 2024.

This joint report from the Science Advisory Committee (SAC) and the Science-Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) details the committees' activities during the intersessional period leading up to the 32nd meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) in May 2024. It outlines membership updates, the formation of ad-hoc committees on Open Science and Data and Oceans, Coasts and Islands, and various contributions to regional assessments and policy briefs on water security and tropical forests.

This joint report from the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) and the Science-Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC) details the activities, membership status, and recommendations of the two advisory bodies of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) for the period leading up to the 32nd Conference of the Parties (CoP-32) in May 2024.

This briefing, prepared by the focal point of Chile for the 32nd meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), proposes that the Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR2) be invited to become an Associate of the Institute under Article XI of the Agreement establishing the IAI.

This briefing, prepared by the focal point of Chile for the 32nd meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), proposes that the Climate Science and Resilience Center (CR2) based in Santiago de Chile be invited to become an Associate of the IAI.

This briefing document outlines the progress of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) in implementing its Gender, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (GEDI) policy and the establishment of advisory bodies for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities.

This briefing from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) presents the operating budget request for the 2024-2025 fiscal year and preliminary requests for 2025-2027, detailing necessary increases in country contributions to support strategic activities and staffing.

This briefing provides a financial review of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, detailing contributions from member Parties, operational expenditures, and administrative controls as of March 31, 2024.