InterAmerican Institute for Global Change Research GLOBAL CHANGE

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

GLOBAL CHANGE “Changes in the global environment (Including alterations in the climate, land productivity, oceans or other water resources, atmospheric chemistry, and ecological systems) that may alter the capacity of the Earth to sustain life. ”

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)

IAI’s GOAL To augment the scientific capacity of the region to Better understand the global change related phenomena and their socioeconomic implications, and To next promote, at all levels, the dissemination of the emerging information.

INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH Signatory and 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

REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH IGBP START ENRICH IAI APN WCRP IHDP DIVERSITAS Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

IAI SCIENCE AGENDA 1. Understanding Climate Variability in the Americas: • ENSO and interannual Climate Variability • Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Interactions • Hydrology (Water Resources) . . .

IAI SCIENCE AGENDA 2. Comparative Studies of Ecosystems, Biodiversity, Land Use and Water Resources in the Americas: • Tropical Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles • Biodiversity • Comparative Studies of Oceanic, Coastal and Estuarine Processes • Comparative Studies of Terrestrial Ecosystems • Changes in Land Use, Land Cover, and in Hydrology and Water Resources. .

IAI SCIENCE AGENDA 3. Changes in the Composition of the Atmosphere , Oceans and Fresh Water : • High Latitude Processes (Ozone) • Biogeochemical Cycles • Comparative Studies of Regional Air and Water Pollution.

IAI SCIENCE AGENDA 4. Integrated Assessments, Human Dimensions and Applications.

IAI, MULTINATIONAL DISTRIBUTED NETWORK OF RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS Scientific Advisory Committee A B IAI Directorate C D N Research Institutes A…N Research Them of the Scientific Agenda

PRESENT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR IAI U. of Miami START, IGBP, IHDP, INPE WCRP, APN, ENRICH, NASA Diversitas, IRI, UN agencies: IAI (WMO, UNDP) International Scientific Programs U. of Indiana CICESE UNAM NOAA National Scientific Programs T y PC AN NSF NSERC CNPq YT’s C I N CO GEF National and International Funding Agencies and Programs Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

FUNDING MECHANISMS FOR THE IAI • PROGRAM FUNDING: Provides the budget to support the longterm program activities of the IAI, e. g. , data mgt. , education programs, and long-term research programs. Source: Pledges by member nations based on a threeyear proposal submitted by the Director and Leaders of the IAI. • PROJECT FUNDING: Provides support for specific, generally limited term, research, education, training, or other relevant activities of the IAI. Source: Proposals submitted by the IAI to funding sources, i. e. , Foundations, U. N. Agencies, Governments, or other sources. • CORE FUNDING: Provides the budget to support the Administrative costs of the Directorate. approved Source: An allocation based on an annually budget.

Scientific Development (Scientific Programs and Capacity Building for the Region) Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

Evolution of IAI Research & Training Activities Overtime

Start-up Grants (SG) One-time awards to encourage investigators of IAI member countries to plan collaborative longterm research projects that will make up the core of the future IAI research network. 1996 -1997 37 groups of scientists US$ 1, 700, 000 50 planning meetings

Initial Science Program (ISP) 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 themes of the science agenda. 1996 -2001 US$ 3, 850, 000 40 research projects min. of 2 -3 countries p/ project

Collaborative Research Networks (CRN) Another step towards the integration of scientists and countries on research organized around the new 4 themes of the IAI science agenda; 3 to 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 start-up grants program to be transformed into actual research projects or programs. 1999 -2003 US$ 11, 000 14 research projects min. of 4 countries p/ project

CAPACITY BUILDING FOR THE REGION Training and Education in Summer Institutes 1999 -2001 US$ 850, 000 Univ. Miami Number of B. Sc. , M. Sc. and Ph. D. in ISP and CRN Programs. B. Sc. 70 M. Sc. 171 Ph. D. 167 (until 2002) Regional Cooperative Activities to Support Global Change Research: IAI/GEF/WMO Project 1995 -1999 US$ 3, 050, 000 16 countries involved Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

