Western Hemispheric Programs

	The Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC) CONAHEC advises and connects institutions interested in establishing or strengthening academic collaborative programs in the North American region. http://conahec.org Inter American Organization for Higher Education (IOHE) The IOHE is committed to strengthening and recognizing the contribution of higher education to the sustainable development of the peoples of the Americas. It is engaged in the development of links of cooperation and solidarity among its members and committed to the harmonious integration of the Americas through university cooperation and improved intercultural understanding. http://www.oui-iohe.qc.ca/ Inter American Forum for International Higher Education Council of the Americas The Council of the Americas is a business organization whose members share a common commitment to free trade and open markets throughout the Americas. http://www.counciloftheamericas.org/ Inter American Development Bank A long-standing initiative of the Latin American countries, the Inter-American Development Bank was established in 1959 as a multilateral finance institution for the development of the region. Its loans and grants help finance sustainable economic and social development projects and support strategies to reduce poverty, expand growth, increase trade, investment and regional integration, and promote private sector development and modernization of the state. http://www.iadb.org/ Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS) brings together the nations of the Western Hemisphere to strengthen cooperation on democratic values, defend common interests and debate the major issues facing the region and the world. The OAS is the region’s principal multilateral forum for strengthening democracy, promoting human rights, and confronting shared problems such as poverty, terrorism, illegal drugs and corruption. http://www.oas.org/ The Inter American Dialogue The Inter-American Dialogue is the premier center for policy analysis, exchange, and communication on issues in Western Hemisphere affairs. The Dialogue engages public and private leaders from across the Americas in efforts to develop and mobilize support for cooperative responses to key hemispheric problems and opportunities. http://www.thedialogue.org Chamber of Commerce of the Americas (COA) The Chamber of The Americas' mission is to facilitate commerce and understanding between the businesses and governments of the Western Hemisphere. http://www.chamberoftheamericas.com Amazon-PIRE Amazon-PIRE is an international partnership between scientists in the U.S. and in Brazil which seeks to: understand the future of Amazon forests under climate change by integrating observations of Amazon forest response to droughts with experiments in the enclosed Tropical Forest Biome of the University of Arizona's Biosphere 2. It also seeks to transform science education by establishing an innovative model for authentic international collaboration as a basis for education and training of science students in both the U.S. and Brazil http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/pire_amazonia

The Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC)
CONAHEC advises and connects institutions interested in establishing or strengthening academic collaborative programs in the North American region.
http://conahec.org

Inter American Organization for Higher Education (IOHE)
The IOHE is committed to strengthening and recognizing the contribution of higher education to the sustainable development of the peoples of the Americas. It is engaged in the development of links of cooperation and solidarity among its members and committed to the harmonious integration of the Americas through university cooperation and improved intercultural understanding.
http://www.oui-iohe.qc.ca/

Inter American Forum for International Higher Education

Council of the Americas
The Council of the Americas is a business organization whose members share a common commitment to free trade and open markets throughout the Americas.
http://www.counciloftheamericas.org/

Inter American Development Bank
A long-standing initiative of the Latin American countries, the Inter-American Development Bank was established in 1959 as a multilateral finance institution for the development of the region. Its loans and grants help finance sustainable economic and social development projects and support strategies to reduce poverty, expand growth, increase trade, investment and regional integration, and promote private sector development and modernization of the state.
http://www.iadb.org/

Organization of American States
The Organization of American States (OAS) brings together the nations of the Western Hemisphere to strengthen cooperation on democratic values, defend common interests and debate the major issues facing the region and the world. The OAS is the region’s principal multilateral forum for strengthening democracy, promoting human rights, and confronting shared problems such as poverty, terrorism, illegal drugs and corruption.
http://www.oas.org/

The Inter American Dialogue
The Inter-American Dialogue is the premier center for policy analysis, exchange, and communication on issues in Western Hemisphere affairs. The Dialogue engages public and private leaders from across the Americas in efforts to develop and mobilize support for cooperative responses to key hemispheric problems and opportunities.
http://www.thedialogue.org

Chamber of Commerce of the Americas (COA)
The Chamber of The Americas' mission is to facilitate commerce and understanding between the businesses and governments of the Western Hemisphere.
http://www.chamberoftheamericas.com

Amazon-PIRE
Amazon-PIRE is an international partnership between scientists in the U.S. and in Brazil which seeks to: understand the future of Amazon forests under climate change by integrating observations of Amazon forest response to droughts with experiments in the enclosed Tropical Forest Biome of the University of Arizona's Biosphere 2. It also seeks to transform science education by establishing an innovative model for authentic international collaboration as a basis for education and training of science students in both the U.S. and Brazil
http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/pire_amazonia