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...Read More
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)...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
