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November 21, 2022
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Nov

UNFCCC COP27 Post-COP27 Virtual Events

Key Messages for the Americas / December, 2022X The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) has organized three Post-COP27 webinars for the Americas. The objective of the sessions is to discuss among scientists, government representatives, journalists and civil society, among others, the key messages and the challenges and opportunities that COP27 offers to the Americas. Side Event #1 – December 1, 2022, 13:00 UYT “Key outcomes of COP27 and implications for the Americas” This panel convenes government representatives, scientists, and journalists from the Americas to discuss key takeaway messages...
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21
Nov

Results of the scoping workshop for the Belmont Forum Collaborative Research Action on Climate, Environment and Health II call for proposals

In August 2021, more than 150 researchers and officials from 35 states gathered to identify research and capacity building priorities at the intersection of Climate, Environment and Health (CEH) in the Latin America and Caribbean region. The workshop was organized by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), the United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and the Belmont Forum (BF). Among the main challenges to forming a community of practice around CEH are: 1) research is not always planned to be applicable to policy and decision making, 2)...
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21
Nov

SOR4D Program: second call for proposals

The Solution-Oriented Research for Development (SOR4D) program invites researchers and development actors from policy and practice to collaborate in transnational and transdisciplinary consortia to bring new ideas and innovative approaches to reduce poverty and implement the 2030 Agenda in developing countries. The SOR4D program is open to all disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering, health and life sciences. Proposals must explicitly target systemic solutions that simultaneously address several of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda. The SOR4D program has a total budget of CHF...
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21
Nov

A synthesis study of the relationships between climate change, ecosystem and human health in Central America and the Andes is carried out

Anthropogenic climate change has important consequences on the health of the planet’s ecosystems and on human beings. Understanding the interconnection between the two processes of change is relevant not only to be able to propose comprehensive responses, but above all to understand the systemic and interdependent functioning of the socio-ecosystem. Conéctate A+, conducts a literature review to better understand how the links between climate change, biodiversity and health have been studied in the Tropical Andes region and Central America. The study proposed a methodology that distinguishes direct pathway relationships from...
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21
Nov

Eventos virtuales posteriores a la COP27 de la UNFCCC

Mensajes clave para Las Américas / Diciembre, 2022 El Instituto Interamericano para la Investigación del Cambio Global (IAI) ha organizado tres webinarios Pos-COP27 para las Américas. El objetivo de las sesiones es discutir entre científicos, representantes gubernamentales, periodistas y la sociedad civil, entre otros, los mensajes clave y los desafíos y oportunidades que ofrece la COP27 a las Américas (1) Evento paralelo #1 – 1 de diciembre de 2022, 13:00 UYT “Resultados clave de la COP27 e implicaciones para las Américas” Este panel convoca a representantes gubernamentales, científicos y periodistas...
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21
Nov

Resultados del taller de alcance para la convocatoria de la Acción de Investigación Colaborativa del Foro Belmont sobre Clima, Medio Ambiente y Salud II

En agosto de 2021, más de 150 investigadores y funcionarios de 35 estados se reunieron para identificar prioridades de investigación y desarrollo de capacidades en la intersección de Clima, Medio Ambiente y Salud (CEH) en la región de América Latina y el Caribe. El taller fue organizado por el Instituto Interamericano para la Investigación del Cambio Global (IAI), el Programa de Investigación del Cambio Global de los Estados Unidos (USGCRP) y el Foro Belmont (BF).  Entre los principales retos para formar una comunidad de práctica en torno a CEH se...
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Nov

Programa SOR4D: segunda convocatoria de propuestas

El programa de Investigación para el Desarrollo Orientada a la Búsqueda de Soluciones (SOR4D) invita a los investigadores y a los agentes del desarrollo procedentes de la política y la práctica a colaborar en consorcios transnacionales y transdisciplinares con el fin de a aportar nuevas ideas y enfoques innovadores para reducir la pobreza y aplicar la Agenda 2030 en los países en desarrollo. El programa SOR4D está abierto a todas las disciplinas de las humanidades, las ciencias sociales, las ciencias naturales, la ingeniería, la salud y las ciencias de la vida. Las...
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