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Inter-American Institute for Inter-American Institute for

Global Change ResearchGlobal Change Research

IAIIAI

Inter-American Institute for Inter-American Institute for

Global Change ResearchGlobal Change Research

IAIIAI

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IAI & Joint research IAI & Joint research

(Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela)Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela)

IAI & Joint research IAI & Joint research

(Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela)Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela)


INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH

(Signatory & Ratifying Countries)

(Agreement entered into force: March 11, 1994)

1. Argentina 16. Peru

2. Bolivia 17. United States of America

3. Brazil 18. Uruguay

4. Canada 19. Venezuela

5. Chile

6. Colombia

7. Costa Rica

8. Cuba

9. Dominican Republic

10. Ecuador

11. Guatemala

12. Jamaica

13. Mexico

14. Panama

15. Paraguay


IAI’s MISSION

“IAI’s Mission is to Develop the Capacity to Understand the Integrated Impacts of Present and Future Global Changes on Regional and Continental Environments in the Americas and to Promote Collaborative Research and Informed Action at all Levels.”

(SAC, 1997)


1. Understanding Climate Variability in the Americas:

2. Comparative Studies of Ecosystems, Biodiversity, Land Use and Water Resources in the Americas

IAI SCIENCE AGENDA (current)

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3. Changes in the

Composition of the Atmosphere , Oceans and Fresh Water :

4. Integrated Assessments, Human Dimensions and Applications (since 1999)

IAI SCIENCE AGENDA


IAI, DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTINATIONAL NETWORK OF RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

Scientific Advisory Committee

Scientific Advisory Committee

IAI IAI DirectorateDirectorate

IAI IAI DirectorateDirectorate

A

C D

B

Research Institutes

Research Theme of the Scientific Agenda

A…N

N


PRESENT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR IAI

National Scientific Programs

National and International Funding Agencies and Programs

International Scientific Programs

START, IGBP, IHDP,

WCRP, APN, ENRICH,

IRI, UN agencies

(WMO, UNDP)

IAIIAI

INPE

NOAA

NASAUNAM

NSF CONICYT’s

GEF

CICESE

U. of Miami

U. of Indiana

CNPq

NSERCANPCyT


Strategy for IAI Programmatic Strategy for IAI Programmatic DevelopmentDevelopment

Assembling scientific teams and planning research.

Promoting initial scientific activities.

Start-up Grant Program (SG)1996-1997

Initial Science Program (ISP):- Round I: 1996-1999- Round II: 1997-2000- Round III: 1998-2001

Developing research networks.

Collaborative Research Network Program (CRN) 1999-2003

Expanding Scientific Capacity in the Americas.

PESCA 2000-2001 US$ 300,00011 projects – 2 countries

PESCA 2000-2001 US$ 300,00011 projects – 2 countries

Evolution of IAI Research & Training Activities Overtime


One-time Awards to Encourage Investigators of IAI Member Countries to Plan Collaborative Long-term Research Projects that will Make up the Core of the Future IAI Research Network.

Start-up Grants (SG)Start-up Grants (SG)

1996-1997 37 groups of scientists

US$ 1,700,000 50 planning meetings


One-time up to 3-year Awards to Initiate or to Augment On-going Scientific Activities in Research, Training and Education, Data Collection and Information, and Modeling for all the Themes of the Science Agenda.

Initial Science Program (ISP)Initial Science Program (ISP)

1996-2001 40 research projects

US$ 3,850,000 min. of 2-3 countries p/ project


Collaborative Research Networks (CRN)Collaborative Research Networks (CRN)

Another Step towards the Integration of Scientists and Countries on Research Organized Around the 4 Themes of the IAI Science Agenda;

5 Year Awards to Conduct Scientific Research with the Participation of Institutions of at least 4 IAI Member Countries;

The Opportunity for `Planning Proposals` Prepared under the SG Program to be Transformed into Actual Research Projects or Programs.

1999-2003 14 research projects

US$ 11,000,000 min. of 4 countries p/ project


Involvement

CountryProjects Funds PIs Co-PIs

Bolivia 7 ~235K 0 4

Brazil 28 ~2000K 6 55

Colombia 17 ~857K 0 15

Ecuador 17 ~644K 2 22

Peru 22 ~910K 5 20

Venezuela 12 ~700K 2 11


ISP I: Hydrological Budgets for Amazonia, T.N, Krishnamurti; USA, Brazil Rainfall Studies in the Amazon Basin and central South America; Henry

Diaz; USA, Brazil, Argentina

ISP III: Training and Education in the context of the LBA Experiment; Carlos

Nobre; Brazil, Bolívia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru Natural and anthropogenic control on the hydrology and

biogeochemistry of a Meso-Scale Andean Amazon River Catchment: Integrating Andean Systems into Basinwide Investigation; Carlos Llerena; Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

PESCA: Mercury in Andean Amazon RiverCatchments MAARC; CRN Mike

McClain; Ecuador, Canada Downscaling Activities and their applications to studies of climate

variability and change in South America; ISP III Carlos Nobre; Venezuela

IAI Projects related to Amazonia/LBA


CRN: Cattle Ranching, Land Use and Deforestation in Brazil,

Peru and Ecuador; Charles Wood, USA, Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, Peru

The Andean Amazon Rivers Analysis and Monitoring (AARAM) Project; Mike McClain; USA, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Diagnostics and Prediction of Climate Variability and Human Health Impacts in the Tropical Americas; Ulisses Confalonieri; Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica, Mexico, USA, Venezuela

Summer School: Land Cover-Land Use Change in the Amazonian Region:

Patterns, Processes and [Plausible] Scenarios (October 13-24, 2003, Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil).

IAI Projects related to Amazonia/LBA


Utilization of IAI Network, Database, expertise, administration of projects

Call for Small Grant Program II (June 2003?)one-year, 3 countries, US$30K, categories: research, workshop, technical report, total approx. 20 projects

Call for another round of CRNs (late 2004?)

Opportunities with IAI


IAI Visions & Strategy (SAC)¤ Six major strategies proposed:¤ 1. Consolidations and enlarging of the CRNs by encouraging

integration, by increasing funding through external sources or in-kind support and by fostering links and interactions with other regional and international projects

¤ 2. Regular renewal for project requests and the definition of a new science agenda giving priority to projects clearly focusing on integrating global change research with sustainable development

¤ 3. Targeting scientifically `weaker` member countries for more sustained capacity building efforts

¤ 4. Facilitation of studies synthesizing and assessing the state of knowledge of issues vital to the region an dto understudied subregions


IAI Visions & Strategy (SAC)¤ Six major strategies proposed (cont.):¤ 5. Improvement of IAI`s capabilities to disseminate research

results - through more publications and media ensuring their regional availability to decision makers and the public

¤ 6. Increase of IAI profile by expansion of its activities to include offering of expertise, information contacts to other institutions in the region and offering to administer appropriate projects for outside agencies and organizations


Carlos Llerena - AARAM

German Poveda - Human Health

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