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Organization of American States
Pan American Institute of Geography and History
Fourth Year of the Implementation of the
PAIGH 2010-2020
Pan American Agenda
Rodrigo Barriga-Vargas
Secretary General
The PAIGH
Founded in 1928,
permanently
headquartered in Mexico
Specialized body of the
inter- American system
coordinated by the OAS
Assists member states with
interpreting their territory based on
geographic and historical analyses:
• Continental vision
• Innovative measures
• Heightened scientific relevance
21 member states
(21 national sections)
and 4 observer countries
Scientific program:
Commissions on
Cartography (1941)
Geography (1946)
History (1946)
Geophysics (1969)
The PAIGH liaises with international organizations such as the FIG, ISO/TC211, ICA, ISPRS and
GSDI. Over the past eleven years, 526 projects have been submitted to the consideration of the
Officers with the participation of 14 countries
PAIGH 2010-2020 Pan American Agenda
Climate
change
Territorial
planning
Natural
disasters
The Agenda guides the relationship the PAIGH has with the inter - American system
coordinated by the OAS. Expansion of the Institute's operations depends on its ability to
receive additional administrative revenue since maintenance quotas have not changed
since 1996, 18 years ago
PAIGH 2010-2020 Pan American Agenda
Modernization
Liaisons with
relevant bodies
Continental
geographic
information
New specialized
generations
Regional
leadership
Multi-disciplinary
participation
Execution of Budget on Scientific and
Operational Activities, 2003-2013
80
Scientific
Científicas
Operational
Operacionales
70
Percentage
60
50
40
30
20
10
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Years
The distribution of operational and administrative expenses tends to be equal and
proportional to budgetary allocations made to scientific endeavors
Execution (%) of Technical Assistance Projects and
Publications, 2004 – 2013 (US$)
95
90
85
Percentage
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Years
Over the past ten years, technical assistance and publications programs have had an average
annual execution rate of 82%
Periodic and Occasional Publications of the PAIGH
Since 2004, the General Secretariat has had very positive results with the on - demand
production of its periodic and occasional publications. The
PAIGH’s “José Toribio Medina” Bibliographic Fund has 231,078 titles
2013 Highlights
The technical assistance program was efficiently carried out
“2013 Geocentric Reference System for the Americas: TechnicalScientific Capacity – Building of Reference Systems”
(Commission on Cartography, Panama)
“Teaching and Learning Geography with New Communication and
Information Technologies” (Commission on Geography, Argentina)
“The Cultural Heritage of the Americas: Preservation, Commerce and
Social Uses” Seminar (Commission on History, Mexico)
“Contributions to the Study of Global Climate Change and Space Climate
Forecasts “ and “Seminar on Measures to Prevent, Mitigate and Adapt to the
Impact of Climate Change, Tropical Hurricanes and Tsunamis”
(Commission on Geophysics, Dominican Republic)
The 20th General Assembly (Uruguay, 2013) approved a program consisting of
19 projects worth US$137,340. Six correspond to the Commission on Cartography,
4 to Geography, 3 to History and 6 to Geophysics. Two of the approved projects
are of an inter-disciplinary nature: Cartography/Geography and History/Geophysics.
All are committed to the Pan American Agenda
2013 Highlights
3rd Central American Data
Integration Workshop
(El Salvador)
First Pan American Workshop on
Geomagnetism (PANGEO)
(Mexico)
AAG - PAIGH Session on Latin
American Topics
(USA)
23rd "José Joaquín Hungría Morell“
Course on Geographical Names
(Panama)
2013 Commission on History Awards
Silvio Zavala
“Images to Fight Obscurity:
Colonial Peru Through the
Illustrations of Brother
Pedro de Ocaña”,
Beatriz C. Peña (Venezuela)
Leopoldo Zea
“Introduction to Uruguayan
Thought”,
Lía Berisso and Horacio
Bernardo (Uruguay)
Wallace W. Atwood
(Unpublished work)
“Art and Literature: Creating
the Social Imaginary of the
Porfiriato Elite, 1904-1912”,
Imelda P. Ugalde (Mexico)
2013 Recognitions
Honorary Affiliate
Noé Pineda Portillo
(Honduras)
50 years of service to the
PAIGH
Héctor Pena
(Argentina)
25 years of continuous service
to the PAIGH
Francisco García
(General Secretariat/ Mexico)
2013 - 2017 Officers
Rigoberto Magaña,
Acting President
(El Salvador)
Carlos López-Vázquez,
Chair of the Commission on
Cartography
(Uruguay)
Jean Parcher,
Chair of the Commission on
Geography
(United States of America)
Rodrigo Barriga-Vargas,
Secretary General
(Chile)
Walter Fernández,
Chair of the Commission on
Geophysics
(Costa Rica)
Patricia Galeana,
Chair of the Commission on
History
(Mexico)
20th General Assembly
20 Asamblea General
Meetings of Consultation of the Commissions
22nd Meeting of Consultation of the
Commission on Cartography
19th Meeting of Consultation of the
Commission on Geography
18th Meeting of Consultation of the
Commission on History
Montevideo, Uruguay, November 18 - 22, 2013
12th Meeting of Consultation of the
Commission on Geophysics
2014 PAIGH Outlook
To strengthen its relationship with the OAS and the
bodies of the inter - American system
“Joint Action Plan to Expedite the Development of
Spatial Data Infrastructure of the Americas”
To consolidate the PAIGH as a specialized technical
body at the service of the Pan American community
To index its periodic publications in the main
regional indexes
To continue strengthening its international ties
2014 Outlook (Commissions)
Cartography
Geography
History
Geophysics
On-line human resource training
- Interdisciplinary
multinational projects
- Climate change
- Territorial planning
- Natural disasters
Bolster specialist networks
Indexed periodical e-journals
Re-invigorate
activities, work
committees and
groups
Produce SDI - GI
Strengthen
leadership role in
the field of
geography
Re-launch
“Revista Cartográfica”
Disseminate
historical topics in
the media
Coalesce
agency -academia-industry-NS
Pan American
Laboratory for the
Observation of
Natural Disasters
PAN AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
A Specialized Body of the OAS
The PAIGH is the continental entity that provides the
scientific setting to rethink the AMERICAS
based on its geography and history