1st Small Grants Program (SGP 1)
| SGP# | Title | Principal Investigator (PI) | PI Country | PI Institution | Participating Countries | Budget (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 003 | Bio-physical modeling of the Northern Humboldt Current System | AVIJIT GANGOPADHYAY agangopadhya_AT_umassd.edu | USA | University of Massachusetts | Chile, Peru, USA | 10,000 |
| 004 | Climate and land use controls on ecosystem functioning: understanding processes and developing tools for a sustainable use of temperate ecosystems | ESTEBAN G. JOBBAGY jobbagy_AT_unsl.edu.ar | Argentina | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Argentina , Uruguay , USA | 29,820 |
| 005 | Connecting satellites to the human and ecological dimensions: sustaining tropical forests for the future | ARTURO G. SANCHEZ AZOFEIFA arturo.sanchez_AT_ualberta.ca | Canada | University of Alberta | Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico | 28,360 |
| 007 | Carbon sequestration monitoring in rubber-tree plantations | CLAUDIA WAGNER RIDDLE criddle_AT_lrs.uoguelph.ca | Canada | University of Guelph | Brazil, Canada, USA | 29,980 |
| 008 | Dendroecology as a tool for assessing past land-use in arid zones: wood structure modifications and associated hydraulic changes on a Patagonian shrub caused by site grazing | ROBERTO J. FERNANDEZ fernandez_AT_ifeva.edu.ar | Argentina | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Argentina, Chile, USA | 29,900 |
| 014 | The development of an Inter-American network for the characterization of atmospheric chemistry and a sustainable future | JOSE L. MORAN LOPEZ
moran-lopez_AT_ipicyt.edu.mx |
Mexico | Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica | Brazil, Mexico, USA | 9,992 |
| 015 | Adapting to market shocks and climatic variability in Mesoamerica: the coffee in Mexico; Guatemala and Honduras | EDWIN J CASTELLANOS ecastell_AT_uvg.edu.gt | Guatemala | Universidad del Valle de Guatemala | Guatemala, Mexico, USA | 29,990 |
| 016 | An Inter-American comparison of the genetic erosion of key species in overgrazed semiarid rangelands | JOSE TULIO ARREDONDO MORENO tulio_AT_ipicyt.edu.mx | Mexico | Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica | Argentina, Mexico, USA | 29,958 |
| 020 | College in modeling soil-water-atmosphere-systems | MARIA ELENA RUIZ mruiz_AT_isch.edu.cu | Cuba | Universidad Agraria de la Habana | Cuba | 10,000 |
| 023 | The human dimensions of biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of marine resources: an integrated assessment of lessons from three co-management initiatives in the Americas | MARCELA VASQUEZ LEON mvasquez_AT_u.arizona.edu | USA | University of Arizona | Brazil, Mexico, USA | 15,000 |
| 024 | Inter-hemispheric comparative studies of ENSO effects in kelp populations: inhibition and facilitation mechanisms determining restoration after massive mortality events | ENRIQUE MARTINEZ marsilva_AT_rdc.cl; eamartin_AT_bio.puc.cl | Chile | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Chile, Mexico, USA | 30,000 |
| 027 | Soil moisture variability in the Rio de la Plata Basin: assessment of the impact of its variability and forecast applications for end users | RICARDO ROMERO Ricardo.Romero_AT_aphis.usda.gov | Uruguay | Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias | Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, USA | 10,000 |
| 030 | Dendrochronological records and El Nino-driven impacts on rural populations in the northern coast of Peru | RODOLFO RODRIGUEZ rrodrigu_AT_udep.edu.pe | Peru | Universidad Nacional de Piura | Canada, Chile, Peru, USA | 30,000 |
| 031 | Modeling how land use change affects the nutrient budget in the Guayas watershed: ecological and economic implications | CHARLES A. S. HALL chall_AT_esf.edu |
USA | State University of New York | Chile, Ecuador, The Netherlands, USA | 30,000 |
| 035 | Promoting public health assessment in energy and environmental planning | LUIS CIFUENTES
lac_AT_ing.puc.cl |
Chile | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Argentina, Brazil , Chile, USA | 40,000 |
| 037 | Developing complex indicators for the assessment; modeling and forecasting of the impacts of climate change and variability on human health | PAULO L. ORTIZ BULTO paulo_AT_met.inf.cu | Cuba | Instituto de Meteorología | Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba | 20,000 |