Strategy for IAI Programmatic Development Assembling scientific teams and planning research. Developing research networks. Start-up Grant Program (SG) 1996 -1997 Collaborative Research Network Program (CRN) 1999 -2003 PESCA Expanding Scientific Promoting initial scientific activities. Initial Science Program (ISP): - Round I: 1996 -1999 - Round II: 1997 -2000 - Round III: 1998 -2001 Capacity in the Americas. 2000 -2001 US$ 300, 000 11 projects – 12 countries Small Grants Program (SGP) 2002 -2003 US$ 383, 000 15 projects – 9 countries

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IAI Future Development Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

IAI Future Development Major strategies in answer to the evolution on global change research and the transition toward science and technology for sustainable development (IAI Biennial Report 1999 -2000) • To consolidate and enlarge the IAI CRNs • To give priority to projects clearly focusing on integrating global change research with sustainable development • Targeting of scientifically weak member countries for more sustained and focused capacity-building efforts • Facilitation of studies synthesizing and assessing the state of knowledge of issues vital to the region • Improvement of IAI´s capabilities to disseminate research results • Increase of IAI profile Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

IAI FUTURE SUMMER INSTITUTES Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

SUMMER INSTITUTE ON: VULNERABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABILITY IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

OBJETIVES OF THE COURSE � Strengthen the local and regional capacity to deal with vulnerability associated with climatic variability/change and extreme events; � Provide participants with a comprehensive and integrative framework approach to better understand climate variability/change and its potential impacts on productive sectors in Central America and the Caribbean: understanding climate variability and the potential use of climate forecasts, planning mitigation strategies ahead and dealing with socioeconomic impacts; � Train local professionals on issues related to climate vulnerability (in disasters prevention, water resources management, agriculture planning, tourism, health, etc) through the understanding and application of climate forecasts into the policy and decision making processes. Discussion of a few case studies; Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

STUDY PROGRAM Chapter 1 -Introduction • Part 1: Basic aspect of climate variability (ENSO, etc) in the region. • Part 2: Basic aspect of Climate Change in the region including mitigation and adaptation. • Part 3: The extreme events from climatologic point of view and your impact. • Part 4: The possible regional modeling of variability and climate change and your relation with the vulnerability of the systems. • Part 5: Socio-economics aspects of impact of variability and climate change Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

STUDY PROGRAM Chapter 2 – Risk • Part 6: Why is important analyze the vulnerability and the adaptation to the disasters • Part 7: Risk, Vulnerability, etc and your factors • Part 8: Methods and tools, resources for the prevention of risk • Part 9: Evaluation of vulnerability and risk (capacity of adaptation) • Part 10: The perception and the evaluation with a part of processes of risk reduction Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

GENERAL INFORMATION • General Coordinator: Dr. Luis Jose mata • Duration : October 26 – November 8, 2003 • Language of Instruction: Spanish • Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic • Number of Participants: 20 Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

SUMMER INSTITUTE ON: LAND COVER-LAND USE CHANGE IN THE AMERICAS (AMAZONIAN REGION): PATTERNS, PROCESSES AND (PLAUSIBLE) SCENARIOS Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

OBJETIVES OF THE COURSE To present and discuss lucc, their contribution to global environmental change, the effects of global changes on luc, and explore how to formulate and interpret possible scenarios of Lucc. Public: academics, stakeholders, and decision makers working in the field of Lucc, its impacts and mitigation from the Amazonian Countries (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela). Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

GENERAL INFORMATION • Program Coordinators: DR. STEPHEN G. PERZ and • DR. DIOGENES ALVES • Course Coordinator: DR. CARLOS NOBRE • Tentative data: October 13 -24, 2003 • Tentative sites: Cachoeira Paulista and São Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil • Language: Spanish • Number of participants: 15/20 Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

SUMMER INSTITUTE ON: WARMING AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: CAUSES AND MITIGATION ALTERNATIVES Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

OBJETIVES OF THE COURSE • • • General introduction Greenhouse effects Climate changes Reservoirs, sources and sinks of Greenhouse gases and aerosols Potentials global impacts Option of mitigation Intergovernmental actions “Mechanisms” of Kyoto protocol General conclusions Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

GENERAL INFORMATION • Program coordinator: DR. CARLOS CERRI • Tentative date: September 8 -18, 2003 or • November 3 -14, 2003 • Tentative site: Aguas de Sao Pedro, SP, BRAZIL • Participants: 15 from Latin American countries • Public: academics, young researchers from the public and private sectors, and stakeholders working in the field of warming and global climate changes from Latin American countries Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research