20-21 June 2018, Antigua, Guatemala
Agenda & working documents
Meeting report
Provisional Agenda
26th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP-26) to the IAI
20-21 June 2018, Antigua, Guatemala
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| Agenda item | Document (PDF) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 20 June, morning 1st session (8:00-9:30) | |||
| Welcome by Guatemala and cultural event Opening remarks of the National Secretary for Science and Technology (SENACYT), Dr. Oscar Cobar Opening remarks of the Vice-President of Guatemala, Dr. Jafeth Cabrera | No document | ||
| Opening remarks of the Chair of the Executive Council | No document | ||
| Opening remarks of the Executive Director | No document | ||
| Wednesday 20 June, morning 2nd session (9:30-1:00) | |||
| Joint Session: Report of the SAC and SPAC on the Science-Policy Workshop Case presentation by SENACYT, Guatemala | |||
| Presentation of the recommendations from the Science-Policy Workshop – Dr. Edwin Castellanos Presentation of Science and Technology impact projects Coffee break Mayan science: Cultural evolution of science in Guatemala | |||
| Wednesday 20 June, afternoon 1st session (1:45-2:30) | |||
| Administrative and financial matters | |||
| 1. | Election of the CoP Bureau | No document | |
| 2. | Approval of the agenda | IAI/COP/26/2 English – Spanish | |
| 3. | Approval of the Minutes of the 25th meeting of the Conference of the Parties | IAI/COP/26/3 English – Spanish | |
| 4. | Credentials Committee and Standing Committee for Rules and Procedures | ||
| a. | Report of the Credentials Committee | No document | |
| b. | Report of the Standing Committee for Rules and Procedures | IAI/COP/26/4b English – Spanish | |
| Wednesday 20 June, afternoon 2nd session (2:45-5:30) | |||
| 5. | Financial and Budgetary matters | IAI/COP/26/5 | |
| a. | Annex 1: Overview of the Financial Status for FY 2017-2018 | Annex 1 English – Spanish | |
| b. | Annex 2: Core Budget and Country Contributions for FY 2018-2019 and Preliminary request 2019-2021 | Annex 2 English – Spanish | |
| c. | Annex 3: Auditors Report | Annex 3 English – Spanish | |
| d. | Annex 4: Report of the Financial and Administrative Committee (FAC) | Annex 4 English – Spanish | |
| 6. | Decision XXV/20: Membership of the Financial and Administration Committee (FAC) | IAI/COP/26/6 English – Spanish | |
| Welcome reception at (venue TBC), 7pm | |||
| AGENDA ITEM | DOCUMENT (PDF) | ||
| Thursday 21 June, morning 1st session (9:00-10:15) | |||
| Executive Council | |||
| 7. | Report from the Executive Council a. EC activities, actions and decisions b. Issues from the 45th meeting of the EC | IAI/COP/26/7 English – Spanish | |
| Thursday 21 June, morning 2nd session (10:30-12:00) | |||
| The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) and the Science Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC) | |||
| 8. | Report of the SAC | IAI/COP/26/8 English – Spanish | |
| 9. | Report of the SPAC | IAI/COP/26/9 English – Spanish | |
| a. | Decision XXV/19: Joint SAC, SPAC and EC-CoP meetings | IAI/COP/26/9a English – Spanish | |
| 10. | Report of the Committee to recommend candidates for the election of SAC members | No document | |
| 11. | Report of the committee to recommend candidates for the election of SPAC members | No document | |
| Thursday 21 June, afternoon 1st session (1:00-3:45) | |||
| Ad hoc committee reports (1:00-1:45) | |||
| 12. | Ad hoc committee report on Decision XXV/25: Enhancing activity of IAI Member Country representatives | IAI/COP/26/12 English – Spanish | |
| a. | Article XI: Associates of the Institute (Rede Clima) | IAI/COP/26/12a English – Spanish Document submitted by Brazil | |
| b. | Article XI: Associates of the Institute (AAAS) | IAI/COP/26/12b English – Spanish Document submitted by the United States | |
| c. | Article XI: Associates of the Institute (Future Earth) | IAI/COP/26/12c English – Spanish Document submitted by the United States | |
| 13. | Decision XXV/30: Implementation Committee for the Tripartite Structure of the IAI | IAI/COP/26/13 English – Spanish Document submitted by the United States | |
| Report of the IAI Directorate (1:45-3:30) | |||
| 14. | Science report | IAI/COP/26/14 English – Spanish | |
| 15. | Capacity building report | IAI/COP/26/15 English – Spanish | |
| 16. | Global outreach and cooperation | IAI/COP/26/16 English – Spanish | |
| 17. | Science-Policy | IAI/COP/26/17 English – Spanish | |
| 18. | Communications and outreach | ||
| a. | Decision XXV/23: IAI long-term communication strategy and plan | IAI/COP/26/18a English – Spanish | |
| b. | Decision XXV/26: Outreach brochure of the IAI | IAI/COP/26/18b English – Spanish | |
| c. | Decision XXV/28: Augmenting science communication capacities in IAI research projects | IAI/COP/26/18c English – Spanish | |
| d. | Decision XXV/29: 25th anniversary publication | IAI/COP/26/18d English – Spanish | |
| 19. | Fundraising | ||
| a. | Decision XXV/24: IAI long-term funding strategy | IAI/COP/26/19a English – Spanish | |
| b. | Decision XXV/27: Participation in the Belmont Forum Americas Information Days | IAI/COP/26/19b English – Spanish | |
| c. | Decision XXV/31: Reporting to CoP on fundraising activities by the Executive Director | IAI/COP/26/19c English – Spanish | |
| d. | Donors’ session and Party contributions (Program and Project Activities, Core Budget, International collaboration) | IAI/COP/26/19d English – Spanish | |
| 20. | Data and information | IAI/COP/26/20 English – Spanish | |
| a. | Decision XXV/6: Open data policy and principles | IAI/COP/26/20a English – Spanish | |
