FYI. Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Thu, 08 Nov 2001 09:18:40 -0500 From: "Donald Robadue, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Small grant program: InterAmerican Institute for Global Change Research To: ELAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] Excerpts from an annoucement by the InterAmerican Institute for Global Change Research: November 8, 2001. Dear Colleagues On behalf of the IAI, we are pleased to announce the IAI Small Grant Program (IAI-SGP). This new program was approved by the 8th IAI Conference of the Parties (CoP), the policy making body of the institute at the meeting held in Panama City, (Panama) in July 2001. This program is intended to support small research/capacity building/planning activities that in the future will facilitate the development of larger Science Programs and Research Networks. It also provides the opportunity of assembling scientists and decision makers into activities aiming at the integration of scientific knowledge to be applied in the decision making processes of global environmental problems of regional relevance. We are convinced that despite being a program modestly funded, it will be (as it was the case of the IAI-Start-up Grant Program) a catalytic mechanism promoting the development of new collaborative activities among institutions of the Americas, as well as providing ways to disseminate useful knowledge for our societies. Themes: I. Understanding Climate Variability in the Americas. II. Comparative Studies of Ecosystems, Biodiversity, Land Use and Water Resources in the Americas. III. Changes in the Composition of the Atmosphere, Oceans and Fresh Waters. IV. Integrated Assessment, Human Dimensions and Applications Excerpts from from announcement: 5. Program Description This new opportunity, announced as �IAI Small Grant Program� is an open call; one-time awards will be made on a competitive basis according to the evaluation criteria described in this document. High priority will be given to the participation of new/young scientists of IAI member countries. [The purpose of the program is to allow review of selected global change issues and plan future research. Collaboration is key; and there must be Principal Investigators or Co-Principal Investigators from at least three ratifying countries in the Americas.] Based on present funds availability, the program is intended to support the following activities: 1) 6 to 8 small research projects (with grants of up to 30,000 USD each) falling within IAI Science Agenda. Thematically, priority will be given to applications within the theme IV of the IAI Science Agenda, which have not been the subject of earlier IAI SG, IAI ISP, or IAI CRN grants and which have the potential of creating research thrusts that focus on global change issues of regional importance: Theme IV has received less attention than themes I, II and III, and there is an increasing pressure in order to develop capabilities of regional assessments and understanding how changing social systems and human migrations effect the management of urban and coastal zones, water resources (water basins), and land-cover. There is also increased need to advance on the generation of sound environmental knowledge upon which the design of policies to reduce, mitigate or sequester greenhouse gases can be built. (Applicants should consult the IAI website (http://www.iai.int) to obtain details on earlier and current research activities.) 2) 8 to 10 workshops (with grants of up to 10,000 USD/each) than can either be: a) Scientific meetings to facilitate the planning of future collaborative research activities falling within IAI thematic priorities, or b) Interdisciplinary workshops to bring together scientists and decision makers from different countries, disciplines and sectors with the purpose of integrating existing scientific knowledge and its application to problems of resource management 3) 2-3 technical reports (with grants of up to 15,000 USD/each) on the subject of applying scientific information to reduce vulnerability and enhance resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is expected that these reports will be generated by experts in the fields of climate, international collaboration and natural resources management. The reports will be distributed by IAI to selected decision and policy makers throughout the Americas. 6. Fundable Activities The IAI SG will provide support for research and capacity building activities including mainly graduate/post doctoral students, travels and meeting costs, communications, publications and dissemination costs, computers and softwares, and very modest support for salaries of investigators. We look forward to your participation in this new IAI activity. If you have any questions regarding the IAI SGP, please feel free to contact Dr. Gerhard Breulmann � IAI Scientific Officer � at the IAI Directorate. He might be reached by phone (55-12-3945.6865), fax (55-12-3941.4410) or e-mail ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Sincerely Armando Rabuffetti, Director Gerhard Breulmann, Scientific Officer contact: Dr. Gerhard Breulmann IAI Scientific Officer Instituto Inter-Americano para Pesquisa em Mudan�as Globais (IAI) C/o INPE � Av. dos Astronautas, 1758 CEP 12227-010 � S�o Jos� dos Campos � SP � Brazil Phone: (55-12) 3945.6865 Fax: (55-12) 3941.4410 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IAI website http://www.iai.int ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 Mob: 021 150 2862 ************************************
