Transcript Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Dr. Linda Stevenson, APN Programme Manager (on behalf of Dr.

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
(IAI)
Dr. Linda Stevenson, APN Programme Manager
(on behalf of Dr. Gerhard Breulmann, IAI Scientific Officer)
IAI Member Countries
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
• = Non Annex I
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.”
(IAI Scientific Advisory Committee, 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.
Past Activities
Strategy for IAI Programmatic Development
Start - Up Grants (SG) ‘96 -’97
Assembling scientific teams and
planning research.
Initial Science Programs (ISP)
‘97 - ‘02
37 projects, 1 year, ~US$ 50K
Promote initial scientific activities.
39 projects, 3 years, US$ 200K
PESCA ‘00 - ‘02
Expanding Scientific Capacity
11 projects, 1 year, ~US$ 30K
Collaborative Research Network Program (CRN) ‘99 – ‘04
‘Full Research Networks’
14 projects, 5 years, ~ US$ 820K
Recent/current Activities
3rd CRN/IAI - IGBP Meeting’Building Global
Change Networks in the Americas’ Mendoza,
Argentina, January 2003
- Major regional scientific meeting
- approx. 70 participants
- Platform to link regional (IAI) science to global programs
- resulted in MoU with IGBP (signed October 2003, IGFA, Johannesburg)
Revision of IAI Science Agenda
I - Understanding Climate Change and
Variability in the Americas
II - Comparative Studies of Ecosystem,
Biodiversity, Land Use and Cover, and
Water Resources in the Americas
III - Understanding Global Change
Modulations of the Composition of the
Atmosphere, Oceans and Fresh Waters
IV - Understanding the Human Dimensions
and Policy Implications of Global Change,
Climate Variability and Land Use
Current Programs/Projects
- 14 Collaborative Research Networks, CRNs (5-years, min.
4 countries, up to US$820K)’
- 16 projects under Small Grants I (1-year, min. 3 countries,
up to US$ 30K)
- 3 IAI Summer Institutes (thematic, 2-3 weeks, approx. 20
participants/institute) – in collaboration with other orgs.
Small Grants Program II (SGPII)
- Total budget for SGP II US$640K
- One-year projects, min. 3 countries participation, up to US$
30K,
- Purpose of SGP II is network development (prep for CRN II)
- 86 proposals received
- 48 “fundable”!! (high quality of proposals)
- 22 approved for funding (11 Res; 8 WS; 3 Tech Rep.)
Projects starting in March/April 2004
(Near) Future Outlook
Streamlining of IAI proposals process
- Regular (annual/) call for Small Grants (12-18mths
projects, US$ ~30K, 3 countries). Emphasis of call will
change according to the needs (identified by IAI SAC)
- Maybe earmark some funds for ‘young’ scientists
- Fully Web-based submission system
Planning of second round of CRNs
- Open call
- No thematic Focus (all IAI Agenda Themes)
- Conditional funding for 4 or 5 years (Evaluation in Year 2
or 3)
- max. US$ 200K/a; 4 countries minimum participation
- Timeline to be approved by CoP in July 2004
(launch the call in early 2005??)
● Synthesis of past IAI programs
- Start-up Grants (SG)
- Initial Science Programs (ISP)
- Program to Expand Scientific Capacity in the Americas (PESCA)
● Launch of 2-3 new IAI Training Institutes in
collaboration with other orgs/programs
(e.g. IHDP, UNDP)
Summary Info ‘Participation’
1. Program 2. Projects
3. Institutions 4. Scientists
Involved
Involved
85
212
5. Countries
Involved
13
SG
37
ISP 1
ISP 2
11
12
33
40
74
78
10
7
ISP 3
16
62
151
15
CRN
PESCA
14
11
SGP I
16
50
99
13
SGP II
22
103
177
17
TOTAL
139
629
1185
(~320)**
(~750)**
All IAI
countries
(99)* 236
20
•* Number in parenthesis is at program start in 1999
•** Number of DIFFERENT institutions/scientists
(171)* 347
47
17
13
SG
ISPI
ISPII
ISPIII
PESCA
CRN
SGPI
SGPII
Total
ARG
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
8/8
BOL
+
-
-
+
-
+
+
-
4/8
BRA
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
8/8
CAN
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
7/8
CHI
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
8/8
COL
+
+
-
+
-
+
-
+
5/8
CR
+
+
-
+
-
+
+
+
6/8
CU
-
-
-
+
+
-
+
+
4/8
DR
-
-
-
-
-
+
-
+
2/8
ECU
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
7/8
GUA
-
-
-
-
-
-
+
-
1/8
JAM
-
-
-
-
+
+
-
+
3/8
MEX
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
8/8
PAN
+
+
-
+
+
+
-
+
6/8
PAR
-
-
-
-
-
+
-
+
2/8
PER
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
7/8
URU
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
7/8
USA
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
8/8
VEN
-
-
-
+
+
+
-
+
4/8
Total
13
10
7
15
13
17
13
17
For further details about IAI please contact
Dr. Gerhard Breulmann
IAI Scientific Officer
[email protected]
URL: www.iai.int