| b. | Decision XXV/21: Member Country data-sheets | IAI/COP/26/20b English – Spanish | |
| c. | Decision XXV/22: Access to official IAI documents | IAI/COP/26/20c English – Spanish | |
| Thursday 21 June, afternoon 2nd session (3:45-5:00) | |||
| Elections | |||
| 21. | Election of EC members | IAI/COP/26/21 English – Spanish Document submitted by the Chair of the EC | |
| 22. | Election of SAC members | IAI/COP/26/22 English – Spanish Document submitted by the Chair of the SAC | |
| 23. | Election of SPAC members | IAI/COP/26/23 English – Spanish Document submitted by the Chair of the SPAC | |
| Outstanding items and conclusion of meeting | |||
| 24. | Approval of recommendations made by EC-45 | IAI/COP/26/Conf1 | |
| 25. | Approval of the Core Budget and Country Contribution for FY 2018-2019 | IAI/COP/26/Conf2 | |
| 26. | Determination of the time and venue of the next regular meeting of the Conference of the Parties | No document | |
| 27. | Approval of Decisions day 1 and day 2 | IAI/COP/26/Conf3 | |
| 28. | Closing remarks (Host Government, Parties, Observers, IAI Directorate) | No document | |
Information docs
| Document title | Number | |
|---|---|---|
| – Data Policy Statements IAI CoP-2 | IAI/COP/26/Info.1 | English – Spanish |
| – Belmont Forum Data Policy and Principles | IAI/COP/26/Info.2 | English |
| – Open Data Policy (Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University) | IAI/COP/26/Info.3 | English |
| – UNFCCC COP-23 Social Media Report | IAI/COP/26/Info.4 | English |
| – Standing rules of the IAI Conference of the Parties | IAI/COP/26/Info.5 | English – Spanish |
| – Call for pre-proposals for the Co-funded Small Grants Program: The role of ecosystem services in adaptation to global change for human wellbeing (SGP-HW) | IAI/COP/26/Info.6 | English – Spanish |
| – IAI open online course on the Impacts of Climate Change in Latin America | IAI/COP/26/Info.7 | Spanish |
| – Charter of the Financial and Administrative Committee | IAI/COP/26/Info.8 | English – Spanish |
| – CRN3 special issue in peer reviewed journal: Draft plan | IAI/COP/26/Info.9 | English |
| – Seed projects on transdisciplinary approaches | IAI/COP/26/Info.10 | English |
| – UNFCCC SBSTA 48th session, Research and systematic observation, Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair | IAI/COP/26/Info.11 | English – Spanish |
| – Report of the CRN3 Researchers Meeting: Results and outcomes | IAI/COP/26/Info.12 | English – Spanish |
| – Call for extended abstracts | IAI/COP/26/Info.13 | English |
| – Climate change, weather and air quality in Santiago, Buenos Aires and São Paulo | IAI/COP/26/Info.14 | English |
| – Consolidated Decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties | IAI/COP/26/Info.15 | English – Spanish |
| – Submission from Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay on possible topics and considerations for the tenth meeting of the Research Dialogue to be held in conjunction with SBSTA 48 | IAI/COP/26/Info.16 | English |
Decisions
Decisions adopted at the 26th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
Notifications
Results of the 26th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the IAI English – Spanish, NT2018/012, 26 June 2018 //Decisions of the 26th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, English – Spanish
26th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties and tragic events in Guatemala English – Spanish, NT2018/011, 5 June 2018
Venue of the 26th meeting of the Conference of the Parties and 45th and 46th meetings of the IAI Executive Council English – Spanish, NT2018/010, 31 May 2018
Nominations to the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) and the Science-Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC) English – Spanish, NT2018/008, 23 May 2018
26th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties 2018 and 45th and 46th Meetings of the Executive Council English – Spanish, NT 2018/007, 16 May 2018
Invitation to Parties to submit nominations for representatives to the Standing Committee for Rules and Procedures English – Spanish, NT 2018/003, 9 February 2018
Invitation to Parties to submit nominations for representatives to the Financial and Administrative Committee English – Spanish, NT 2018/002, 29 January 2018
Date and venue of the 26th meeting of the Conference of the Parties 2018 and the 45th and 46th meetings of the Executive Council English – Spanish, NT 2018/001, 18 January 2018
IAI Directorate to host the Belmont Forum Secretariat in Montevideo English – Spanish, NT 2017/003, 8 November 2017
Press
Press release: GLOBAL CHANGE INVESTIGATION KEY FOR RISK PREPAREDNESS IN THE REGION
English – Spanish
Press release: GUATEMALA CONVENES OVER 50 CLIMATE CHANGE EXPERTS AND SCIENTISTS
English – Spanish
Logistics
The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP-26) and the meetings of the IAI Executive Council will be held from 19 to 22 June 2018, in La Antigua Guatemala at the Hotel Soleil La Antigua, Zunil Meeting Room.
The hotel is located on 9 Calle Poniente, Carretera a Ciudad Vieja.
This document provides information on accommodation, transportation and other information useful to assist you in preparing for your trip to Antigua.
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Participants
List of participants of the 26th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
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Final report
Report of the 26th meeting of the Conference to the Parties to the
Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (no. IAI/COP/26/FNRPT)
Belmont Forum, SAC/SPAC, EC, CoP-26
Antigua, Guatemala 18 to 22 June 2018
